Test for assessing the vertical posture of athletes using the Kinect sensor

Abstract

The paper presents a series of tests based on the Kinect sensor that provides information about the deviation of the body from the standard vertical position. The paper describes the protocol for conducting the experiment and collecting data using the Kinect sensor as well as the data acquisition software. A computer program was tailor made for data acquisition using C# as programming language. The paper presents also the new system developed for analyzing the kinematics of the human body. The result allows emphasizing the differences between the normal vertical position and the abnormalities shown by the participants in the experiment It is possible to provide an instrument to physicians, which can be used to develop diagnosis and to correct them through specific exercises.