Becoming an elite athlete requires years of dedication, intense training and hard work. Increasingly, it also requires access to the latest technologies and sophisticated training methods that modern sport science can provide. In this collaboration between Sports Science and Design, students explore the cutting-edge world of smart textiles, where clothing and technology combine to enhance performance, safety, and wellbeing. They investigate how sensors, conductive fibres, and wearable devices can capture and communicate real-time data. Design solutions will support users across a wide range of needs, from elite athletes to emergency service workers. Students design, prototype and test a wearable training aid for athletes and pitch how their solution contributes to the future success of aspiring athletes. Students are guided by the provocation: How might we design smart athletic wear or gear that monitors key aspects of performance and health while remaining comfortable, durable, and user-friendly?
Strength in Difference.
Design folio and practical prototype.
Mr Scott Kennedy
skennedy@mfac.edu.au
Mrs Natalle Sutton
nsutton@mfac.edu.au
