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This study classifies potential archers from a set of bio-mechanical indicators trained via different Support Vector Machine (SVM) models. 50 youth archers drawn from a number of archery programmes completed a one end archery shooting score test. Bio-mechanical evaluation of postural sway, bow movement, muscles activation of flexor and extensor as well as static balance were recorded. k-means clustering technique was used to cluster the archers based on the indicators tested. Fine, medium and coarse radial basis function kernel-based SVM models were trained based on the measured indicators. The five-fold cross-validation technique was utilised in the present investigation. It was shown from the present study, that the employment of SVM is able to assist coaches in identifying potential athletes in the sport of archery.
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Taha, Z., Musa, R.M., Abdul Majeed, A.P.P., Abdullah, M.R., Abdullah, M.A., Hassan, M.H.A. (2018). The Application of Support Vector Machine in Classifying Potential Archers Using Bio-mechanical Indicators. In: Hassan, M. (eds) Intelligent Manufacturing & Mechatronics. Lecture Notes in Mechanical Engineering. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-8788-2_34
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