PROJECT RESEARCH (Week 5)

Badminton training had always been about training with other badminton players to improve the skills and also to warm up the body before the intensive training starts. A new model of badminton trainer was introduced but the trainer is immobile and still requires someone to operate the trainer.

The current method of badminton training purposes however has its own drawbacks as it appears to be that the trainers might not be able to have partners to help them trained all of the time. This tedious situation can cause a slight problem regarding the flow of the training schedule and also the trainers level of competency as they are not able to have partners to help them train and practice.

Therefore, a study and a project to address this daunting issues is important as to upgrade and come out with a new developed badminton trainer in order to provide solution to badminton technology.

PROJECT PROPOSAL (Week 4)

On Week 3, the supervisor reminds about the project proposal that have to be done as an initial review of the final year project. 

I have started with few parts of my proposal that are the Abstract, Introduction and Problem Statement. I have done some research regarding the proposal as I have to insert bits of basic information of the previous project and also some bits of badminton history in the proposal.

The submission date of the proposal is yet to be announced so I started to do bits by bits to avoid completing the project proposal in a rush.

PROJECT INTRODUCTION (Week 3)

Title for Final Year Project : The Development of Badminton Trainer

Vamos A Emprezar! 

As an introduction to the project that will be carried out, below are some information about the project.

The Development of Badminton Trainer is an improved electromechanical badminton trainer to enhance players’ skills. Basically the purpose for the badminton trainer is to propel light materials within the expectation area in which in this case is referring to shuttlecocks.

Some researches are done about the trainer and the reliability method was found to be one of the best method to assure the badminton trainer will work efficiently, effectively and user friendly. The badminton trainer is a machine that can propel light material such as shuttlecock to make it easier for badminton training purposes instead of manually handled by human.

In this project, a simple concept of ballistic is used which the definition of ballistic is the science of mechanics that deals with behaviours and effects of the projectiles, especially bullets, rockets or heavy materials. In sports such as tennis and baseball, they use the concept of ballistic control via using the launcher to propel tennis ball or baseball to the player within the range.

PROJECT TITLE (Week 2)

On Week 2, I went to the Electrical Section to discussed few ideas that my supervisor wanted me to proposed to him. One of the ideas proposed to him caught interest of the supervisor and to improve my ideas, my supervisor came out with an idea involving propelling a light mechanism. The idea is related to badminton training support or easily called as badminton trainer.

We had discussed about the features of the badminton trainer. with additions of other features, the title of my final year project title is decided. 

Thus, the title of my final year project is "THE DEVELOPMENT OF A BADMINTON TRAINER".

At the end of the very same day, when I checked the Research and Postgraduate Studies Portal whether my name is already included in the portal, this is what I see. =) Now I am happy and I can start to do some research for my project.