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Table 2 Accuracy of the three-Kinect sensor based recognition of analysed human poses

From: Multiple Kinect based system to monitor and analyze key performance indicators of physical training

Pose picture

Pose title/average error

Best recognized segment and its error

Worst recognized segment and its error

Human skeleton visibility

Standing facing camera

10%

Right ankle–right hand (0.4%)

Left wrist–left hand (36%)

100%

Left arm recognized incorrectly. Right leg is not fully tracked

Standing sideways to the camera

12%

Spine mid–right shoulder (0.1%)

Mid hip–left hip (54%)

72%

Hands are disproportionate. Right shoulder recognized incorrectly

Squatting while holding legs

15%

Right ankle–right foot (1.5%)

Right ankle–right hand (44%)

68%

Legs recognized incorrectly. Fingers are disproportionate

Reaching toes standing

35%

Right hip–right knee (10.4%)

Spine mid–left shoulder (102%)

76%

Hands are in wrong position. Head and spine recognized incorrectly

Lying face down

17%

Right hip–right knee (1.4%)

Left wrist–left hand (70%)

68%

Proportions of body parts are correct, but positioning is not correct

Standing upside down

24%

Left hip–left knee (1.0%)

Neck–spine mid (71%)

Recognized as standing normally instead of upside down

Standing on one leg. Bending forward and holding another leg

21%

Neck–spine mid (0.4%)

Left wrist–left hand (133%)

88%

Hands are disproportionate

Laying legs up

31%

Right knee–right ankle (0.7%)

Spine mid–right shoulder (106%)

64%

Skeleton is completely warped: hands instead of feet. Other body parts are also in wrong places

Stretching

32%

Spine mid–right shoulder (1.4%)

Right ankle–right hand (62%)

88%

Body is not fully tracked–legs are tracked only above knees. Shoulder line is too high

Low start pose

25%

Neck–spine mid (2.9%)

Right ankle–right hand (63%)

80%

Legs are incorrect. Spine and neck are not accurately recognized

Sitting. legs straight

18%

Spine mid–right shoulder (1.4%)

Left wrist–left hand (53%)

96%

Body part lower than shoulders are tracked incorrectly (points are in incorrect positions)

Bending sideways

20%

Right hip–right knee (0.1%)

Spine mid–left shoulder (113%)

96%

Most of the points are misaligned with actual pose

Bend stretching while laying

21%

Spine mid–left shoulder (1.1%)

Left knee–left ankle (51%)

80%

Both legs and arms are tracked on arms