Authors:
K. Hanstorp
1
;
B. M. Mihiretie
2
;
M. Karlsteen
2
;
A. Rosén
1
;
M. Sundin
1
;
D. Cederkrantz
3
;
H. Otterberg
3
;
Å. Hinton
4
and
B. Berg
4
Affiliations:
1
Göteborg University, Sweden
;
2
Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden
;
3
Hot Disk AB, Sweden
;
4
Ale Animal Clinic, Sweden
Keyword(s):
Equestrian Sport, Hoof Structure, Hoof Capsule Damages, Numerical Simulation, Finite Element Method, Heat Conduction, Thermal Conductivity, Transient Curve.
Related
Ontology
Subjects/Areas/Topics:
Computer Systems in Sports
;
Simulation and Mathematical Modeling
;
Sport Science Research and Technology
Abstract:
This study provides a computational model developed to demonstrate the possibility of monitoring hoof structure and health in equestrian sport. This is achieved by employing finite element simulation of three-dimensional heat flow from a surface heat source into a hoof structure while simultaneously sensing the surface temperature. The time evolution of the recorded surface temperature, transient curve, is used to investigate hoof structure and predict its intactness by comparing these curves for three different models. We have observed differences between the transient curves obtained from a normal hoof structure, a hoof structure containing a foreign material and hoof capsule subjected to wall separation. An experimental method for probing hoof profile was briefly discussed. It uses temperature sensor/heat source. The method can determine the thermal conductivity of the hoof along the hoof structure from the recorded transient curve. Thus, it displays the hoof structure by utilizi
ng the thermal conductivity variation between the hoof parts.
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