Commercial vision sensors and AI-based pose estimation frameworks for markerless motion analysis in sports and exercises: a mini review

Kinematic and biomechanical analysis in monitoring human movement to assess athletes’ or patients’ motor control behaviors. Traditional motion capture systems provide high accuracy but are expensive and complex for the public. Recent advancements in markerless systems using videos captured with comm...

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Published in:	Frontiers in Physiology
Main Authors:	Saeid Edriss, Cristian Romagnoli, Lucio Caprioli, Vincenzo Bonaiuto, Elvira Padua, Giuseppe Annino
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Frontiers Media S.A. 2025-08-01
Subjects:	markerless motion capture vision sensors pose estimation human movement analysis sports biomechanics kinematic analysis
Online Access:	https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fphys.2025.1649330/full

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