About Motion Measurement in Sports Based on Gyroscopes and Accelerometers—an Engineering Point of View

Inertial sensors are powerful motion measurement devices. They are well-known in vehicle guidance and enable a detailed capture of position, attitude, velocity, and acceleration. Due to modern technology, navigation systems based on these sensors became increasingly small, light, and inexpensive. So, they suggest themselves for motion analysis in sports as an arising application area. Considering the last decades, this paper outlines and discusses the introduction and typical usage of inertial and integrated navigation systems in sports and biomechanics respectively.