Wearable Sensors in Sports for Persons with Disability: A Systematic Review

Sensors

Oscar Sten¹  Luigi Truppa¹  Andrea Mannini¹  Eleonora Vendrame¹  Valentina Camomilla²  Elena Bergamini²  Lorenzo Rum²  Giuseppe Vannozzi²  Valeria Belluscio²  Aldo Lazich³  Tommaso Sciarra³  Marco Notarantonio³ 

[1] BioRobotics Institute, Scuola Superiore Sant’Anna, 56025 Pisa, Italy;Interuniversity Centre of Bioengineering of the Human Neuromusculoskeletal System, Department of Movement, Human and Health Sciences, University of Rome “Foro Italico”, Piazza L. De Bosis 6, 00135 Rome, Italy;Joint Veteran Center, Scientific Department, Army Medical Center, 00184 Rome, Italy;

关键词: sport technology;    athletes;    biomechanics;    inertial sensors;    electromyography;    paralympic;   

DOI  :  10.3390/s21051858

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

The interest and competitiveness in sports for persons with disabilities has increased significantly in the recent years, creating a demand for technological tools supporting practice. Wearable sensors offer non-invasive, portable and overall convenient ways to monitor sports practice. This systematic review aims at providing current evidence on the application of wearable sensors in sports for persons with disability. A search for articles published in English before May 2020 was performed on Scopus, Web-Of-Science, PubMed and EBSCO databases, searching titles, abstracts and keywords with a search string involving terms regarding wearable sensors, sports and disability. After full paper screening, 39 studies were included. Inertial and EMG sensors were the most commonly adopted wearable technologies, while wheelchair sports were the most investigated. Four main target applications of wearable sensors relevant to sports for people with disability were identified and discussed: athlete classification, injury prevention, performance characterization for training optimization and equipment customization. The collected evidence provides an overview on the application of wearable sensors in sports for persons with disability, providing useful indication for researchers, coaches and trainers. Several gaps in the different target applications are highlighted altogether with recommendation on future directions.

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