Dr Thomas Allen

Allen, T., Foster, L., Strangwood, M., JamesWebster, (2020) Sports Materials. MDPI.

Grant, R.A., Allen, T., Spink, A., Sullivan, M. (2018) Measuring Behavior 2018 Conference Proceedings. Manchester Metropolitan University.

Allen, T., Shepherd, J., Wood, J., Tyler, D., Duncan, O. (2021) 'Wearables for disabled and extreme sports.' Digital Health Exploring Use and Integration of Wearables. Academic Press,

Allen, T., Dixon, S., Dunn, M., Knudson, D. (2018) 'Equipment and Technique Interactions on Risk of Overuse Injuries.' Tennis Medicine: A Complete Guide to Evaluation, Treatment, and Rehabilitation.

Allen, T.B., Duncan, O., Foster, L., Senior, T., Zampieri, D., Edeh, V., Alderson, A. (2017) 'Auxetic Foam for Snow-Sport Safety Devices.' In Scher, I., Greenwald, R., Petrone, N. (ed.) Snow Sports Trauma and Safety: Conference Proceedings of the International Society for Skiing Safety, 21st Volume. Springer, pp. 145-159.

Knudson, D., Allen, T., Choppin, S. (2013) 'Interaction of tennis racket design and biomechanical factors.' Routledge Handbook of Ergonomics in Sport and Exercise. pp. 423-439.

Haid, D., Foster, L., Hart, J., Greenwald, R., Allen, T., Sareh, P., Duncan, O. (2023) 'Mechanical metamaterials for sports helmets: structural mechanics, design optimisation, and performance.' Smart Materials and Structures, 32(11) pp. 113001-113001.

Leslie, G., Winwood, K., Sanderson, A., Zioupos, P., Allen, T. (2023) 'Feasibility of additively manufacturing synthetic bone for sports personal protective equipment applications.' Annals of 3D Printed Medicine, 12pp. 100121-100121.

Parisi, M., Allen, T., Colonna, M., Pugno, N.M., Duncan, O. (2023) 'Indentation and impact response of conventional, auxetic, and shear thickening gel infused auxetic closed cell foam.' Smart Materials and Structures, 32(7)

Duncan, O., Chester, M., Wang, W., Alderson, A., Allen, T. (2023) 'Effect of twist on indentation resistance.' Materials Today Communications, 35pp. 105616-105616.

Gatt, I.T., Allen, T., Wheat, J. (2023) 'Effects of using rigid tape with bandaging techniques on wrist joint motion during boxing shots in elite male athletes.' Physical Therapy in Sport, 61pp. 82-90.

Leslie, G.E., Winwood, K., Wang, W., Hamilton, N., Allen, T. (2023) 'Effect of limb surrogate surface compliance on the impact response of wrist protectors.' JSAMS Plus, 2pp. 100023-100023.

Imam, S.A., Hughes, A.C., Carré, M.J., Driscoll, H., Winwood, K., Venkatraman, P., Allen, T. (2023) 'Finite element model to simulate impact on a soft tissue simulant.' Sports Engineering, 26(1) pp. 16-16.

Leslie, G., Winwood, K., Wang, W., Hamilton, N., Allen, T. (2023) 'Repeatability of a bending stiffness test for snowboarding wrist protectors.' Sports Engineering, 26(1) pp. 6-6.

Duncan, O., Foster, L., Allen, T., Alderson, A. (2023) 'Effect of Poisson's ratio on the indentation of open cell foam.' European Journal of Mechanics A: Solids, 99pp. 104922-104922.

Spurrier, S., Allen, T., Grant, R.A. (2022) 'Investigating foot morphology in rock climbing mammals: inspiration for biomimetic climbing shoes.' Biomimetics, 8(1) pp. 8-8.

Duncan, O., Leslie, G., Moyle, S., Sawtell, D., Allen, T. (2022) 'Developments on auxetic closed cell foam pressure vessel fabrications.' Smart Materials and Structures, 31(7) pp. 074002-074002.

Grant, R.A., Taraborrelli, L., Allen, T. (2022) 'Morphometrics for sports mechanics: Showcasing tennis racket shape diversity.' PLoS One, 17(1)

Shelley, A., Winwood, K., Allen, T., Horner, K. (2022) 'Effectiveness of hard inserts in sports mouthguards: a systematic review.' British Dental Journal,

Adams, C., Allen, T., Senior, T., James, D., Hamilton, N. (2021) 'Impact testing of snowboarding wrist protectors.' Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers Part P: Journal of Sports Engineering and Technology,

Taraborrelli, L., Choppin, S., Haake, S., Mohr, S., Allen, T. (2021) 'Effect of materials and design on the bending stiffness of tennis rackets.' European Journal of Physics, 42(6)

Novak, N., Duncan, O., Allen, T., Alderson, A., Vesenjak, M., Ren, Z. (2021) 'Shear modulus of conventional and auxetic open-cell foam.' Mechanics of Materials, 157

Duncan, O., Allen, T. (2021) 'Effect of Compressive Strain Rate on Auxetic Foam.' Applied Sciences, 11(3)

Duncan, O., Alderson, A., Allen, T. (2021) 'Fabrication, characterisation and analytical modelling of gradient auxetic closed cell foams.' Smart Materials and Structures, 30(3) pp. 035014-035014.

Gatt, I., Allen, T., Wheat, J. (2021) 'Quantifying wrist angular excursion on impact for Jab and Hook lead arm shots in boxing.' Sport Biomechanics,

Allen, T., Blocken, B., Drory, A., Espinosa, H.G. (2020) 'How to write a manuscript for Sports Engineering.' Sports Engineering, 23(1)

Allen, T., Choppin, S., Knudson, D. (2020) 'Correction to: A review of tennis racket performance parameters (Sports Engineering, (2016), 19, 1, (1-11), 10.1007/s12283-014-0167-x).' Sports Engineering, 23(1)

Allen, T., Grant, R., Mohr, S., Shepherd, J. (2020) 'Measuring behavior in sport and exercise.' Sports Engineering, 23(1)

Duncan, O., Allen, T., Birch, A., Foster, L., Hart, J., Alderson, A. (2020) 'Effect of steam conversion on the cellular structure, Young’s modulus and negative Poisson’s ratio of closed cell foam.' Smart Materials and Structures, 30(1) pp. 015031-015031.

Ascenso, G., Yap, M.H., Allen, T.B., Choppin, S.S., Payton, C. (2020) 'FISHnet: Learning to Segment the Silhouettes of Swimmers.' IEEE Access, 8

Ascenso, G., Yap, M.H., Allen, T., Choppin, S.S., Payton, C. (2020) 'A review of silhouette extraction algorithms for use within visual hull pipelines.' Computer Methods in Biomechanics and Biomedical Engineering: Imaging and Visualization, 8(6) pp. 649-670.

Leslie, G., Wang, W., Winwood, K., Liauw, C., Hamilton, N., Allen, T. (2020) 'Effect of Surrogate Surface Compliance on the Measured Stiffness of Snowboarding Wrist Protectors.' The 13th Conference of the International Sports Engineering Association,

Duncan, O., Naylor, G., M, J.G., Allen, T., Foster, L., Hart, J., Alderson, A. (2020) 'Plantar Pressure Distribution under Uniform and Gradient Foam during Running and Jumping.' The 13th Conference of the International Sports Engineering Association,

Goff, J.E., Allen, T. (2020) 'Use of Video for Teaching Sports Mechanics.' The 13th Conference of the International Sports Engineering Association,

Allen, T., Pagan, M., Martin, R., Duncan, O. (2020) 'Effect of Rest Periods on Mechanical Ageing of Running Shoes.' The 13th Conference of the International Sports Engineering Association,

Imam, S., Driscoll, H., Winwood, K., Venkatraman, P., Allen, T. (2020) 'Efficacy of Density in Predicting the Protective Properties of Padded Clothing in Rugby.' Proceedings, 49(1) pp. 38-38.

Shepherd, T., Winwood, K., Venkatraman, P., Alderson, A., Allen, T. (2020) 'Validation of a Finite Element Modelling Process for Auxetic Structures under Impact.' physica status solidi (b), 257(10) pp. 1900197-1900197.

Gatt, I.T., Allen, T., Wheat, J. (2019) 'Accuracy and repeatability of wrist joint angles in boxing using an electromagnetic tracking system.' Sports Engineering, 23(2) pp. 1-10.

Allen, T., Foster, L., Strangwood, M., Webster, J. (2019) 'Sports materials special issue editorial.' Applied Sciences (Switzerland), 9(24)

Taraborrelli, L., Grant, R., Sullivan, M., Choppin, S., Spurr, J., Haake, S., Allen, T. (2019) 'Materials have driven the historical development of the Tennis Racket.' Applied Sciences (Switzerland), 9(20)

Taraborrelli, L., Grant, R., Sullivan, M., Choppin, S., Spurr, J., Haake, S., Allen, T. (2019) 'Recommendations for estimating the moments of inertia of a tennis racket.' Sports Engineering, 22(11) pp. 1-9.

Duncan, O., Clegg, F., Essa, A., Bell, A.M.T., Foster, L., Allen, T., Alderson, A. (2019) 'Effects of Heat Exposure and Volumetric Compression on Poisson's Ratios, Young's Moduli, and Polymeric Composition During Thermo-Mechanical Conversion of Auxetic Open Cell Polyurethane Foam.' Physica Status Solidi (B) Basic Research, 256(1)

Maw, S., Allen, T. (2018) 'Sports engineering education.' Sports Engineering, 21(4)

Allen, T., Goff, J.E. (2018) 'Resources for sports engineering education.' Sports Engineering, 21(4) pp. 245-253.

Adams, C., James, D., Senior, T., Allen, T.B., Hamilton, N. (2018) 'Effect of surrogate design on the measured stiffness of snowboarding wrist protectors.' Sports Engineering, 21(3) pp. 217-225.

Duncan, O., Shepherd, T., Moroney, C., Foster, L., Venkatraman, P., Winwood, K., Allen, T.B., Alderson, A. (2018) 'Review of Auxetic Materials for Sports Applications: Expanding Options in Comfort and Protection.' Applied Sciences, 8(6)

Adams, C., James, D., Senior, T., Allen, T., Hamilton, N. (2018) 'Correction to: Effect of surrogate design on the measured stiffness of snowboarding wrist protectors (Sports Engineering, (2018), 21, 3, (217-225), 10.1007/s12283-018-0266-1).' Sports Engineering, 21(3)

Foster, L., Peketi, P., Allen, T.B., Senior, T., Duncan, O., Alderson, A. (2018) 'Application of Auxetic Foam in Sports Helmets.' Applied Sciences, 8(3)

Allen, T., Hewage, T., Newton-Mann, C., Wang, W., Duncan, O., Alderson, A. (2017) 'Fabrication of Auxetic Foam Sheets for Sports Applications.' physica status solidi (b), 254(12)

Allen, T., Sandbakk, Ø., Lindinger, S.J. (2017) 'Winter sports special issue.' Sports Engineering, 20(4) pp. 243-244.

Elliott, N., Choppin, S., Goodwill, S., Senior, T., Hart, J., Allen, T.B. (2017) 'Single view silhouette fitting techniques for estimating tennis racket position.' Sports Engineering, 21(2) pp. 137-147.

Duncan, O., Allen, T.B., Foster, L., Senior, T., Alderson, A. (2017) 'Fabrication, characterisation and modelling of uniform and gradient auxetic foam sheets.' Acta Materialia, 126pp. 426-437.

Duncan, O., Foster, L., Senior, T., Alderson, A., Allen, T.B. (2016) 'Quasi-static characterisation and impact testing of auxetic foam for sports safety applications.' Smart Materials and Structures, 25(5) pp. 054014-054014.

Allen, T., Choppin, S., Knudson, D. (2016) 'A review of tennis racket performance parameters.' Sports Engineering, 19(1) pp. 1-11.

Allen, T., Shepherd, J., Hewage, T.A.M., Senior, T., Foster, L., Alderson, A. (2015) 'Low-kinetic energy impact response of auxetic and conventional open-cell polyurethane foams.' Physica Status Solidi (B) Basic Research, 252(7) pp. 1631-1639.

Nicolaides, A., Elliott, N., Kelley, J., Pinaffo, M., Allen, T. (2013) 'Effect of string bed pattern on ball spin generation from a tennis racket.' Sports Engineering, 16(3) pp. 181-188.

Allen, T., Foster, L., Carré, M., Choppin, S. (2012) 'Characterising the impact performance of field hockey sticks.' Sports Engineering, 15(4) pp. 221-226.

Haake, S., Allen, T., Jones, A., Spurr, J., Goodwill, S. (2012) 'Effect of inter-string friction on tennis ball rebound.' Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part J: Journal of Engineering Tribology, 226(7) pp. 626-635.

Choppin, S., Allen, T. (2012) 'Special issue on predictive modelling in sport.' Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part P: Journal of Sports Engineering and Technology, 226(2) pp. 75-76.

Allen, T., Ibbitson, J., Haake, S. (2012) 'Spin generation during an oblique impact of a compliant ball on a non-compliant surface.' Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part P: Journal of Sports Engineering and Technology, 226(2) pp. 86-95.

Wiart, N., Kelley, J., James, D., Allen, T. (2011) 'Effect of temperature on the dynamic properties of soccer balls.' Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part P: Journal of Sports Engineering and Technology, 225(4) pp. 189-198.

Allen, T. (2011) 'Sporting chance.' Materials World, 19(6) pp. 24-26.

Allen, T.B., Haake, S.J., Goodwill, S.R. (2011) 'Effect of tennis racket parameters on a simulated groundstroke.' Journal of Sports Sciences, 29(3) pp. 311-325.

Allen, T., Haake, S., Goodwill, S. (2010) 'Effect of friction on tennis ball impacts.' Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part P: Journal of Sports Engineering and Technology, 224(3) pp. 229-236.

Allen, T., Haake, S., Goodwill, S. (2009) 'Comparison of a finite element model of a tennis racket to experimental data.' Sports Engineering, 12(2) pp. 87-98.

Blocken, B., Allen, T., Drory, A., Espinosa, H.G., Mears, A. (2021) Editorial: New initiative: "Ten Questions in Sports Engineering" papers.

Allen, T., Duncan, O., Pagan, M., Martin, R. (2020) 'Effect of Rest Periods on Mechanical Ageing of Running Shoes.'

Allen, T., Goff, E. (2020) 'Use of Video for Teaching Sports Mechanics.'

Duncan, O., Naylor, G., Godfrey, J.M., Allen, T., Foster, L., Hart, J., Alderson, A. (2020) 'Plantar Pressure Distribution under Uniform and Gradient Foam during Running and Jumping.' In Proceedings 13th Conference of the International Sports Engineering Association. 49. Tokyo/Online, 22/6/2020 - 26/6/2020. MDPI,

Ascenso, G., Payton, C., Allen, T., Yap, M. (2018) 'Non-invasive motion capture of swimmers.' In Measuring Behavior 12th International Conference on Methods and Techniques in Behavioural Research. Manchester, 6/6/2018 - 8/6/2018.

Moroney, C., Alderson, A., Allen, T.B., Sanami, M., Venkatraman, P. (2018) 'The Application of Auxetic Material for Protective Sports Apparel.' In 12th Conference of the International Sports Engineering Association. 2. Queensland, Australia, 26/3/2018 - 29/3/2018. MDPI,

Newton-Mann, C., Winwood, K., Driscoll, H., Hamilton, N., Allen, T.B. (2018) 'Finite Element Model of an Impact on a Palmar Pad from a Snowboard Wrist Protector.' In 12th Conference of the International Sports Engineering Association. 2. Queensland, Australia, 26/3/2018 - 29/3/2018. MDPI,

Duncan, O., Allen, T.B., Foster, L., Gatt, R., Grima, J., Alderson, A. (2018) 'Controlling Density and Modulus in Auxetic Foam Fabrications—Implications for Impact and Indentation Testing.' In 12th Conference of the International Sports Engineering Association. 2. Queensland, Australia, 26/3/2018 - 29/3/2018. MDPI,

Allen, T.B., Grant, R., Sullivan, M., Taraborrelli, L., Choppin, S., Spurr, J., Haake, S. (2018) 'Recommendations for Measuring Tennis Racket Parameters.' In The 12th Conference of the International Sports Engineering Association. 2. Queensland, Australia, 26/3/2018 - 29/3/2018. MDPI,

Driscoll, H., Hart, J., Allen, T. (2016) 'Use of Image Based Sports Case Studies for Teaching Mechanics.' 147. Elsevier BV, pp. 884-889.

Duncan, O., Foster, L., Senior, T., Allen, T., Alderson, A. (2016) 'A Comparison of Novel and Conventional Fabrication Methods for Auxetic Foams for Sports Safety Applications.' 147. pp. 384-389.

Delaye, S., Streeter, P., Morales, E., Wood, P., Senior, T., Hart, J., Allen, T. (2016) 'Modelling the Sound of a Golf Ball Impacting a Titanium Plate.' 147. pp. 354-359.

Adams, C., James, D., Senior, T., Allen, T., Hamilton, N. (2016) 'Development of a Method for Measuring Quasi-static Stiffness of Snowboard Wrist Protectors.' 147. pp. 378-383.

Allen, T., Martinello, N., Zampieri, D., Hewage, T., Senior, T., Foster, L., Alderson, A. (2015) 'Auxetic foams for sport safety applications.' 112. pp. 104-109.

Allen, T., Gough, J., Koncan, D., James, D., Morales, E., Wood, P. (2014) 'Modelling the acoustics of a golf ball impacting a titanium plate.' 72. pp. 587-592.

Allen, T., Fauteux-Brault, O., James, D., Curtis, D. (2014) 'Finite element model of a cricket ball impacting a bat.' 72. pp. 521-526.

Washida, Y., Elliott, N., Allen, T. (2014) 'Measurement of main strings movement and its effect on tennis ball spin.' 72. pp. 557-562.

Henderson, A., Lai, D., Allen, T. (2014) 'A modern approach to determine the offside law in international football.' 72. pp. 138-143.

Elliott, N., Choppin, S., Goodwill, S.R., Allen, T. (2014) 'Markerless tracking of tennis racket motion using a camera.' 72. pp. 344-349.

James, D., Curtis, D., Allen, T., Rippin, T. (2012) 'The validity of a rigid body model of a cricket ball-bat impact.' 34. pp. 682-687.

Allen, T., Bowley, A., Wood, P., Henrikson, E., Morales, E., James, D. (2012) 'Effect of temperature on golf ball dynamics.' 34. pp. 634-639.

Elliott, N., Choppin, S., Goodwill, S.R., Allen, T. (2012) 'Image-based visual hull of a tennis racket.' 34. Elsevier BV, pp. 877-877.

Hart, J.H., Allen, T., Holroyd, M. (2010) 'Downhill skateboard aerodynamics.' 2. pp. 2523-2528.

Allen, T., Hart, J., Spurr, J., Haake, S., Goodwill, S. (2010) 'Validated dynamic analysis of real sports equipment using finite element; a case study using tennis rackets.' 2. pp. 3275-3280.

Leimer, R., Robinson, T.K., Michel, F.I., Manz, G.R., Gordon, J.R., Harnisch, M., Blinn, J., Allen, T.B. (2008) Actively ventilated shoe.