Research

For some ECP members, merely playing the sport was not enough. Every aspect of the game needed to studied, from disc aerodynamics to game simulations.

Pat Allen examined the movement of air around a flying disc using Partical Image Velocimetry. Normally used to study the aerodynamics of cars, a PIV system uses a digital camera, a smoke generator, and a wind tunnel to find the air velocities around a Frisbee in flight. See the results in his presentation slides.

A common dilemma for Ultimate players is what to do when there are no other Frisbee throwers around, and Char George is working a solution for that. Ultimate Frisbee – the video game will at last bring this sport to computer screens. Screenshots and details coming...