Intelligent health and sport: An interplay between flexible sensors and basketball
Hongtao Zeng,
Yu He,
Ruolan Zhao,
Zhangcheng Li,
Wen Wang,
Maiping Yang,
Pan Li,
Guangming Tao,
Jingbo Sun,
Chong Hou
Affiliations
Hongtao Zeng
School of Physical Education, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430074, China
Yu He
School of Optical and Electronic Information, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430074, China
Ruolan Zhao
School of Optical and Electronic Information, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430074, China
Zhangcheng Li
School of Optical and Electronic Information, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430074, China
Wen Wang
School of Optical and Electronic Information, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430074, China
Maiping Yang
Wuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430074, China; Key Laboratory of Vascular Aging, Ministry of Education, Tongji Hospital Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430030, China; State Key Laboratory of Material Processing and Die & Mould Technology, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430074, China
Pan Li
Wuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430074, China; Key Laboratory of Vascular Aging, Ministry of Education, Tongji Hospital Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430030, China; State Key Laboratory of Material Processing and Die & Mould Technology, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430074, China
Guangming Tao
Wuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430074, China; Key Laboratory of Vascular Aging, Ministry of Education, Tongji Hospital Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430030, China; State Key Laboratory of Material Processing and Die & Mould Technology, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430074, China; Corresponding author
Jingbo Sun
School of Physical Education, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430074, China; Corresponding author
Chong Hou
School of Optical and Electronic Information, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430074, China; Wuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430074, China; Corresponding author
Summary: Basketball, as one of the most popular sports in the world, has millions of followers and massive economic value. Basketball evolves so fast that it requires teams with smarter strategies, better skills, and stronger players. However, the competition strategies and training methods in basketball are still experience-based, lacking precise data to drive for more efficient training and strategies. On the other hand, flexible sensors, as a new class of sensors, have been a hotspot for scientific research and widely applied in various fields. Due to their excellent characteristics of flexibility, wearing comfort, convenience, and response speed, integrating flexible sensors into basketball has the potential to greatly promote all aspects of the sport. This paper aims to bring more fusion between basketball and flexible sensors. In this perspective, we first perform a review of the history of sensing technologies in the basketball sport and discuss mechanisms of flexible sensors applied on basketball players. Then specific scenarios for flexible sensors applied in basketball were elaborated on in detail. Finally, we envision the potential applications of flexible sensors in basketball and present our views on future development directions. We hope this paper can depict how flexible sensing technology is integrated into basketball systems and point out the future development of basketball with the help of flexible sensors.
