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Sports Equipment Design and Testing

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Innovation in sports also comes from the evolution of equipment. Rackets, sticks, wearable devices, and accessories must be thoroughly tested to ensure maximum performance and safety.

With BTS SPORTLAB, sports equipment manufacturers can measure the impact of their products on athletic movements through 3D biomechanical analysis, integrating ground reaction forces, joint kinematics, and muscle electromyography.

This approach allows validation of technical solutions, prototype comparison, and optimization of materials and design, reducing development time and costs. SPORTLAB becomes a strategic partner for the sports industry, bridging scientific research and real-world applications on the field.

Why it matters

Ensuring performance and safety in sports also depends on high-quality equipment.
Testing shoes, rackets, sticks, and wearable devices using 3D biomechanical analysis, force platforms, and EMG allows manufacturers to understand the real impact on athletic movements, optimize materials and design, and reduce development time and costs.

Who it’s for

This approach is relevant to:

  • Sports equipment manufacturers
  • R&D departments and sports-tech startups
  • Private performance centers
  • Universities and biomechanics laboratories

Key Benefits

  • Replaces subjective perceptions with objective data
  • Validates prototypes and designs before production
  • Reduces long and costly development cycles
  • Allows comparisons between models and materials

Scientific papers

02/08/2020
National Institutes of Health (NIH)

Smart Socks and In-Shoe Systems: State-of-the-Art for Two Popular Technologies for Foot Motion Analysis, Sports, and Medical Applications

07/02/2016
Trends in Sport Sciences (TSS)

Optoelectronic analysis of cyclists’ position before and after a bike fit: A case study of a professional women’s cycling team

03/04/2019
Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI)

Tailor-Made Hand Exoskeletons at the University of Florence: From Kinematics to Mechatronic Design

27/09/2024
National Institutes of Health (NIH)

Design of a low-cost force insoles to estimate ground reaction forces during human gait

Customer Success Story

Discover how your colleagues have made the most of our technologies.

“The versatility of SMART-DX has been fundamental to our “multipurpose” facility, allowing us to do continuous research without limiting our operation to a simple routine execution”

Dr. Francesco Chiappero , Master's degree in movement and sport science. Biomechanics and athletic trainer. Founder of ReAction® and director of the Human Evaluation Lab.

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