{"title":"Simulation of thermal radiation image processing based on optical technology in volleyball sports evaluation system: An image thermal model analysis","authors":"YuLiang Zhang, TingTing Wang, Jing Yu","doi":"10.1016/j.tsep.2025.103402","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>As a high-intensity team sport, volleyball requires very high physical strength and skills of the athletes. Traditional evaluation methods often rely on the subjective judgment of coaches and simple physiological indicators measurement. The research plan is to develop a thermal radiation image processing method based on optical technology and apply it to the simulation of volleyball evaluation system. In this study, optical imaging technology is used to capture thermal radiation images of athletes in a non-contact way. These images are then analyzed through a series of image processing algorithms, including image enhancement, noise removal, edge detection, and feature extraction. In order to analyze the thermal radiation image more accurately, we construct an image thermal model, which is based on the principles of thermodynamics and optics, and can simulate and predict the thermal energy distribution of athletes in different motion states. The simulation system is used to simulate volleyball match and training scene, and the thermal radiation image processing method and image thermal model are applied to the system. The experimental results show that the thermal radiation image processing method in this paper can effectively separate the thermal radiation image of athletes from the complex background, and accurately extract the key features. The simulation results of the image thermal model are in good agreement with the actual measurement data, which can accurately reflect the heat energy distribution and consumption of athletes under different exercise intensities. The simulation system successfully simulates volleyball games and training scenarios, providing intuitive evaluation tools for coaches and sports science experts.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":23062,"journal":{"name":"Thermal Science and Engineering Progress","volume":"60 ","pages":"Article 103402"},"PeriodicalIF":5.1000,"publicationDate":"2025-02-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Thermal Science and Engineering Progress","FirstCategoryId":"5","ListUrlMain":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2451904925001921","RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q2","JCRName":"ENERGY & FUELS","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
As a high-intensity team sport, volleyball requires very high physical strength and skills of the athletes. Traditional evaluation methods often rely on the subjective judgment of coaches and simple physiological indicators measurement. The research plan is to develop a thermal radiation image processing method based on optical technology and apply it to the simulation of volleyball evaluation system. In this study, optical imaging technology is used to capture thermal radiation images of athletes in a non-contact way. These images are then analyzed through a series of image processing algorithms, including image enhancement, noise removal, edge detection, and feature extraction. In order to analyze the thermal radiation image more accurately, we construct an image thermal model, which is based on the principles of thermodynamics and optics, and can simulate and predict the thermal energy distribution of athletes in different motion states. The simulation system is used to simulate volleyball match and training scene, and the thermal radiation image processing method and image thermal model are applied to the system. The experimental results show that the thermal radiation image processing method in this paper can effectively separate the thermal radiation image of athletes from the complex background, and accurately extract the key features. The simulation results of the image thermal model are in good agreement with the actual measurement data, which can accurately reflect the heat energy distribution and consumption of athletes under different exercise intensities. The simulation system successfully simulates volleyball games and training scenarios, providing intuitive evaluation tools for coaches and sports science experts.
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Thermal Science and Engineering Progress (TSEP) publishes original, high-quality research articles that span activities ranging from fundamental scientific research and discussion of the more controversial thermodynamic theories, to developments in thermal engineering that are in many instances examples of the way scientists and engineers are addressing the challenges facing a growing population – smart cities and global warming – maximising thermodynamic efficiencies and minimising all heat losses. It is intended that these will be of current relevance and interest to industry, academia and other practitioners. It is evident that many specialised journals in thermal and, to some extent, in fluid disciplines tend to focus on topics that can be classified as fundamental in nature, or are ‘applied’ and near-market. Thermal Science and Engineering Progress will bridge the gap between these two areas, allowing authors to make an easy choice, should they or a journal editor feel that their papers are ‘out of scope’ when considering other journals. The range of topics covered by Thermal Science and Engineering Progress addresses the rapid rate of development being made in thermal transfer processes as they affect traditional fields, and important growth in the topical research areas of aerospace, thermal biological and medical systems, electronics and nano-technologies, renewable energy systems, food production (including agriculture), and the need to minimise man-made thermal impacts on climate change. Review articles on appropriate topics for TSEP are encouraged, although until TSEP is fully established, these will be limited in number. Before submitting such articles, please contact one of the Editors, or a member of the Editorial Advisory Board with an outline of your proposal and your expertise in the area of your review.