Audio-Based System for Automatic Measurement of Jump Height in Sports Science
Jump height tests are employed to measure the lower-limb muscle power of athletic and non-athletic populations. The most popular instruments for this purpose are jump mats and, more recently, smartphone apps, which compute jump height through manual annotation of video recordings to extract flight t...
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| author | Basilio Pueo Jose J. Lopez Jose M. Jimenez-Olmedo |
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| description | Jump height tests are employed to measure the lower-limb muscle power of athletic and non-athletic populations. The most popular instruments for this purpose are jump mats and, more recently, smartphone apps, which compute jump height through manual annotation of video recordings to extract flight time. This study developed a non-invasive instrument that automatically extracts take-off and landing events from audio recordings of jump executions. An audio signal processing algorithm, specifically developed for this purpose, accurately detects and discriminates the landing and take-off events in real time and computes jump height accordingly. Its temporal resolution theoretically outperforms that of flight-time-based mats (typically 1000 Hz) and high-speed video rates from smartphones (typically 240 fps). A validation study was carried out by comparing 215 jump heights from 43 active athletes, measured simultaneously with the audio-based system and with of a validated, commercial jump mat. The audio-based system produced nearly identical jump heights than the criterion with low and proportional systematic bias and random errors. The developed audio-based system is a trustworthy instrument for accurately measuring jump height that can be readily automated as an app to facilitate its use both in laboratories and in the field. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-326081486b0e43e4aee48c90e2b834d12022-12-22T04:24:08ZengMDPI AGSensors1424-82202019-06-011911254310.3390/s19112543s19112543Audio-Based System for Automatic Measurement of Jump Height in Sports ScienceBasilio Pueo0Jose J. Lopez1Jose M. Jimenez-Olmedo2University Institute for Computing Research, University of Alicante, 03690 Alicante, SpainITEAM Institute, Universitat Politecnica de Valencia, 46022 Valencia, SpainPhysical Education and Sport, University of Alicante, 03690 Alicante, SpainJump height tests are employed to measure the lower-limb muscle power of athletic and non-athletic populations. The most popular instruments for this purpose are jump mats and, more recently, smartphone apps, which compute jump height through manual annotation of video recordings to extract flight time. This study developed a non-invasive instrument that automatically extracts take-off and landing events from audio recordings of jump executions. An audio signal processing algorithm, specifically developed for this purpose, accurately detects and discriminates the landing and take-off events in real time and computes jump height accordingly. Its temporal resolution theoretically outperforms that of flight-time-based mats (typically 1000 Hz) and high-speed video rates from smartphones (typically 240 fps). A validation study was carried out by comparing 215 jump heights from 43 active athletes, measured simultaneously with the audio-based system and with of a validated, commercial jump mat. The audio-based system produced nearly identical jump heights than the criterion with low and proportional systematic bias and random errors. The developed audio-based system is a trustworthy instrument for accurately measuring jump height that can be readily automated as an app to facilitate its use both in laboratories and in the field.https://www.mdpi.com/1424-8220/19/11/2543jumpmeasurementaudiosportsvalidationinstrumentalgorithm |
| spellingShingle | Basilio Pueo Jose J. Lopez Jose M. Jimenez-Olmedo Audio-Based System for Automatic Measurement of Jump Height in Sports Science Sensors jump measurement audio sports validation instrument algorithm |
| title | Audio-Based System for Automatic Measurement of Jump Height in Sports Science |
| title_full | Audio-Based System for Automatic Measurement of Jump Height in Sports Science |
| title_fullStr | Audio-Based System for Automatic Measurement of Jump Height in Sports Science |
| title_full_unstemmed | Audio-Based System for Automatic Measurement of Jump Height in Sports Science |
| title_short | Audio-Based System for Automatic Measurement of Jump Height in Sports Science |
| title_sort | audio based system for automatic measurement of jump height in sports science |
| topic | jump measurement audio sports validation instrument algorithm |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/1424-8220/19/11/2543 |
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