The effects of different stiffnesses and coefficient of drag on the performance of a Padel racket

The sport of padel is the fastest growing sport in the world. As the sport has evolved there have been more and more innovations in the equipment of Padel. One of the most important was moving from wooden paddles to ones made of fiber glass and carbon fiber. As such a prototype racket was designed and manufactured for this study through experiments to obtain data on existing commercially available rackets, a specific design was proposed and created. The prototype created is then compared to the other rackets in the same way that the original properties were measured. Although this racket needs to continue to be iterated on, the potential of a viable competitive racket is promising.

Name thesis:degree_name

Bachelor

Department dc:contributor.department

Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Mechanical Engineering

Grantor dc:publisher

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Year dc:date.issued

2025

Author dc:creator

• Mora Armendariz, Francisco David

Advisor dc:contributor.advisor

• Hosoi, Anette

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• In Copyright - Educational Use Permitted
• Copyright retained by author(s)

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• https://rightsstatements.org/page/InC-EDU/1.0/

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https://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/162436

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oai:dspace.mit.edu:1721.1/162436