Wearable and Integrated Sensors for Sport and Rehabilitation Applications II

Dear Colleagues,

Recent developments in miniature sensors have led to their integration into a range of everyday devices, such as smartphones and smart watches; into simple wearable devices such as wristbands; and into professional wearable sensor devices and smart equipment used in sports and physical rehabilitation.

Sensors integrated into wearable devices and smart equipment offer new insights into the actions and movements of the human body and represent an important advancement in measuring and quantifying them. For example, they measure or detect kinematic parameters that were previously not available or provide precise measurements of parameters that are not observable with the naked eye.

In order to achieve the maximal benefit, the acquired sensor signals and data should be processed and analyzed appropriately and in a timely manner. A wide range of options is available, from the on-board real-time calculation of basic parameters inside the wearable sensor device or smart equipment to deep-learning methods implemented on powerful computing platforms. The processing and analysis results can range from simple event counting and statistics to complex intelligent systems that give advice to professionals (coaches and therapists) or provide real-time feedback to users (athletes and patients).

Owing to the success of the first volume, we have worked to create this second one. This Special Issue intends to gather high-quality, state-of-the-art research papers and up-to-date reviews that address challenging topics related to the use of wearable and integrated sensors in sports and physical rehabilitation. We request original papers featuring unpublished and completed research that are not currently under review by any other journal. Topics of interest include but are not limited to the following:

• Sensors and sensor devices in sport and rehabilitation;
• Wearable devices and smart equipment in sport and rehabilitation;
• Sensor systems and applications in sport and rehabilitation;
• Feedback systems and applications in sport and rehabilitation;
• Advanced sensor signal processing and data analysis methods in sport and rehabilitation;
• Communication technologies for sensor systems and smart equipment;
• Movement and activity recognition;
• Systems, applications, and methods for providing biofeedback in sport and rehabilitation.

If you have any suggestions that you would like to discuss in advance, please do not hesitate to contact us. We look forward to your participation and welcome you to submit a paper to this Special Issue.

Dr. Anton Kos
Prof. Dr. Sašo Tomažič
Dr. Anton Umek
Guest Editors

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