Research Article

Using Wearable Inertial Sensors to Estimate Kinematic Parameters and Variability in the Table Tennis Topspin Forehand Stroke

Table 1

Table tennis robot parameters.

Robot parameterValue

Rotation (direction of spin)Topspin
Speed (determines both speed and spin, where 0 is the minimum and 30 is the maximum)18
Left position (left most position to which the ball is delivered)4
Wing (robot’s head angle indicator)8.5
Frequency (time interval between balls thrown)1.4