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Using Wearable Inertial Sensors to Estimate Kinematic Parameters and Variability in the Table Tennis Topspin Forehand Stroke
Joint Authors
Bańkosz, Ziemowit
Winiarski, Sławomir
Source
Applied Bionics and Biomechanics
Issue
Vol. 2020, Issue 2020 (31 Dec. 2020), pp.1-10, 10 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2020-05-11
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
10
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
The study examined kinematic parameters and their inter- and intrasubject variability in the topspin forehand of seven top-level table tennis players.
A wireless inertial measurement unit (IMU) system measured the movement of the playing hand to analyze the Ready position, Backswing, and Forward events, and a racket-mounted piezoelectric sensor captured the racket-ball Contact.
In a four-phase cycle (Backswing, Hitting, Followthrough, and Back to Ready position), body sensors recorded the cycle and phase duration; angles in the sagittal plane at the shoulder, elbow, and wrist of the playing hand and at the knee joints; and acceleration of the playing hand at the moment of racket-ball contact.
The coefficient of variation (CV) was calculated to determine the variability of kinematic parameters within and between players.
The observed variability in stroke time duration was low (CV<20%) indicating constancy.
The small-to-medium intraindividual variability of angles (CV<40%) indicates that each player used a broadly repeatable technique.
The large intraindividual variability in movement was probably functional (i.e., motor adjustment and injury avoidance).
Interindividual and intraindividual variability of knee and elbow angles was low; wrist extension was the most variable parameter (CV>40%) for all tasks, and shoulder joint variability was medium-to-large.
Variability in hand acceleration was low (CV<20%).
Individual players achieved relatively constant hand acceleration at the moment of contact, possibly because angular changes at one joint (e.g., shoulder) could be compensated for by changes at another (e.g., wrist).
These findings can help to guide the teaching-learning process and to individualize the training process.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Bańkosz, Ziemowit& Winiarski, Sławomir. 2020. Using Wearable Inertial Sensors to Estimate Kinematic Parameters and Variability in the Table Tennis Topspin Forehand Stroke. Applied Bionics and Biomechanics،Vol. 2020, no. 2020, pp.1-10.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1120149
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Bańkosz, Ziemowit& Winiarski, Sławomir. Using Wearable Inertial Sensors to Estimate Kinematic Parameters and Variability in the Table Tennis Topspin Forehand Stroke. Applied Bionics and Biomechanics No. 2020 (2020), pp.1-10.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1120149
American Medical Association (AMA)
Bańkosz, Ziemowit& Winiarski, Sławomir. Using Wearable Inertial Sensors to Estimate Kinematic Parameters and Variability in the Table Tennis Topspin Forehand Stroke. Applied Bionics and Biomechanics. 2020. Vol. 2020, no. 2020, pp.1-10.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1120149
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1120149