The Gaitprint: Identifying Individuals by Their Running Style

Autor: Christian Weich, Manfred M. Vieten
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2020
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Zdroj: Sensors, Vol 20, Iss 14, p 3810 (2020)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1424-8220
DOI: 10.3390/s20143810
Popis: Recognizing the characteristics of a well-developed running style is a central issue in athletic sub-disciplines. The development of portable micro-electro-mechanical-system (MEMS) sensors within the last decades has made it possible to accurately quantify movements. This paper introduces an analysis method, based on limit-cycle attractors, to identify subjects by their specific running style. The movement data of 30 athletes were collected over 20 min. in three running sessions to create an individual gaitprint. A recognition algorithm was applied to identify each single individual as compared to other participants. The analyses resulted in a detection rate of 99% with a false identification probability of 0.28%, which demonstrates a very sensitive method for the recognition of athletes based solely on their running style. Further, it can be seen that these differentiations can be described as individual modifications of a general running pattern inherent in all participants. These findings open new perspectives for the assessment of running style, motion in general, and a person’s identification, in, for example, the growing e-sports movement.
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