Abstract
Increased professionalism in wheelchair sports demand a more precise and quantitative measure of individual wheelchair mobility performance, to allow it to be an evaluation measure of wheelchair setting or training optimization. This research describes the application of an inertial sensor based method for measuring wheelchair kinematics and a factor analysis based selection of outcomes best describing wheelchair mobility performance. This set of kinematic outcomes was analysed for sensitivity towards wheelchair performance differences due to competition level and classification of the match data of 29 wheelchair basketball athletes. The method proved sensitive and is believed to provide a solid basis for a kinematics based definition of wheelchair mobility performance in sports.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | ISBS - Conference Proceedings Archive |
| Subtitle of host publication | 34rd International Conference on Biomechanics in Sports |
| Place of Publication | Konstanz, Germany |
| Publisher | International Society of Biomechanics in Sports |
| Pages | 116-119 |
| Volume | 34 |
| Publication status | Published - 2016 |
| Event | 34th International Conference of Biomechanics in Sports - Tsukuba, Japan Duration: 18 Jul 2016 → 22 Jul 2016 |
Conference
| Conference | 34th International Conference of Biomechanics in Sports |
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| Country/Territory | Japan |
| City | Tsukuba |
| Period | 18/07/16 → 22/07/16 |
Keywords
- Inertial Measurement Unit
- Wheelchair Sports
- Wheelchair Performance