“…Another need for an accelerometer is in sports. In many contact sports, injuries (e.g., head injuries, concussions) often arise from physical contacts, such as in American football [ 9 ], rugby [ 10 , 11 ], ice hockey [ 12 , 13 ], basketball, soccer [ 14 , 15 ], judo [ 16 ], and many others. Today, MEMS-based sensors have been developed specifically for these sports [ 17 ], and are sold in the market [ 11 , 18 , 19 ].…”