From big data to rich data

From big data to rich data: The key features of athlete wheelchair mobility performance

van der Slikke, R.M.A. (TU Delft Biomechatronics & Human-Machine Control; The Hague University of Applied Sciences)
Berger, MAM (The Hague University of Applied Sciences)
Bregman, DJJ (TU Delft Research Funding National)
Veeger, H.E.J. (TU Delft Biomechanical Engineering; TU Delft Biomechatronics & Human-Machine Control; Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam)

Biomechanical Engineering

2016

Quantitative assessment of an athlete׳s individual wheelchair mobility performance is one prerequisite needed to evaluate game performance, improve wheelchair settings and optimize training routines. Inertial Measurement Unit (IMU) based methods can be used to perform such quantitative assessment, providing a large number of kinematic data. The goal of this research was to reduce that large amount of data to a set of key features best describing wheelchair mobility performance in match play and present them in meaningful way for both scientists and athletes. To test the discriminative power, wheelchair mobility characteristics of athletes with different performance levels were compared. The wheelchair kinematics of 29 (inter-)national level athletes were measured during a match using three inertial sensors mounted on the wheelchair. Principal component analysis was used to reduce 22 kinematic outcomes to a set of six outcomes regarding linear and rotational movement; speed and acceleration; average and best performance. In addition, it was explored whether groups of athletes with known performance differences based on their impairment classification also differed with respect to these key outcomes using univariate general linear models. For all six key outcomes classification showed to be a significant factor (p<0.05). We composed a set of six key kinematic outcomes that accurately describe wheelchair mobility performance in match play. The key kinematic outcomes were displayed in an easy to interpret way, usable for athletes, coaches and scientists. This standardized representation enables comparison of different wheelchair sports regarding wheelchair mobility, but also evaluation at the level of an individual athlete. By this means, the tool could enhance further development of wheelchair sports in general.

Wheelchair basketball
Wheelchair sports
Wheelchair mobility performance
Inertial Measurement Unit

http://resolver.tudelft.nl/uuid:85975d8f-3767-4214-aa4b-1707bbba85e2

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbiomech.2016.08.022

2017-10-03

0021-9290

Journal of Biomechanics, 49 (14), 3340-3346

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© 2016 R.M.A. van der Slikke, MAM Berger, DJJ Bregman, H.E.J. Veeger