Skeleton Tracking for Sports Using LiDAR Depth Camera

Abstract: Skeletal tracking can be accomplished deploying human pose estimation strategies. Deep learning is shown to be the paramount approach in the realm where in collaboration with a ”light detection and ranging” depth camera the development of a markerless motion analysis software system seems to be feasible. The project utilizes a trained convolutional neural network in order to track humans doing sport activities and to provide feedback after biomechanical analysis. Implementations of four filtering methods are presented regarding movement’s nature, such as kalman filter, fixedinterval smoother, butterworth and moving average filter. The software seems to be practicable in the field evaluating videos at 30Hz, as it is demonstrated by indoor cycling and hammer throwing events. Nonstatic camera behaves quite well against a standstill and upright person while the mean absolute error is 8.32% and 6.46% referential to left and right knee angle, respectively. An impeccable system would benefit not only the sports domain but also the health industry as a whole.