Design and Prototype Implementation of a Smart Garment for Badminton Performance Monitoring: A Methodological Case Study

Ke Chen, Long Xiao

Article
2025 / Volume 8 / Pages 813-826
Received 4 June 2025; Accepted 28 July 2025; Published 24 November 2025
https://doi.org/10.31881/TLR.2025.813

Abstract
This study aims to design and validate a prototype smart garment for monitoring badminton-specific movements. The research captures and analyzes body deformation signals during various technical movements performed at different intensities, by integrating flexible textile sensors into key areas of the sportswear (namely, the chest, back, and sides of the waist) and employing a multi-channel synchronous data acquisition system.Results demonstrate that: (1) the prototype system operates with stable functionality and can effectively acquire motion-related signals; (2) for specific technical movements, optimal monitoring zones exist; for instance, the sensor placed on the back achieves the highest signal-to-noise ratio when monitoring a high clear shot; (3) the amplitude of sensor signals exhibits a significant correlation with the intensity of exertion, indicating the system’s potential for quantifying training loads. This study confirms the feasibility of the proposed technological approach and provides methodological groundwork and empirical evidence for the development of intelligent sportswear capable of high-precision movement recognition and exertion analysis.

Keywords
smart textiles, flexible sensors, motion monitoring, wearable technology, textile technology