4th International ICST Conference on Body Area Networks

Research Article

Sport training using body sensor networks: a statistical approach to measure wrist rotation for golf swing

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  • @INPROCEEDINGS{10.4108/ICST.BODYNETS2009.6035,
        author={Hassan  Ghasemzadeh and Vitali  Loseu and Eric  Guenterberg and Roozbeh  Jafari},
        title={Sport training using body sensor networks: a statistical approach to measure wrist rotation for golf swing},
        proceedings={4th International ICST Conference on Body Area Networks},
        publisher={ICST},
        proceedings_a={BODYNETS},
        year={2011},
        month={12},
        keywords={Sport Training Body Sensor Networks Quantitative Analysis Golf Swing},
        doi={10.4108/ICST.BODYNETS2009.6035}
    }
    
  • Hassan Ghasemzadeh
    Vitali Loseu
    Eric Guenterberg
    Roozbeh Jafari
    Year: 2011
    Sport training using body sensor networks: a statistical approach to measure wrist rotation for golf swing
    BODYNETS
    ICST
    DOI: 10.4108/ICST.BODYNETS2009.6035
Hassan Ghasemzadeh1,*, Vitali Loseu1,*, Eric Guenterberg1,*, Roozbeh Jafari1,*
  • 1: Embedded Systems and Signal Processing Lab, Department of Electrical Engineering, University of Texas at Dallas, Richardson, TX 75080, United States
*Contact email: h.ghasemzadeh@utdallas.edu, vitali.loseu@utdallas.edu, mavpion@utdallas.edu, rjafari@utdallas.edu

Abstract

Athletes in any sports can greatly benefit from feedback systems for improving the quality of their training. In this paper, we present a golf swing training system which incorporates wearable motion sensors to obtain inertial information and provide feedback on the quality of movements. The sensors are placed on a golf club and athlete's body at positions which capture the unique movements of a golf swing. We introduce a quantitative model which takes into consideration signal processing techniques on the collected data and quantifies the correctness of the performed actions. We evaluate the effectiveness of our framework on data obtained from four subjects and discuss ongoing research.