Tennis Racket Design for Feel and Control

Project Lead:
  Adeline Ripberger, PhD Candidate, Advisor: Jan-Anders Mansson

Project Team:
  Colin Reily, ME'25
  Lucas Goretta, ME'25
  Andrew Liu, ME'25

One RESEC focus area is tuning sports equipment to optimize feel and control for athletes. The mechanical behavior of tennis rackets including measurement of defined "feel parameters" is being used to study relationships among physical properties and players’ preferences

Spatial-Temporal Assessment in Footbal

Project Lead:
  Daniel Castro, PhD Student, Advisor Prof. Jan-Anders Mansson

Using advanced positional data and player-specific attributes, this project seeks to analyze spatial-temporal factors influencing performance in football, improving team tactics and player decision making. The research integrates physical and psychological metrics to refine individual spatial ownership models, offering insights to improve on-pitch dynamics and fan engagement.

Cycling Drivetrain Efficiency Characterization

Project Lead:
  Teal Dowd, PhD Candidate, Advisor Prof. Jan-Anders Mansson

Project Team:
  Patrick Cavanaugh, Research Engineer

RESEC conducts rigorous testing of bicycle chain lubricants to maximize drivetrain performance and efficiency. Using our custom-built testing apparatus, we measure precise drivetrain efficiency metrics while analyzing fundamental lubricant properties in laboratory conditions, providing comprehensive insights into optimal chain lubrication.

Smart Trainer Homologation

Project Lead:
  Patrick Cavanaugh, Research Engineer

Project Team:
  Teal Dowd, PhD Candidate, Advisor Prof. Jan-Anders Mansson

RESEC has developed a proprietary system for evaluating the performance of Smart Trainers for use in elite virtual cycling competitions, and is proud to be the official homologation cite for the International Cycling Federation (UCI). Research includes experiment design and analysis to determine a proper level of accuracy to ensure fair outcomes, as well as novel communication security protocols in collaboration with CERIAS at Purdue

Ankle Stability Insert

Project Team:
  Ian Conley, IDE '26
  Charles Dickerson IV, BME '25

Heart Rate Textile Sensing

Project Team:
  Santino Macaggi, ME '26