Maciej Zak Undergraduate Dissertation 2016/17

Weight training analysis using the Kinect

Supervised by S.Maddock

Abstract

Exercise is a great way for people to keep healthy and fit. Exercising with weights as part of a balanced fitness routine can be hugely advantageous, but also possibly dangerous if performed incorrectly. Many systems analysing the human movements have focused on classifying the movement itself, while few have concentrated on the quality of that movement. This project aims to develop a system which can record, analyse, and provide useful feedback about weight training using the Microsoft Kinect. Skeletal data of the human body will be analysed to give a qualitative assessment of a movement.