The Role of Emergent Technologies in the Dynamic and Kinematic Assessment of Human Movement in Sport and Clinical Applications
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Abstract
Physical activity analysis assessment has been a concern throughout human history. The intersection of technological growth with sports has given rise to a burgeoning field known as sports engineering. In the 19th century, the advent of chrono-photography and pioneering marked the inception of sports performance analysis. In recent years, the noticeable developments achieved in wearable low-power electronics with wireless high interconnection capability, as a part of modern technologies, have aided us in studying sports parameters such as motor behavior, biomechanics, equipment design, and materials science, playing an essential role in the understanding of sports dynamics. This study aims to review over 250 published articles since 2018, focusing on utilizing and validating these emergent technologies in sports and clinical aspects. It is predicted that one of the next steps in sports technology and engineering development will be using algorithms based on artificial intelligence to analyze the measurements obtained by multi-sensor systems (sensor fusion) to monitor biometric and physiological parameters in performance analysis and health assessments.
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OpenAlex topics: Sports Performance and Training · Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials · Cardiovascular and exercise physiology
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Sports Engineering Laboratory, Department Industrial Engineering, University of Rome Tor Vergata, 00133 Rome, Italy
Department of Human Science and Promotion of Quality of Life, San Raffaele Open University, 00166 Rome, Italy
Robotics & Artificial Intelligence Laboratory, ENEA “Casaccia” Research Centre, 00123 Rome, Italy
Human Performance Laboratory, Centre of Space Bio-Medicine, Department of Medicine Systems, University of Rome Tor Vergata, 00133 Rome, Italy
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