Signal processing for valid score determination in amateur boxing

CSIRO has been collaborating with the Australian Institute of Sport (AIS) and Melbourne-based engineering companies to develop an automated scoring and performance analysis system for amateur boxing. The system comprises sensors built into boxing gloves, head guards and vests. The wearable components transmit data wirelessly to a computer for real-time ringside scoring. The introduction of an automated scoring system can only be justified if it outperforms the current system of judges. Determining a valid score automatically from a number of impact sensors and accelerometers embedded into vests, gloves and head guards requires novel data fusion and analysis. Techniques for combining the multiple wireless data streams and discriminating valid scoring hits from non-scoring hits, such as blocked hits, are presented and discussed.