Sports & Leisure -sports wearable technology and connected equipment
Cycling/equestrian airbag, biometric smart textile & pneumatic sports protection
Combining technology and comfort to optimize sports performance
At AQ-Tech, we design and develop smart products for sports: connected garments, embedded sensors, movement and effort measurement systems, cycling and equestrian airbags, and training assistance devices.
Our goal: to create products that are technical, comfortable and reliable, capable of delivering accurate data to improve performance, prevent fatigue and avoid injuries.
By combining our expertise in smart textile, mechanics, electronics and data processing, we support your projects from idea to series production -as we have done for Freejump, Van Rysel and Drilllight.
Our areas of expertise in sports
We develop innovative sports products that put the user at the heart of the design: comfort, measurement, safety and performance.
Sports physiological monitoring
Products that can measure the body in motion.
- + ECG, EMG, respiration and body temperature measurement
- + Detection of fatigue, stress and recovery
- + Washable and comfortable textile electrodes
- + Integration of BLE, GPS modules and data loggers
Motion analysis
Quantify technique and optimize the gesture.
- + Integration of IMUs (accelerometers, gyroscopes, magnetometers)
- + Embedded algorithms for angle, speed and posture calculation
- + Real-time visualization via dedicated application
- + Synchronization of video / biomechanical data
Safety & pneumatic protection
Protecting athletes without compromising freedom of movement.
- + Cycling and equestrian airbags, inflatable protection structures
- + Fall detection and automatic deployment
- + Impact analysis and trauma prevention
- + Absorbent and reactive textile systems
Comfort, ergonomics & recovery
Innovations designed to support performance.
- + Morphological studies and ergonomic integration
- + Textile design for support, compression or breathability
- + User validation on functional prototypes
- + Industrialization tailored to sports constraints
Smart Textile
Textile electrodes, integrated sensors, overmolding and washable connectors.
Instrumentation
IMU, GPS, ECG, EMG, respiration -real-time measurement of movement and effort.
Tests & validation
Measurement protocols, calibration, user tests and statistical analysis.
Industrialization
Textile-electronics assembly, quality control, pre-series and industrial transfer.
Our resources for sports products
AQ-Tech has a complete laboratory for the development of connected products dedicated to sports: textile-electronics integration, biomechanical tests and user validation. From idea to field, we ensure performance and reliability.
Sports & leisure case studies
FreeJump
FreeJump equestrian wearable airbag vest: HF-welded inflatable textile structure, CO2 inflation system and sensor-triggered deployment engineered by AQ-Tech.
Van Rysel
Connected cycling vest with smart insulation: wearable inflatable plus embedded electronics, industrialized by AQ-Tech for the Decathlon Van Rysel brand.
DRILLLIGHT
DrillLight connected training system for athletes: embedded electronics, motion sensors and companion app developed by AQ-Tech.
Our other sectors
AQ-Tech operates across five major markets. Discover our other technical textile expertise sectors.
Medical & Wellness
Textile medical devices (class I and IIa), patient monitoring, dynamic compression, soft exoskeletons.
Industry
Connected PPE (EU regulation 2016/425), MSD prevention, smart workwear, augmented ergonomics.
Consumer
Premium wellness textile products: active thermoregulation, textile heating, active recovery garments.
Defense & Military
Operational equipment, active soft gear, connected defense garments and military physical support.
Let's develop tomorrow's sports innovations together
AQ-Tech designs and industrializes connected and technical sports products for brands, startups and industrial players in the sports market. Team up with us to create the next generation of smart equipment.
