Badminton Research
Serious research has been done by various groups over the years. A common
and very difficult topic is flight characteristics of shuttlecocks. A sampling
of research is included here- much more can be found elsewhere.
General Research
-
Analysis of Point Difference Established by Winners and Losers in Games of
Badminton, Barriera et al, 2016.
- The Science of
Badminton: Game Characteristics, Anthropometry, Physiology, Visual Fitness and
Biomechanics, Phomsoupha & Laffaye, 2014.
- Comparison of mental and physical practice on acquisition and retention of long service in
Badminton, Salehian and Hosseini, 2014.
- Predicting the outcome of
games of badminton on the Basis of the analysis of networks,
2014. Slovenian study looking at badminton matches from purely statistical
viewpoint.
- Integration of disabled and able-bodied sport activities in
badminton. A case study of the Finnish Para-badminton. Master's Thesis, 2013.
- The Transformation and Development of Badminton as a Global Sport Dominated by
Asian Players, Teams, Sponsors and Brands, 1893-2012: Multidisciplinary Perspectives,
Lim Peng Han and Mohd Salleh Aman, University of Malaya, 2012. Note that this
material was also published as
THE DEVELOPMENT OF BADMINTON AS A GLOBALISED GAME AND THE DOMINANCE OF CHINESE AND KOREAN FEMALE BADMINTON PLAYERS AND TEAMS IN UBER CUP COMEPETITIONS AND THE OLYMPIC GAMES: CHALLENGES FOR ASEAN COUNTRIES TO IMPROVE ELITE BADMINTON TRAINING TO COMPETE AND OVERCOME THESE LEADING PLAYERS AND TEAMS
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Time Motion and Notational Analysis of 21 Point and 15 Point Badminton Match
Play, Ming, Keong and Gosh, 2008. Compares 21-point rally
scoring games to older server-scores 15 and 11 point games.
- Thoughts of Korean Women Badminton Singles Players in Various Situations during Games.
2004. International Journal of Applied Sports Sciences
- Coping
Strategies used by Indonesian Elite Badminton Players. 1998
Master's Thesis.
- A Competency-Based Instructional
System For Teaching And Coaching Badminton. Donna Sue Philips, Ohio State University PhD Dissertation, 1977.
Rackets
Shuttlecocks
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Understanding and Evaluation of Shuttlecocks through Flight Dynamics and
Experimental Approach, Lin Shenghuai Calvin, 2015
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Shuttle Velocity During a Smash Stroke, Phomsoupha and Laffaye. 2014
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Aerodynamics of a Badminton Shuttlecock, McLachlan et al, 2009
- Unique
Flight Features of a Shuttlecock, Vandana Kaushik, 2017
- Application of Kalman Filter in Track Prediction of Shuttlecock, Man Yongkui, Zhao Liang, Hu Jingxin,
2009
- Shuttle Velocity of a
Badminton Drop Shot. 2013
- Aerodynamic Properties and Flow Behavior for a Badminton
Shuttlecock with Spin at High Reynolds Numbers. Nakagawa et al. 9th
ISEA Conference. 2012
- Flight trajectory simulation of badminton shuttlecocks.
2011 Asia-Pacific Congress on Sports Technology
- Shuttle Aerodynamics, Alison J. Cooke,
published 1999 in "Sports Engineering"
- A Study of Shuttlecock's Trajectory in Badminton, Chen,
Pang and Chen, Journal of Sports Science and
Medicine, 2009.
Abstract: The main purpose of this study was to construct and validate a
motion equation for the flight of the badminton and to find the
relationship between the air resistance force and a shuttlecock’s
speed.
- A Study of Badminton Shuttlecock Aerodynamics,
Alam, Chowdhury, Tehppadungporn and Subic, 2009. Published in Proceedings of
ICME 2009
- Sports Aerodynamics, Sanjay Mittal,
2012. Computational study as part of class work at IIT
- Measurements of Aerodynamic
Properties of Badminton Shuttlecocks, Alam, Chowdhury, Tehppadungporn and
Subic, 2010. Presented at 8th conference of ISEA.
- A Comparative Study of Feather and Synthetic
Badminton Shuttlecock Aerodynamics. Alam, Chowdhury, Tehppadungporn,
Moria and Subic, 2010. Presented at 17th Australian Fluid Mechanics
Conference.
These items are available only via purchase or are otherwise
copyright-restricted. Follow the below links as appropriate
- Finite-Element Study on Effect of String Tension toward Coefficient of Restitution of a Badminton Racket String-Bed
A. Nasruddin Fakhrizal, Syahrom Ardiyansyah, Muhamad Noor Harun, Mohammed Rafiq Abdul Kadir, Abdul Hafidz
Omar. 2013. One of the few objective studies of racket tension.
Abstract:
Understanding of racket parameters is important for players to gain the best racket which could improve their games performances. This present study was aimed to investigate the effect of string tension toward performance of coefficient of restitution (COR) by neglecting the effect of racket frame stiffness. A finite element simulation of collision between ball and string-bed was performed in Abaqus explicit. The ball was dropped onto the centre of mass (CM) of the string-bed area with different values of string tension. From the results, the increasing values of string tension lead to increase values of COR. This finding will contribute to the enlargement of sweet spot in badminton racket as well as improving the player performances.
- Aerodynamics of Badminton Shuttlecocks, Aekaansh Verma,
Ajinkya Desai, Sanjay Mittal, published in Journal of Fluids and Structures,
Volume 41, August 2013.
This research is only available via
purchase.
Abstract:
A computational study is carried out to understand the aerodynamics of
shuttlecocks used in the sport of badminton. The speed of the shuttlecock
considered is in the range of 25–50 m/s. The relative contribution of various
parts of the shuttlecock to the overall drag is studied. It is found that the
feathers, and the net in the case of a synthetic shuttlecock, contribute the
maximum. The gaps, in the lower section of the skirt, play a major role in
entraining the surrounding fluid and causing a difference between the
pressure inside and outside the skirt. This pressure difference leads to
drag. This is confirmed via computations for a shuttlecock with no gaps. The
synthetic shuttle experiences more drag than the feather model. Unlike the
synthetic model, the feather shuttlecock is associated with a swirling flow
towards the end of the skirt. The effect of the twist angle of the feathers
on the drag as well as the flow has also been studied.
- Perceiving the affordance of string tension for power
strokes in badminton: Expertise allows effective use of
all string tensions. i.e. the better the player the less effect string
tension has. [21SEP2014]
- Badminton Shuttlecock Aerodynamics: Synthesizing Experiment and Theory,
Chan and Rossman, 2012.
This research is only available via
purchase.
Abstract:
In this study, the flight performance of four models of shuttlecocks, two with feather skirts and two with plastic, is investigated. The aerodynamic forces of each shuttlecock at varying air speed and angle of attack are measured in a subsonic wind tunnel. Empirical correlations derived from these data are then incorporated into an adaptive, shuttlecock-specific numerical trajectory simulation. These simulated trajectories are in good agreement with experimental results, with average and maximum errors of 2.5 and 9.1% in vertical distance travelled. The aerodynamically adaptive trajectory model is used to analyse four common types of badminton shot: serve, net, smash and high clear. From these simulations, it is found that the trajectory paths of the higher quality plastic shuttlecock most closely mimic those of the feather shuttlecock of same speed grade. Results of both aerodynamic testing and trajectory simulation provide quantitative support for players’ preference for the ‘feel’ and responsiveness of feather shuttlecocks. It is also observed that plastic shuttlecocks fly faster than do feather shuttlecocks under smash shots, a behaviour explained by a reduction of drag due to skirt deformation observed in wind tunnel experiments at high flight velocity. The results of the study highlight the influence of shuttlecock design and material on shuttlecock flight.
- Deceleration of a Shuttlecock,
Shibata and Amornpatchara, From ISB (International School of Bangkok)
Journal of Physics, June
2010. Experimental data with fitted model.
- Terminal Velocity of a Shuttlecock
in Vertical Fall,, Paestrel, Lynch and Armenti. Villanova
University, 1979. Experimental data and modeling.
A scientific analysis of anatomy, physiology and mechanics. High level
sports of all kinds including Badminton are increasingly using science to
improve performance.
Some serious engineering work is required for badminton. This is
especially true for rackets which have evolved greatly over the years and which
have very demanding requirements.
- Designing The
Worlds Best Racket. Maxine Kwan, PhD Thesis 2010, Institute of
Mechanical Engineering, Aalborg University, Denmark.
- "Bird2" Hybrid Shuttle. Gordon
Willis and Steve Lambert launched Bird
Sports around 2007 with a goal of modernizing shuttle design (i.e.
another effort to make a synthetic shuttle that actually flies like a feather
shuttle). They designed a hybrid shuttle (cork base, dual-section synthetic
skirt) that they call "Bird2" and as of 2014 are apparently looking to go
into production and roll this out to the Badminton world. [29AUG2014]
Health and Safety
Not necessarily Badminton specific but likely of interest.
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Injuries in Badminton in New Zealand, Reeves et al, 2015
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Sports Injuries Among Slovenian Badminton Players, Seme and
Kondric, 2013
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Knee Stability and Movement Coordination Impairments: Knee Ligament Sprain,
Altman et al, 2010.
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Neuromuscular Training for Sports Injury Prevention: A Systematic
Review, Hubscher et al, 2009.
- Treatment of chronic Achilles tendon pain by Kinesio taping in an amateur
badminton player, Lee and Yoo. 2011. A technical look at Achilles
tendon injury and treatment.
- Evidence
Based Sports Medicine, MacAuley and Best, 2002. A survey of
research surrounding sports.
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Badminton Injuries, Hoy et al, 1994
Badminton Eye Injuries
Sources
With the modern web there are of course many places to find research material. Some of the ones used for
the papers here are:
- academia.edu - as the name implies
this is a collection mostly from university research.
- semanticscholar.org - very
large collection of scholastic and professional research papers
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Last updated
09 Dec 2022 20:01