Sport Biomechanics Applications Using Inertial, Force, and EMG Sensors: A Literature Overview

<table class="table-group sidewaystable" id="tab4"><tr><td><table class="table"><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="11"><hr/></td></tr><tr class="thead"><td class="align_left">Company</td><td class="align_center">Product name</td><td class="align_center">Technology</td><td class="align_center">Measuring range (kPa)</td><td class="align_center">Number of sensors (#)</td><td class="align_center">Sam. Freq (Hz)</td><td class="align_center">Recording time (h)</td><td class="align_center">Thickness (mm)</td><td class="align_center">Weight (g)</td><td class="align_center">Wireless</td><td class="align_center">Costs (€)</td></tr><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="11"><hr/></td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">3L Labs</td><td class="align_center">Footlogger</td><td class="align_center">—</td><td class="align_center">nk</td><td class="align_center">8</td><td class="align_center">500</td><td class="align_center">24</td><td class="align_center">3</td><td class="align_center">Unknown</td><td class="align_left"></td><td class="align_center">&lt;1000</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Moticon</td><td class="align_center">OpenGo</td><td class="align_center">Capacitive</td><td class="align_center">500</td><td class="align_center">16</td><td class="align_center">100</td><td class="align_center">0.5-16</td><td class="align_center">3.2</td><td class="align_center">116 (incl. battery)</td><td class="align_center">X</td><td class="align_center">1k-5k</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Novel</td><td class="align_center">Pedar X</td><td class="align_center">Capacitive</td><td class="align_center">600/1200</td><td class="align_center">99-256</td><td class="align_center">80-200</td><td class="align_center">4.5</td><td class="align_center">1.9</td><td class="align_center">400 (incl. data box)</td><td class="align_left"></td><td class="align_center">&gt;10k</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Orpyx</td><td class="align_center">Kinetyx</td><td class="align_center">Resistive</td><td class="align_center">nk</td><td class="align_center">37</td><td class="align_center">256</td><td class="align_center">12</td><td class="align_center">nk</td><td class="align_center">Unknown</td><td class="align_center">X</td><td class="align_center">1k-5k</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">SPI</td><td class="align_center">Tactilus HP</td><td class="align_center">Resistive</td><td class="align_center">200</td><td class="align_center">128</td><td class="align_center">300</td><td class="align_center">nk</td><td class="align_center">1.3</td><td class="align_center">Unknown</td><td class="align_left"></td><td class="align_center">5k-10k</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Tekscan</td><td class="align_center">F-scan</td><td class="align_center">Resistive</td><td class="align_center">517/862</td><td class="align_center">954</td><td class="align_center">500</td><td class="align_center">2</td><td class="align_center">0.4</td><td class="align_center">332 (incl. data box)</td><td class="align_left"></td><td class="align_center">&gt;10k</td></tr><tr class="table-tr"><td colspan="11"><hr class="tbody-hr"/></td></tr></table></td></tr><tr class="table-fn"><td><div>nk = unknown.<br/></div></td></tr></table>

<div>Variety of commercially available pressure insoles used in sport studies. Characteristics are based on data sheets provided by the manufacturers and via direct contact with the manufacturers where necessary.</div>

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Table 4: Sport Biomechanics Applications Using Inertial, Force, and EMG Sensors: A Literature Overview 