![]() ![]() ![]() Nowadays, sport biomechanics is, generally, performed by using wearable sensors that allow ensuring noninvasive data acquisition during the execution of movements. indoor analysis and competences required for the sensorization, have been overcome by markerless systems or specific processing systems, such as OpenSim or the use of artificial intelligence algorithms-for example, the concurrent neural network. The intrinsic limitations of using reflective markers, i.e. Unfortunately, the 3D optoelectronic-based methodologies still have several limitations for widespread use in sport, such as difficulties in analysing human movement in outdoor environments, the time spent and the skills needed for the subjects’ sensorization and the limited calibration volume in which the analyses can be performed. In the past, 3D video analysis through optoelectronic systems represented the most widespread approach to analyse athlete behaviour during training or competition. Measuring and characterizing human movements during sporting activities are nowadays a crucial aspect for coaching programs in order to assess athletes’ performance, to improve technique, and to prevent injuries. Sport biomechanics represents the science that provides quantitative (and sometimes qualitative) assessments of sport performance in particular, the kinematics and kinetics of sport movements. Recent technological developments have contributed to these increasing competitive levels, with these devices used to monitor sport training and competition performance, especially from a sport biomechanics perspective. In addition, perhaps due to the growing number of people who compete in a wide variety of sports and recreational levels, the elite level requirements are constantly increasing. Several studies demonstrated the benefits in terms of life satisfaction, health, well-being, and educational and social participation. It is well known that sports, or physical activities more generally, have a positive impact on quality of life. Recent statistics showed that about 50% of the European population performs a sport activity at least once a week starting from 15 years old. ![]() ![]() The provided overview can be useful for researchers, athletes, and coaches to understand the technologies currently available for sport performance assessment. The main sport assessed in the studies was running, even though the range of sports examined was quite high. From the literature review results, it appears that inertial sensors are the most widespread sensors for assessing athletes’ performance however, there still exist applications for force sensors and electromyography in this context. The present study seeks to provide an overview of sport biomechanics applications found from recent literature using wearable sensors, highlighting some information related to the used sensors and analysis methods. Several studies were conducted to verify the feasibility of using wearable sensors for sport applications by using both commercially available and customized sensors. From this perspective, inertial sensors, force sensors, and electromyography appear to be the most appropriate wearable sensors to use. The data from these sensors provides key performance outcomes as well as more detailed kinematic, kinetic, and electromyographic data that provides insight into how the performance was obtained. These sensors have been also developed to assess athletes’ performance, providing useful guidelines for coaching, as well as for injury prevention. In the last few decades, a number of technological developments have advanced the spread of wearable sensors for the assessment of human motion. ![]()
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