A Virtual Sports System for Skill Training

Abstract

Dynamic characteristics of human upper extremities are usually modeled with mechanical impedance. Although many studies have been reported on the human impedance characteristics, there is no such a report in which the human impedance is utilized for skill training and rehabilitation. As the first step to develop a training method based on human impedance characteristics, this paper proposes a virtual sports training system using a virtual reality technique in order to measure human movements during sports. From experiments, differences of movements between skilled and unskilled subjects are analyzed.