IMU-based Agility Quantification
Chika Eke
MS Candidate, Mechanical Engineering
Abstract: Human agility is typically defined as the ability to rapidly change velocity or direction in response to a stimulus. While it has been hypothesized that agility is related to speed, balance, and strength, the results of experiments investigating these relationships are inconclusive. A common experimental limitation is the use of completion time as the agility metric, which does not indicate which factors contribute to or limit an individual’s agility. In this study, biomechanical metrics obtained from IMUs are proposed to increase understanding of what it means to be agile, with the objective of applying this information to athletic, clinical, and military agility training.