Research Article

Using Wearable Inertial Sensors to Estimate Kinematic Parameters and Variability in the Table Tennis Topspin Forehand Stroke

Table 5

Values of angles at joints in chosen events during topspin forehand of particular players (1-7)—means, standard deviations (SD), variations (V), and coefficients of variation (CV).

VariableReady positionBackswingContactForward
ShFElFWrERKnFLKnFShFElFWrERKnFLKnFShFElFWrERKnFLKnFShFElFWrERKnFLKnF

1Mean (deg)10.862.282.244.742.136.175.86.074.865.834.956.788.571.759.682.1108.540.266.957.6
SD (deg)11.611.933.916.613.232.76.243.23.46.915.826.139.930.827.624.219.674.310.99.3
V135.1141.21148.4276.5173.61067.238.61862.911.348.3251.1681.11593.4947.4759.6586.3383.75521.9118.986.5
CV (%)147.719.049.133.428.1138.38.4185.94.510.755.755.454.854.355.332.318.4308.316.916.5

2Mean (deg)18.580.340.059.540.20.658.131.670.671.617.261.062.164.370.470.272.2-8.450.561.8
SD (deg)19.63.610.13.87.330.519.223.77.26.022.621.516.02.74.136.72.711.54.75.2
V386.012.6103.014.253.1930.5370.3563.852.035.6509.8463.6255.57.316.71344.67.4132.521.927.0
CV (%)144.64.423.16.417.7931.535.0488.010.48.4181.541.524.14.25.848.53.8131.39.08.4

3Mean (deg)17.268.833.938.150.011.567.540.447.957.7-1.443.95.942.461.375.9104.511.958.647.8
SD (deg)3.57.68.14.54.72.42.48.33.65.13.422.24.421.229.52.38.96.65.77.7
V12.257.165.520.022.25.65.768.912.626.411.6493.919.6450.0871.65.278.943.932.658.5
CV (%)20.811.124.211.39.319.23.519.17.68.9147.066.478.066.665.73.08.348.59.815.7

4Mean (deg)14.667.3-1.548.136.112.813.923.448.650.019.118.624.245.643.087.860.912.152.237.0
SD (deg)6.017.72.710.06.47.67.03.016.76.76.07.26.817.312.93.93.56.116.84.9
V35.4311.67.1100.640.457.849.48.9277.945.236.452.345.7297.8165.715.212.037.6281.623.9
CV (%)41.827.8214.522.516.659.347.913.037.813.432.740.530.444.931.04.45.752.636.812.7

5Mean (deg)21.161.879.546.140.46.048.330.349.855.210.362.354.949.550.5107.1113.8-48.356.657.5
SD (deg)3.54.96.33.97.63.86.26.33.25.14.64.44.83.16.52.44.47.74.34.7
V12.023.640.115.657.814.538.840.310.325.821.219.723.19.742.85.919.059.618.222.6
CV (%)16.97.97.98.520.060.713.121.16.59.246.17.18.86.312.72.33.815.27.58.18

6Mean (deg)0.860.6102.739.338.722.329.026.845.544.127.235.388.948.952.9135.271.8-27.752.249.7
SD (deg)2.63.48.75.03.52.94.03.53.13.72.55.26.25.13.437.64.720.26.44.6
V6.511.875.425.412.28.216.412.19.813.76.326.938.325.811.61412.722.5408.141.421.3
CV (%)356.65.68.713.19.312.413.812.67.08.29.114.17.010.66.330.76.683.012.69.3

7Mean (deg)22.173.8-6.526.733.2-14.234.711.236.366.62.638.011.635.265.994.788.012.829.636.0
SD (deg)9.74.65.26.24.64.65.65.81.13.13.45.94.81.42.64.65.06.93.43.7
V94.420.827.538.420.721.330.933.21.29.811.434.323.21.86.621.025.347.511.414.0
CV (%)43.76.776.322.913.835.115.148.43.04.7121.214.742.03.93.94.85.857.311.310.4

ShF: shoulder flexion; ElF: elbow flexion; WrE: wrist extension; RKnF: right knee flexion; LKnF: left knee flexion; Average variability; Small variability; not marked CV: high and very high variability.