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Publications

Books

  • Fauve, M., Rhyner H.U., Schneebeli M., (2002). Preparation and maintenance of pistes. Handbook for practitioners. Davos, Swiss Federal Institute for Snow and Avalanche Research, 133 p.
  • Fauve, M., Rhyner H.U., Schneebeli M., (2002). Préparation et entretien des pistes. Manuel pour le praticien. Davos, Institut fédéral pour l’étude de la neige et des avalanches, 133 p.
  • Fauve, M., Rhyner H.U., Schneebeli M., (2002). Pistenpräparation und Pistenpflege. Das Handbuch für den Praktiker. Davos, Eidg. Institut für Schnee und Lawinenforschung, 134 S.

Reviewed Papers

  • Bäurle, L., Szabo, D., Fauve, M., Rhyner, H.U., Spencer, N.D. (2006). Sliding friction of polyethylene on ice: tribometer measurements. Tribology Letters, Vol. 24, Nr. 1, 77-84.
  • Bäurle, L. Kämpfer, T., Szabo, D. et al. (2007). Sliding friction of polyethylene on snow and ice: Contact area and modeling. Cold Regions Science and Technology 47, Issue 3, 276-289.
  • Buhl D., Fauve M., Rhyner H.U., (2001). The kinetic friction of polyethylene on snow: the influence of the snow temperature and the load. Cold Regions Science and Technology 33, 133-140.
  • Federolf, P., Jeanrichard, F., Fauve, M., Lüthi, A., Rhyner, H.U., Dual, J. (2006). Deformation of snow during a carved ski turn. Cold Regions Science and Technology 46, 69-77.
  • Federolf, P.,  Scheiber,P., Rauscher, E., Schwameder, H., Lüthi, A., Rhyner, H.U., Müller, E. (2008) Impact of skier actions on the gliding times in alpine skiing, Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports (in press).
  • Fauve, M. Rhyner, H.U., Lüthi, A., Schneebeli, M. and Lehning, M. (2008). Putting snow knowledge into the development of winter sports equipment. Sports Technology, Wiley-Blackwell (in press).
  • Fischer, C., Fauve, M., Combaz, E., Bourban, P.E., Michaud, V., Plummer, J.G., Rhyner, H.U., Manson, J.A. (2006). What static and dynamic slalom skis should possess: judgments by advanced and experts skiers.  Journal of Sports Science Vol. 25, 1567-1576.
  • Theile, T., Szabo, D., Lüthi, A., Rhyner, H., Schneebeli, M. (2009). Mechanics of the Ski-Snow Contact. Tribology Letters, Vol. 36, 223-231.

Conference Contributions

  • Bethke, S., Fauve, M., Fierz, C., Lehning, M., Martius, O., Rhyner, H.U., Ammann, W. (2004). Predicting Snow Conditions for the Optimization of Race Piste Preparation. Science and Skiing 3, 395-400.
  • Fauve, M., Rhyner, H.U., Schneebeli, M. (2004). Influence of Snow and Weather Characteristics on the Gliding Properties of Skis. Science and Skiing 3, 401-410.
  • Fauve, M., Rhyner, H.U. (2004). Physical Description of the Snowmaking Process using the Jet Technique and Properties of the Produced Snow. Snow Engineering V, 215-218.
  • Fauve, M., Rhyner, H.U., Schneebeli, M., Ammann, W. (2004). Optimal Preparation of Alpine Ski Runs. Proceedings of ISSW 2004, Jackson Hole, USA, 656-660.
  • Fauve, M., Bäurle, L., Rhyner, H.U.(2006). Laboratory device for measuring the friction between ski-base materials and ice or snow, The Engineering of Sport 6, Volume 1, 251-256.
  • Fauve,M. and Rhyner, H.U.(2008). Analysis and optimization of the sliding properties of luge steel blade runenrs  on ice. The Engineering of Sport 7, Volume 1, 579-586.
  • Fauve, M., Auer, M., Lüthi, A., Rhyner, H.U. and Meier, J. (2008). Measurement of dynamical ski behaviour during alpine skiing. Science and skiing IV (in Press).
  • Federolf, P., Lüthi, A., Rhyner, H.U., Dual, J. (2004). Finite Element Simulation of Carving Skis and Their Interaction with Snow. Proceedings of the First International Working Conference IT and Sport & 5th Conference dvs-Section Computer Science in Sport.
  • Federolf, P., Fauve, M., Szabó, D., Lüthi, A., Rhyner, H.U., Schneebeli, M., Ammann, W. Dual, J. (2004). Mechanical Propeties of Snow During Rapid Impact. Snow Engineering V, 209-214.
  • Federolf, P., Lüthi, A., Fauve, M., Rhyner, H.U., Ammann, W., Dual, J. (2004). Determination of Turning Parameters in Carved Skiing and Application to a Numerical Ski-Binding Model. Proceedings of the 22nd International Symposium of Biomechanics in Sports. 301-304.
  • Federolf, P., Auer, M., Fauve, M. Lüthi, A., Rhyner, H.U.(2006) Subjective evaluation of the performance of alpine skis and correlations with mechanical ski properties. The engineering of Sports 6, 287-292.
  • Fischer, C., Fauve, M., Combaz, E., Bourban, P.E., Michaud, V., Plummer, J.G., Rhyner, H.U., Manson, J.A. (2006). Dynamic properties of materials for alpine skis. The engineering of sports 6, 263-268.
  • Göpfert, B., Huber, C., Lüthi, A., Wirz, D. (2008). Analysis of muscular coordination in aerial freestyle skiing with electromyography, 5th World Congress of Sports Trauma, Hong Kong, April 11-13.
  • Göpfert, B., Huber, C., Lüthi, A., Wirz, D. (2008). Increasing Jump Complexity in Aerial Freestyle Skiing reduces the time for muscular activity, 16th Congress of the European Society of Biomechanics, Lucerne, Switzerland, Juli 6-9.

  • Göpfert, B., Huber, C., Lüthi, A., Wirz, D. (2008). Analysis of muscular coordination in different jumping elements in aerial freestyle skiing, World Congress Of Performance Analysis Of Sport VIII, Magdeburg, Germany, Sept. 3-6.

  • Huber, C., Göpfert, B., Lüthi, A., Wirz, D. (2008). Analysis of muscular coordination in aerial freestyle skiing with electromyography, 16th Congress of the European Society of Biomechanics, Lucerne, Switzerland, Juli 6-9.
  • Lüthi, A., Federolf, P., Fauve, M., Oberhofer, K., Rhyner, H.U., Ammann, W., Stricker, G., Schiefermüller, C., Eitzlmair, E., Schwameder, H., Müller, E. (2004). Determination of Forces in Carving using three independent methods. Science and Skiing 3, 96-106.
  • Lüthi, A., Fauve, M., Auer, M., Rhyner, H.U. (2005). Improvement of gliding performance in snow sports using pressure insoles and laboratory measurements, The impact of technology on sport, Shunkosha, Tokyo, 312-318.
  • Lüthi, A., Böttinger, G., Theile, T., Rhyner, H.U., Ammann, W., (2006). Freestyle aerial skiing motion analysis and simulation,  Journal of Biomechanics 39 (Supplement 1), 186.
  • Lüthi, A., Federolf, P., Fauve, M., Rhyner, H.U. (2006). Effect of bindings and plates on ski mechanical properties and carving performance. The engineering of sports 6, 299-304.

Dissertations

  • Federolf, P. (2004): Finite Element Simulation of a Carving Snow Ski. Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich. Ref. Prof. Dr. J. Dual (ETHZ), Koref. Dr. A. Lüthi (SLF), Dr. W. Ammann (SLF).
  • Bäurle L. (2006): Sliding Friction of Polyethylene on Snow and Ice. Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich. Ref. Prof. N. D. Spencer (ETHZ), Koref. Dr Dimos Poulikakos (ETHZ) and Dr. M. Schneebeli (SLF).

Diploma Thesis

  • JeanRichard Florian (2003). Characterization of the Snow Properties under High Deformation Rates. Institut des Matériaux, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne. Ref. Prof. Dr. J.-A. Manson (EPFL), Dr. V. Michaud (EPFL), P. Federolf (SLF).
  • Müller Beat (2003). Experimentelle Erfassung des Einflusses von unterschiedlichen Platten und Bindungen auf die Flächendruckverteilung eines Skis. Laboratorium für Biomechanik, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich. Ref. Dr. J. Denoth (ETHZ), Dr A. Stacoff (ETHZ), Dr. A. Lüthi (SLF).
  • Züger Reto. (2004). Untersuchung von Ski- und Bindungseigenschaften mit FE-Methoden. Centre of Computational Physics, Züricher Hochschule Winterthur. Ref. Prof. Dr. M. Roos (ZHW), Dr. A. Lüthi (SLF), H.U. Rhyner (SLF). (in progress)
  • Gwinner Jan-Moritz (2005). Temperaturmessung im System Ski/Schnee. Fachhochschule für Technik und Gestaltung Mannheim. Ref. Prof. Dr. W. Diewald. 
  • Böttinger Gernot. (2005). Versuch einer Technikoptimierung - Freestyle Skispringen. Fakultät für Sportwissenschaften, Technische Universität München. Ref. Prof. Dr. A. Schwirtz (TU München), Dr. A. Lüthi (SLF).
  • Combaz Etienne (2005), Dynamic Properties of Materials Used in Alpine Skis. Institut des Matériaux, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne. Ref. M. Fauve (SLF), C. Fischer (EPFL).
  • Zurbriggen Arnaud (2006). Analysis of static and dynamic properties of alpine skis and correlation with skiers’ subjective evaluation. Institut des Matériaux, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne. Ref. M. Fauve (SLF), C. Fischer (EPFL).
  • Mattli Renato (2006), Kritische Betrachtungen zur Bestimmung der Skibelastung im Rennsport mittels Druckmesssohlen. Department Biologie, Fachstudiengang für Bewegungs- und Sportwissenschaften, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich. Ref. Dr. E. Stüssi.
  • Mottet Aurélie (2007). Analysis and optimization of the sliding properties of luge blade runners on ice. Institut des Matériaux, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne. Ref. M. Fauve (SLF).
  • Frost Daniel (2008). Calibration, teting and design of a hand-held instrument for outdoor measurements of the grain size and the temperature of snow. Autonomous System Lab (ASL), Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zürich. Ref. M. Fauve, Dr. M. Schneebeli (SLF), Dr. C. Kobe (ETHZ).
  • Zimmerman Joris (2008). Three-dimentional kinematics of halfpipe snowboarding. Institute for biomechanics, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zürich. Ref. Dr. H. Gerber (ETHZ), Dr. A. Lüthi (SLF).
  • Vila, Guillem (2009). Potential of composites with integrated shear thickening fluids as tuneable damping layer in skis. Institut des Matériaux, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne. Ref. Dr. P.-E. Bourban (EPFL), C. Neagu (EPFL), M. Fauve (SLF).