Application of Motion Sensing Systems in Physical Activity and Sport
A special issue of Sensors (ISSN 1424-8220). This special issue belongs to the section "Sensing and Imaging".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (10 September 2022) | Viewed by 25145
Special Issue Editors
Interests: positional analysis; local positioning system; ultra-wide band technology; indoor tracking; wearable sensors; sensor systems; sport tracking technology; human movement studies; sport sciences
Interests: sports training; excise science; physical activity; tracking technology
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Interests: sports pedagogy: physical education, coach education; coaching science: sports, sports training, sports performance, performance analysis, notational analysis
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Dear Colleagues,
The development of motion sensors enables the analysis of physiological, technical, and tactical behavior in physical activity and sport. The development and democratization of the use of sensors such as inertial motion units during the last decade have caused major changes in sport sciences as well as in health-related physical activity studies, which have undergone a great evolution as a consequence of motion analysis possibilities. At present, we can find a comprehensive use of sensors in physical-activity-related research: from sport medicine and rehabilitation to training and conditioning, health-related physical activity studies, physical education, and notational analysis. Moreover, motion sensors are common in our daily lives: current devices providing the analysis of our daily physical activity patterns have become very popular, enabling a new approach to daily exercise. From mobile phones to specific wearables (fitness trackers, sports watches, and smartwatches), the growing popularity of motion sensors provides the opportunity for self-monitoring physical activity behaviors for the whole population.
In this Special Issue, we aim to face the challenges of the use of motion sensors in physical activity:
- Studies on the basic development of motion sensors for physical activity and sport sciences;
- Applied use of motion sensors in physical activity and sport sciences;
- Studies on dealing with data access, data reduction and analysis;
- Intelligent flows for collecting data from motion sensors and providing real-time physical activity and sport analysis;
- The development and validation of quality standards in motion sensors in the physical activity and sport sciences;
- The concurrent use of sensors (inertial motion units, eye and gaze tracking, biosignals, haptic feedback, etc.) in different physical activity and sport settings.
This Special Issue is intended to become a comprehensive collection of useful state-of-the-art research studies. We will collect basic and applied research studies, tutorials, reviews, and position papers that address the use of motion sensors in physical activity and sport sciences. We will accept high-quality, original, unpublished papers that are not currently under review by any other journal or conference.
Prof. Ernesto De La Cruz-Sánchez
Prof. Dr. José Pino Ortega
Dr. Sebastián Feu
Guest Editors
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