Referência:  SATO, Yuichi; NAGAMINE, Takuo; TADA, Hiroyuki. The Japan Society of Mechanical Engineers. Propulsion of a Skateboard. Vol.72, No.724(20061225) pp. 3905-3911
 

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Abstract: This paper describes the propulsion mechanism of a skateboard. We observed the behavior of a rider on a skateboard and built experimental apparatuses. Further we analyze the characteristic by using a two dimensional analytical model. Comparing experimental and analytical results we show that primary propulsion of a skateboard is given by twisting motion of a rider. Propulsion is influenced considerably by the phase difference between twisting motion and tilting the front and rear wheel axles, that is, torque acting on a skateboard and angle of the two axles.

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