Affiliations: Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada | Faculty of Kinesiology, University of Calgary,
Calgary, Alberta, Canada | School of Health and Human Performance, Dalhousie
University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
Note: [] Address for correspondence: L.E. Holt, PhD, School of Health and
Human Performance, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada B3H 3J5.
Tel.: +1 902 494 1151; Fax: +1 902 494 5120; E-mail: Larry.Holt@dal.ca
Abstract: The methods for measuring and evaluating human movement have
advanced rapidly over the past 2 decades. The use of smaller, lighter, more
powerful personal computers, digital video cameras and miniature, portable
accelerometers have allowed the health professional, engineer, sports coach and
scientist to very precisely record and quantify human movements on the sports
field, in the business office, industrial setting and in the home. Most human
motion analysis systems have evolved to meet the particular needs of the user.
One such system that has developed over the past ten years in the Sport Science
Laboratory at Dalhousie University is the Padlog series of accelerometer
systems. This paper will discuss the development the Padlog systems at
Dalhousie.
Keywords: Portable accelerometer, human performance, technology
