Microsoft Kinect as a Tool to Support Training in Professional Sports: Augmented Reality Application to Tachi-Waza Techniques in Judo

Abstract

This paper presents an augmented reality (AR) trainer system based on the Microsoft Kinect to help improve performance when training high-precision techniques in judo. We focus on tachi-waza (standing techniques) in judo, however, other disciplines can be supported too, as well as rehabilitation of patients after injuries. The proposed AR system incorporates the 2nd-generation Kinect sensor, a large-format TFT display, and our own in-house developed software written in C#.