InjuryDetector
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From foot sensor to dashboard

Our data platform correlates sensor data with scientifically validated movement patterns — the core of our intellectual property.

Data flow

The pipeline: capture → transfer → analyse → present

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1. Sensors

Two Inteli sensor modules per athlete capture position, acceleration and time. Complemented by BLE wearables and markerless camera motion analysis.

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2. Mobile API

Transfer via Bluetooth Low Energy to the smartphone. The app processes data on-device and transmits as soon as the athlete moves.

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3. Analytics backend

Data aggregation, staging and store: structured, semi- and unstructured data feed our data model and matching algorithm.

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4. BI dashboard

Results at a glance — via mobile app or web interface, leveled for athlete, coach and medical staff.

Tech-Stack

Our technology stack

Not a concept paper: these building blocks are implemented and in use in our sister projects — from computer vision to mobile to sensor infrastructure.

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Computer Vision & Machine Learning

Markerless motion and pose analysis in real time — on the server, in the browser and directly on the smartphone.

YOLO-PoseMediaPipe PoseGoogle ML KitOpenCV (3D / solvePnP)ONNX RuntimeOpenVINO
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Mobile apps

Native Android apps with on-device inference, 60 fps live overlays and offline capability — the smartphone as measuring instrument.

KotlinJetpack ComposeCoroutinesRoomCameraX / 60 fpsCapacitor PWA
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Sensors & edge

IMU wearables and BLE smartwatch integration, room bridges based on ESP32 and contactless WiFi sensing for fall detection — proven in patient monitoring.

IMU-SensorikBluetooth Low EnergyESP32 (ESP-IDF)WiFi-CSI-SensingOTA-Updates
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Backend & Dashboards

Offline-first data platform with REST APIs and role-based web dashboards — from a gym without internet to the cloud.

Python / FastAPISQLite (offline-first)PHP-BackendReact + ViteVueREST / JSON
Proven in practice

An ecosystem of three sister projects

InjuryDetector builds on technology developed and tested in three real projects:

🏀 Hoop Stats Pro

AI basketball analytics

Cooperative multi-agent pipeline for live game analysis: real-time pose biomechanics, shot detection, rule monitoring — server-side (FastAPI + YOLO) and 100% locally in the browser (ONNX).

⬆ JumpHight Pro

Jump analysis via smartphone

Android app turning a standard smartphone into a 3D motion sensor: OpenCV camera calibration (solvePnP), ML Kit pose tracking and velocity-based jump detection at 60 fps.

⌚ Patient monitoring

Fall & vitals detection

Offline-capable monitoring with BLE smartwatches, ESP32 room bridges and contactless WiFi sensing for fall detection — the technological basis for our "Sensors for Seniors" use case.

Current research

What is new: technology trends 2025/26

We track the scientific literature continuously and map it against our roadmap — here are the most relevant developments of the last few months.

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Markerless 3D analysis reaches clinical grade

Open-source systems such as OpenCap now reach clinically usable kinematic accuracy from smartphone video and have been used to validate ACL re-injury risk factors — confirming our approach of combining IMU data with camera-based motion analysis.

OpenCapBlazePose / MediaPipeOn-Device-Pose-ML
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ML models predict return-to-sport readiness

A recent meta-analysis reports a pooled accuracy of 0.92 for wearable-sensor-based machine learning models predicting return-to-sport readiness after lower-extremity injury — a strong external signal for the clinical value of our analysis approach.

Return-to-Sport-MLPooled accuracy 0.92
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Load estimation directly from wearable data

New deep learning models estimate Achilles tendon and patellofemoral joint forces from consumer wearable data and confirm that metrics such as ground reaction force and tibial shock are relevant predictors of overuse injury — exactly the kind of metrics our risk index is built on.

Deep LearningGround Reaction ForceTibial shock
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Smart textile insoles as complementary sensing

Low-cost textile capacitive sensors embedded in insoles, combined with deep learning, achieve over 99% accuracy in gait-phase recognition — a possible future addition alongside our IMU foot sensor modules.

Textile sensingDeep Learning
Sources: Scientific Reports (2026, OpenCap ACL validation); Frontiers in Sports and Active Living (2026, return-to-sport ML meta-analysis); Journal of Biomechanics / ScienceDirect (2026, joint force estimation); IEEE Sensors Journal, Vol. 26 (2026, textile insoles).
What we measure

The movement signature: robust KPIs, not gut feeling

Each of these metrics is documented in the scientific literature as sensitive to age-, load- and injury-related change. InjuryDetector captures them continuously and compares them against the personal baseline.

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Spatiotemporal

Gait speed, cadence, step and stride length, step time, double-support ratio, step width — the best-established base KPIs.

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Symmetry & variability

Left-right asymmetry and step-time variability react sensitively to injuries and fatigue — often before pain appears.

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Dynamics & trajectory

Turning metrics, weight transfer and the risk index over time make recovery and creeping overload visible.

The algorithm

Scientifically grounded movement pattern analysis

The starting point was a medical study with an ice hockey team: concussions were examined via MRI scans and movement analysis. Together with leading scientists we identified patterns — such as increased swaying and a wider distance between the feet — that indicate the severity of a concussion.

Matching algorithm

Correlation of multiple independent variables: sensor data is matched against key indicators and the knowledge database to detect and predict injuries.

Knowledge database

Every insight flows back into the database. With every user the algorithm gets more precise — the basis for prevention instead of mere reaction.

State machines

Movement phases are modelled as state machines — from jump apex to gait cycle. This makes detections explainable, testable and robust.

Trust & security

Health data deserves the highest protection

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Data security & offline-first

Data minimisation as a core principle: processing on-device or on local servers wherever possible, encrypted transfer, no sharing with third parties.

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Athletes own their data

The athlete decides who sees which data — from the personal dashboard to leveled sharing with coaches and medical staff.