An exploration of machine‐learning estimation of ground reaction force from wearable sensor data

This study aimed to develop a wearable sensor system, using machine‐learning models, capable of accurately estimating peak ground reaction force (GRF) during ballet jumps in the field. Female dancers (n = 30) performed a series of bilateral and unilateral ballet jumps. Dancers wore six ActiGraph Lin...

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Main Authors: Hendry, Danica, Leadbetter, Ryan, McKee, Kristoffer, Hopper, L., Wild, Catherine, O’Sullivan, Peter, Straker, Leon, Campbell, Amity
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI 2020
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/82990
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author Hendry, Danica
Leadbetter, Ryan
McKee, Kristoffer
Hopper, L.
Wild, Catherine
O’Sullivan, Peter
Straker, Leon
Campbell, Amity
author_facet Hendry, Danica
Leadbetter, Ryan
McKee, Kristoffer
Hopper, L.
Wild, Catherine
O’Sullivan, Peter
Straker, Leon
Campbell, Amity
author_sort Hendry, Danica
building Curtin Institutional Repository
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description This study aimed to develop a wearable sensor system, using machine‐learning models, capable of accurately estimating peak ground reaction force (GRF) during ballet jumps in the field. Female dancers (n = 30) performed a series of bilateral and unilateral ballet jumps. Dancers wore six ActiGraph Link wearable sensors (100 Hz). Data were collected simultaneously from two AMTI force platforms and synchronised with the ActiGraph data. Due to sensor hardware malfunctions and synchronisation issues, a multistage approach to model development, using a reduced data set, was taken. Using data from the 14 dancers with complete multi‐sensor synchronised data, the best single sensor was determined. Subsequently, the best single sensor model was refined and validated using all available data for that sensor (23 dancers). Root mean square error (RMSE) in body weight (BW) and correlation coefficients (r) were used to assess the GRF profile, and Bland–Altman plots were used to assess model peak GRF accuracy. The model based on sacrum data was the most accurate single sensor model (unilateral landings: RMSE = 0.24 BW, r = 0.95; bilateral landings: RMSE = 0.21 BW, r = 0.98) with the refined model still showing good accuracy (unilateral: RMSE = 0.42 BW, r = 0.80; bilateral: RMSE = 0.39 BW, r = 0.92). Machine‐learning models applied to wearable sensor data can provide a field‐based system for GRF estimation during ballet jumps.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-829902021-04-13T00:55:04Z An exploration of machine‐learning estimation of ground reaction force from wearable sensor data Hendry, Danica Leadbetter, Ryan McKee, Kristoffer Hopper, L. Wild, Catherine O’Sullivan, Peter Straker, Leon Campbell, Amity Science & Technology Physical Sciences Technology Chemistry, Analytical Engineering, Electrical & Electronic Instruments & Instrumentation Chemistry Engineering machine learning inertial sensor ballet ground reaction force LANDING BIOMECHANICS DANCERS MICROSENSORS KINEMATICS FATIGUE EVENTS This study aimed to develop a wearable sensor system, using machine‐learning models, capable of accurately estimating peak ground reaction force (GRF) during ballet jumps in the field. Female dancers (n = 30) performed a series of bilateral and unilateral ballet jumps. Dancers wore six ActiGraph Link wearable sensors (100 Hz). Data were collected simultaneously from two AMTI force platforms and synchronised with the ActiGraph data. Due to sensor hardware malfunctions and synchronisation issues, a multistage approach to model development, using a reduced data set, was taken. Using data from the 14 dancers with complete multi‐sensor synchronised data, the best single sensor was determined. Subsequently, the best single sensor model was refined and validated using all available data for that sensor (23 dancers). Root mean square error (RMSE) in body weight (BW) and correlation coefficients (r) were used to assess the GRF profile, and Bland–Altman plots were used to assess model peak GRF accuracy. The model based on sacrum data was the most accurate single sensor model (unilateral landings: RMSE = 0.24 BW, r = 0.95; bilateral landings: RMSE = 0.21 BW, r = 0.98) with the refined model still showing good accuracy (unilateral: RMSE = 0.42 BW, r = 0.80; bilateral: RMSE = 0.39 BW, r = 0.92). Machine‐learning models applied to wearable sensor data can provide a field‐based system for GRF estimation during ballet jumps. 2020 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/82990 10.3390/s20030740 English http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ MDPI fulltext
spellingShingle Science & Technology
Physical Sciences
Technology
Chemistry, Analytical
Engineering, Electrical & Electronic
Instruments & Instrumentation
Chemistry
Engineering
machine learning
inertial sensor
ballet
ground reaction force
LANDING BIOMECHANICS
DANCERS
MICROSENSORS
KINEMATICS
FATIGUE
EVENTS
Hendry, Danica
Leadbetter, Ryan
McKee, Kristoffer
Hopper, L.
Wild, Catherine
O’Sullivan, Peter
Straker, Leon
Campbell, Amity
An exploration of machine‐learning estimation of ground reaction force from wearable sensor data
title An exploration of machine‐learning estimation of ground reaction force from wearable sensor data
title_full An exploration of machine‐learning estimation of ground reaction force from wearable sensor data
title_fullStr An exploration of machine‐learning estimation of ground reaction force from wearable sensor data
title_full_unstemmed An exploration of machine‐learning estimation of ground reaction force from wearable sensor data
title_short An exploration of machine‐learning estimation of ground reaction force from wearable sensor data
title_sort exploration of machine‐learning estimation of ground reaction force from wearable sensor data
topic Science & Technology
Physical Sciences
Technology
Chemistry, Analytical
Engineering, Electrical & Electronic
Instruments & Instrumentation
Chemistry
Engineering
machine learning
inertial sensor
ballet
ground reaction force
LANDING BIOMECHANICS
DANCERS
MICROSENSORS
KINEMATICS
FATIGUE
EVENTS
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/82990