2010美国数学建模B题论文

Team#8254page1of16 Play your best hit:The mystery in baseball batMCM Contest Question ATeam#8254February22,2010Contents1Introduction (2)1.1Problem Restatement (2)1.2What is the sweet spot on earth? (2)1.3How to cork a bat? (2)1.4The material of baseball bat matters? (2)2Assumption (3)3A Simplified Model (3)3.1Model Description (3)3.2Finding the”sweet spot” (5)4An Augmented Model (6)4.1Model Description (6)4.2Why no corked bats and metal bats? (8)4.2.1Qualitative Analysis (8)4.2.2Quantitative Analysis (9)5Sensitivity (12)6Conclusion (13)6.1Strength (13)6.2Weakness (13)6.3Recommendation (13)7References (13)8Appendix (14)Team#8254page2of16 1Introduction1.1Problem RestatementEvery experienced hitter knows that there is a spot on the baseball bat that when hitting with this spot,the hand of the hitter feels no pain and the ball can be hit farther.This is the”sweet spot”.According to the theory of torque,this spot should be at the end of the bat,but the experience of the hitters proves it wrong.The location of”sweet spot”on a given baseball bat is approximately 6-1/2”from the end of the bat[1].Our purpose is to establish a model to give a scientific explanation.In addition,some players believe that drilling a cylinder in the end of the bat andfilling it with cork or rubber,namely,to cork the bat [2],enhances the”sweet spot”effect.We would like to found our model and use it to interpret it.What’s more,the question that whether the material of bats matters is also a part discussed in this paper.1.2What is the sweet spot on earth?There are many definitions of”sweet spot”[3].Here in this paper,we define it as the location where maximum energy is transferred to the ball.1.3How to cork a bat?”Corking”is to drill a1inch diameter hole6inches longitudinally into the bat’s barrel end.The structure of the real bat and the corked bat can be showed in Fig1.In our augmented model,we will analyze the effect of corking.1.4The material of baseball bat matters?Compared to the wood bats,aluminum bats is not easily be broke,and as the aluminum bats are hollow,the thickness of the shell can be manipulated so that the center of mass may be more closer to the handle,and consequently reducing the perceived weight while swinging.In this way,it increases the mobility of(a)Normal baseball bat(b)Corked baseball batFig1:Normal baseball bat and corked batTeam#8254page3of16 the hitter.What’s more,using aluminum bat can largely improve the energy of the ejecting ball,which may be too hard to catch or even dangerous for players. All those features lead to the prohibition of the using of aluminum bat[4].We will explain it in details later in this paper.Fig2:Cross section of aluminum bat2AssumptionAs the hitting process is too complex,we make the following assumptions in order to simplify the problems and establish our models:1.The better hitting effect means a larger exit speed of the ball and a shorteracceleration time of the bat.2.When the hitter swings,hitter-bat system rotates around a vertical axis that”penetrates”the hitter.3.The collision of the ball and the bat is one-dimensional.4.The hitter always hits the ball at the”sweet spot”.3A Simplified Model3.1Model DescriptionIn our simplified model,we omit the situations that the player might modify the baseball bat and concentrate on explaining why the”sweet spot”is not at the end of the bat but a few distances from the end.When you hit a ball,the bat vibrates in response.These vibrations travel in waves up and down the length of the bat.At one point,called”the node”, the waves always cancel each other out.If you hit the ball on the bat’s node, the vibrations from the impact will cancel out,and you won’t feel any stinging or shaking in your hand.Since little of the bat’s energy is lost to vibrations when this spot is hit,more can go to the ball[5].We will found a model based onTeam#8254page4of16 the characteristics showed as italics.In our model,we ignore the swing of the hitter’s arms when hit.We denote the spot where the hitter holds the bat as pivot, assuming that the pivot isfixed,and the bat is mounted on the pivot so that it can swing around the pivot freely.The parameters we use are given in the tabular Notation,and the force and motion diagram is showed in Fig3.NotationSymbols MeaningF ball the applied force in the collisionF px,F py the vertical and horizontal component forces of the force in the pivotcm the center of mass of the batp the impact pointpivot the spot where the hitter holds the batI pivot the moment of inertia of the bat with respect to pivotL x−y the distances between x and yαthe rotation angular acceleration of the batm bat the mass of the batL sum the whole length of the batFig3:The force and motion diagram of the batNext,we will analyze the model above with the knowledge of kinetics in order tofind the”sweet spot”.Team #8254page 5of 163.2Finding the ”sweet spot”According to the theorem of moment of momentum we have:F ball ·L pivot =I pivot ·α(1)and based on the theorem of motion of center of mass:∑F =ma c we have:F ball +F px =m bat ·L pivot −cm ·α(2)Therefore,with equation (1)and (2)we have:F hand =F ball m bat ·L pivot −cm ·L pivot −p I pivot−1 Thus we know that the horizontal component force is 0whenL pivot −p =I pivotm bat L pivot −cmIn other words,when the distance between the pivot and the p is I pivot m bat ·L pivot −cm ,the p is the sweet spot.In order to find the specific location of the ”sweet spot”on a certain bat,we quote the data from [6]and choose a C243wooden bat,thus we get the parame-ters L pivot −cm =0.42m ,I pivot =0.208kg ·m 2,L knob −pivot =0.15m ,m bat =0.905kg ,L sum =0.86m .Then we calculate L pivot −p =0.55m ,so that L knob −p =0.70m .From the re-sult we can obviously see that the ”sweet spot”is about 0.16m far from the end of the fat part of the bat.The forces on different location of the bat can be showed in Fig4.Fig 4:The rotation system in a hitting processIn this way,we have successfully demonstrated that the experience of the hitters is right.Team#8254page6of16 4An Augmented Model4.1Model DescriptionThe previous model fails to take the situation that some hitter may modify the bat into account.What’s more,in real baseball game it is impossible that the arms of the hitter are stationary when hit.So we augmented ourfirst model. In this augmented model,we assume that the hitter and the bat form a rotation system in which the hitter stays vertical and the bat stays horizontal.The hitting process can thus be modeled as:the system gets a torque T generated by the hitter and rotates around the axis which vertically”penetrates”the hitter and then hits a ball.After hitting process,the ball ejects out with a velocity of v f. The distance between the impact spot and the axis is r.The process is described in Fig5.Fig5:The rotation system in a hitting processWe notice that the ball gets maximum velocity after hitting means the effect of hitting is optimal,so we should focus on the exit speed of the ball.Two processes are displayed as follows:Process1:The hitter swings the bat and accelerates the bat to an angular velocity ofω.Process2:After the imperfect inelastic collision of bat and ball,the ball ejects out with a velocity of v f.In process1,the moment of inertia of bat and the air resistance will hamper the rotation of the system of hitter-bat.It is easy to calculate the liner velocity of any spot on the bat by the kinematics formula v=ωr,and according to the formulas given by Keith Koenig in reference[7],we know that the angular ve-Team#8254page7of16 locity and the linear velocity of the impact spot on the bat before the collision in process1are:ω=TK Dtanhcosh−1expK DI hitter+I batθv bat=rω(3) where•r is the rotation radius,equals the length from the impact spot to the axis.•T is the torque applied to the hitter-bat system which is generated by the hitter.•K D is an aerodynamic parameter,which is given byK D=12ρC D DL44(for more please read reference[7])•tanh is hyperbolic tangent function.•cosh−1is anti-hyperbolic cosine function.•exp is exponential function.•θis the angle that the bat rotates.•I hitter is the hitter’s moment of inertia with respect to the axis.•I bat is the bat’s moment of inertia with respect to the axis.In our case,we treat T,K D,I hitter,θas constant parameters while r and I bat are the only variables.In process2,we assume that the bat and ball have an one-dimensional col-lision and they both have some extent of deformation.The deformation trans-forms a small part of the kinetic energy(about25%,reference[8])into potential energy stored in bat and ball,while most part(about75%)of it dismisses due to the friction and the oscillation of the bat.And referring to reference[7]we havev f=COR−r M1+r Mv ball+COR+11+r Mv bat(4)where•COR is the coefficient of restitution,it will be discussed in the next part.•v ball is the velocity of the ball right before the collision with the bat.Team #8254page 8of 16•v bat is the velocity of the bat right before the collision with the bat.by equation (3)and (4),we getv f =COR −r M 1+r M v ball +COR +11+r M r T K D tanh cosh −1 exp K D I hitter +I batθ (5)The parameters:COR ,I bat ,r M are explained in Appendix .4.2Why no corked bats and metal bats?In order to reveal the influence of each parameter on the velocity of the ball thus to figure out the effect of the corking behavior and predict different be-havior for wood and metal bats,we make some analysis about the application procedure of our augmented model.4.2.1Qualitative AnalysisWe assume that the velocity of the ball is constant before the collision with the bat,and the impact spots are on the same position of the bat,namely,r is a constant.The corking has two aspects of influences:one is the decrease of mass,the other is the deviation of the center of mass.1.Corked bat•The influence on v fDue to the lower density of material corked in the barrel,the whole mass of bat inclines and the center of mass moves to the rotation axis a little.On one hand,it will cause the decrease of I bat as I bat = r 2dm ,and according to the expression of v f :v f =COR −r M 1+r M v ball +COR +11+r M r T K D tanh cosh −1 exp K D I hitter +I batθ we know that the value of r T K D tanh cosh −1 exp K D I hitter +I batθ will increase.On the other hand,as we haver M =m ball (z −z p )2I cm +m bat L 2pivot −cmTeam#8254page9of16 we know that if m bat decreases and the center of mass deviates toknob,I cm and L pivot−cm will both decline,and that will make r M in-crease and lead to the decline of both COR−r M1+r M v ball and COR+11+r M.How-ever,it is impossible for us to ensure whether the value of v f willincrease or decrease without specific data.We will explain it later inthe Quantitative Analysis section.•The influence onflexibilityWe regard the procedure that the hitter-bat system is accelerated fromstationary situation to rotating with an angular velocity ofωas auniformly accelerated motion procedure.By kinematic formulas weknow that the acceleration time is t=2θω,and from the expression ofωmentioned in page6,section4.1,we know that as the I bat decreasesdue to corking,the value ofωwill increase,so that the accelerationtime will be shorten and in this way theflexibility develops.2.Metal bats vs.wood batsUsing our augmented model we are able to analyze the behavior of bats that have different composition material.•The influence on v fMetal bats(usually aluminum bats)have trampoline effect due togood elasticity,so that it has larger COR than wood bats(usually ashbats).In addition,as the aluminum bats have less mass,the influenceof material is just like that in discussing corked bats.It is obvious thatin order tofind which kind of bat’s v f is larger we need the supportof data.•The influence onflexibilityThe aluminum bats are lighter than wood bats so that the influenceonflexibility is the same as corked bats.4.2.2Quantitative Analysis1.Data usingAs the qualitative analysis cannot show the exact differences between wood bats,corked wood bats(corked bats)and aluminum bats,we quote the data from reference[7][12][13][14]to verify our augmented model.Table1:Value of ConstantsTeam#8254page10of16Constants Valuem ball/(g)134.2v ball/(m/s)25(assumption)T316N·mK D/(N·m·s2)0.00544θ 2.36radr/(m)0.762R hitter−pivot/(m)0.305I hitter/(kg·m2)0.444Table2:Value of VariablesValues Wood bat Corked bat Aluminum batCOR0.500.500.58mass/(g)876834827I p/(kg·m2)0.2110.1950.17L cm−pivot/(cm)424039.5I bat/(kg·m2)0.5160.4760.446z−z p/(m)0.470.460.45r M0.14030.14540.1596 Using the data above we can calculate the three relative values of v f that are47.1m/s,47.6m/s and51.3m/s.The I bat is calculated based on parallel axis theorem.For a better compare of the hitting effects of the three bats,we use com-puter to make a hitting experiment simulation about theflying trajectories of the ball after hitting:Assuming that the ball dose a slanting parabolic motion and the launch angle of the ball after hitting with the bat isθ=30◦.Fig6shows the trajec-tories of balls that are hit by the three kinds of bats.2.The influence of three kinds of bats onflexibilityCombine the formula t=2θωwith the expression ofω,we have the expres-sion of the acceleration time t:t=2θTK Dtanhcosh−1expK DI hitter+I batθAfter using the values given in the table1and table2,we get:Kinds of bats t/(s)Wood Bats0.121Corked Bats0.118Aluminum Bats0.116Team#8254page11of16Fig6:The trajectories of the balls hit by the three kinds of bats It is easy to see that the acceleration time of corked bat is0.003s shorter than that of wood bat.During this time,the incoming ball moves0.075m farther,that is to say,theflying distance of the incoming ball from the ser-vice point to the collision point when using a corked bat is0.075m farther than that of wood bat,so that the hitter would feel more easy to deal with the incoming ball as he or she has more time to react and accelerate the bat when using a corked bat.In the same way we know that when usinga aluminum bat rather than a wood bat,the hitter has0.005s longer and0.125m farther to handle the bat.3.Summary of our analysisAt this point,we are able to answer the second and third questions about the corking behavior and the matters of different materials.•Why does Major League Baseball prohibit”corking”?From the analysis above we know that for a baseball bat used in ourmodel,if it is corked,the swinging velocity of bat right before hittingthe ball will increase0.5m/s and theflexibility of swinging can alsobe developed,as the mass of the bat decreases and the center of massof it deviates.•Why does Major League Baseball prohibit metal bats?According to our model,the hitting effect is closely linked with thematerials.We know from our qualitative verification that the hittingvelocity of using a aluminum bat is4.2m/s more than that of woodbat,and the deviation of the center of mass further gains0.005s reac-tion time for the hitter.As the ball hit by aluminum bat has a muchbigger velocity,it makes the catching of the ball difficult and evendangerous.Team#8254page12of16 5SensitivityAfter analyzing the application of our augmented model,wefind it neces-sary to analyze the sensitivity of our model,aiming at implementing it more effectively.We choose to research the exit speed of normal wood bat with differ-ent parameters.1.The influence of massThe change of mass will influence both r M and I bat,but as the value of them are too hard to obtain by direct calculating,we make some simplificationsbelow:r M=m ball (z−z p)2I p=m ball(z−z p)2I cm+m bat L2pivot−cmIn this expression,as I cm is very small(about0.04kg·m2),we treat it as a constant one.It is the same to z−z p(about0.47m)and L pivot−cm(about 0.42m).Hence,the value of r M only correlates to m bat,and we haver M=0.1340.4720.04+m bat×0.422then in I bat=I cm+m bat·L2hitter−cm,we also treat L hitter−cm(about0.725m) as a constant,so we haveI bat=0.04+m bat×0.7252Relating to equation(5),we denote COR=0.5and get:m bat(kg)0.830.850.870.89v f(m/s)46.846.7646.7146.672.The influence of materialThe major influence of different materials is they have different COR s.When the mass is constant,we have I bat=0.516kg·m2,and r M=0.1403, andfinally we get:COR0.40.450.50.550.6v f/(m/s)42.344.747.149.551.9From the results above,we can see that COR seems a more prominent influence.Team#8254page13of16 6Conclusion6.1StrengthFirst of all,this paper solves the problem of”sweet spot”,and we give an easy formula to calculate the position of”sweet spot”.Secondly,we analyze the hitting process and divide it into two stages,and discuss the factors that affect the exit speed in details while giving a formula that can describe this stage.Then we answer the questions through qualitative analysis and quantitative calculation.Finally,we make a analysis about the sensitivity and prove the rationality by comparing the results.6.2WeaknessFirst of all,as the real hitting process is too complex to analyze,we make several simplifications in order to facilitate the founding of model.In model 1,we just regard the bat as a pendulum rod with one endfixed,which is a little different from the real situation.And in model2,we simplify the complex process of hitting into two stages.Secondly,the data wefind are not precise,especially for the value of COR which we regard as constant.Additionally,the calculations in this paper are also simplified,thus the accu-racy of our results declines.6.3RecommendationThe biggest disadvantage of our model is lacking experiments,and if we have time and facilities to do some experiments,the result must be more reliable.For example,the equation(6)in Appendix can be used to measure COR,and in order to measure the value of I pivot,we could refer to[15]and use the method to obtain data.With this data we can verify our model in a better way.7References[1]/wiki/Sweet spot[2]/drussell/bats-new/corkedbat.html[3]/drussell/bats-new/sweetspot.html[4]/wiki/Aluminum Bats vs.Wood Bats[5]/baseball/sweetspot.htmlTeam#8254page14of16[6]/sysengr/slides/baseballBat.ppt[7]Keith Koenig,Nan Davis Mitchell,Thomas E.Hannigan,J.Keith Clutter.The influence of moment of inertia on baseball/softball bat swing speed.SportsEngineedng(2004)7,105-117.[8]Alan M.Nathana.Characterizing the performance of baseball bats.Am.J.Phys.,Vol.71,No.2,February2003134-143[9]/wiki/Coefficient of restitution[10]Lv ZhongjieHuang Fenglei.Coefficient of Restitution of a Circular PlateDuring Inelastic Collision.Transactions of Beijing Institute of Technology.Vol.28No.4.[11]P.J.Drane and J.A.Sherwood.Characterization of the effect of temperatureon baseball COR performance.[12]/sysengr/slides/baseballBat.ppt[13]/docs/621958/How-Does-a-Baseball-Bat-Work[14]/wiki/moment of inertia[15]/drussell/bats-new/bat-moi.html8AppendixParameters ExplanationIn expression(5),page8,section4.1,there are several parameters that will influence thefinal velocity of the ball:1.COR•What is COR?The coefficient of restitution(COR),or bounciness of an object is afractional value representing the ratio of velocities after and before animpact[9].Fig7:The one-dimensional collision processTeam #8254page 15of 16The coefficient of restitution is given byCOR =v 1f −v 2f v 1−v 2(6)where–v 1is the velocity of object 1before the collision.–v 2is the velocity of object 2before the collision.–v 1f is the velocity of object 1after the collision.–v 2f is the velocity of object 2after the collision.All the parameters above are scalars.In the ideal situations,we may have a so-called plastic collision when COR =0,namely the deformation of the material cannot re-store.And when COR =1,called perfectly elastic collision,is a situa-tion that the deformation can restore entirely.In general,the value of COR varies from (0,1).•What factors affect COR ?MaterialCOR represents the deformation recovery ability of the material.Gen-erally speaking,the more elastic the material is,the higher the value of COR will be.Impact velocityCOR decreases when the impact velocity increases.[10]The Temperature and Relative Humility of The EnvironmentCompared to the factors above,another two factors,the tempera-ture and relative humility have a relatively smaller influence.COR decreases when the temperature decreases and it decreases when the relative humility increases.[11]2.I bat•MOI (moment of inertia)[14]Moment of inertia is a measure of an object’s resistance to changes in its rotation rate.It is the rotational analog of mass,the inertia of a rigid rotating body with respect to its rotation.The moment of iner-tia plays much the same role in rotational dynamics as mass does in linear dynamics,determining the relationship between angular mo-mentum and angular velocity,torque and angular acceleration,and several other quantities.It is denoted asI = r 2dmwhere m is mass and r is the perpendicular distance to the axis of rotation.Team#8254page16of16•Parallel Axis TheoremI z=I cm+mL2where I cm is the moment of inertia of the rotor with respect to thecenter of mass,and the L is the distance from the center of mass toaxis z.•The factors affect MOIFigure:It influences the location of the center of mass,thereby affectsthe distance from the center of mass to rotation axis.Mass:Its increase is proportional to the increase of MOI.3.r MIn reference[8],Alan M.Nathan develops a formula relating v f to the initial speed of the ball v ball and the initial speed of the bat at the impact pointv bat as:r M=m ball (z−z p)2I pwhere•m ball and m bat are the ball and the bat’s mass respectively.•Z is the location of the impact point.•Z p is the location of the pivot point.•I p is the moment of inertia of the bat with respect to the pivot point. From the expression above we can see that reducing the mass of the bat m bat while keeping the other parameters constant will lead to a augment of r m.。