Wearables for Biomechanical Performance Optimization and Risk Assessment in Industrial and Sports Applications.
Sam McDevittHaley HernandezJamison HicksRussell LowellHamza BentahaiktReuben F BurchJohn E BallHarish ChanderCharles FreemanCourtney TaylorBrock AndersonPublished in: Bioengineering (Basel, Switzerland) (2022)
Wearable technologies are emerging as a useful tool with many different applications. While these devices are worn on the human body and can capture numerous data types, this literature review focuses specifically on wearable use for performance enhancement and risk assessment in industrial- and sports-related biomechanical applications. Wearable devices such as exoskeletons, inertial measurement units (IMUs), force sensors, and surface electromyography (EMG) were identified as key technologies that can be used to aid health and safety professionals, ergonomists, and human factors practitioners improve user performance and monitor risk. IMU-based solutions were the most used wearable types in both sectors. Industry largely used biomechanical wearables to assess tasks and risks wholistically, which sports often considered the individual components of movement and performance. Availability, cost, and adoption remain common limitation issues across both sports and industrial applications.
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