APPLICABILITY OF A FULL BODY INERTIAL MEASUREMENT SYSTEM FOR KINEMATIC ANALYSIS OF THE DISCUS THROW

Authors

  • N. Ganter
  • A. Krüger
  • M. Gohla
  • K. Witte
  • J. Edelmann-Nusser

Keywords:

motion analysis, inertial sensors, discus throw

Abstract

The aim of the study was the application of a full body inertial measurement system (IMS) for a kinematic analysis of the discus throw and the evaluation of its applicability. For this purpose, one male sports student performed three discus throws equipped with the IMS. All trials were additionally filmed by high-speed video. The results indicate that perfor-mance-relevant information can be obtained regarding the temporal coordination of the body segments and body joint angles. Limitations exist for the accurate detection of the last foot contact related instant and the discus release instant by solely using the IMS data.

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Issue

28 International Conference on Biomechanics in Sports (2010)

Section

Methodology

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