TY - JOUR PY - 2018// TI - Accuracy of human motion capture systems for sport applications; state-of-the-art review JO - European journal of sport science A1 - van der Kruk, Eline A1 - Reijne, Marco M. SP - 806 EP - 819 VL - 18 IS - 6 N2 - OBJECTIVE: Sport research often requires human motion capture of an athlete. It can, however, be labour-intensive and difficult to select the right system, while manufacturers report on specifications which are determined in set-ups that largely differ from sport research in terms of volume, environment and motion. The aim of this review is to assist researchers in the selection of a suitable motion capture system for their experimental set-up for sport applications. An open online platform is initiated, to support (sport)researchers in the selection of a system and to enable them to contribute and update the overview.

DESIGN: systematic review; Method: Electronic searches in Scopus, Web of Science and Google Scholar were performed, and the reference lists of the screened articles were scrutinised to determine human motion capture systems used in academically published studies on sport analysis.

RESULTS: An overview of 17 human motion capture systems is provided, reporting the general specifications given by the manufacturer (weight and size of the sensors, maximum capture volume, environmental feasibilities), and calibration specifications as determined in peer-reviewed studies. The accuracy of each system is plotted against the measurement range.

CONCLUSION: The overview and chart can assist researchers in the selection of a suitable measurement system. To increase the robustness of the database and to keep up with technological developments, we encourage researchers to perform an accuracy test prior to their experiment and to add to the chart and the system overview (online, open access).

Language: en

LA - en SN - 1746-1391 UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/17461391.2018.1463397 ID - ref1 ER -