Full-body movement pattern recognition in climbing*

SEIFERT, Ludovic, DOVGALECS, Vladislavs, BOULANGER, Jérémie, ORTH, Dominic, HÉRAULT, Romain and DAVIDS, Keith (2015). Full-body movement pattern recognition in climbing*. Sports Technology, 7 (3-4), 166-173.

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Link to published version:: https://doi.org/10.1080/19346182.2014.968250

Abstract

The aim of this study was to propose a method for full-body movement pattern recognition in climbing, by computing the 3D unitary vector of the four limbs and pelvis during performance. One climber with an intermediate skill level traversed two easy routes of similar rates of difficulty (5c difficulty on French scale), 10m in height under top-rope conditions. The first route was simply designed to allow horizontal edge-hold grasping, while the second route was designed with more complexity to allow both horizontal and vertical edge-hold grasping. Five inertial measurement units (IMUs) were attached to the pelvis, both feet and forearms to analyse the 3D unitary vector of each limb and pelvis. Cluster analysis was performed to detect the number of clusters that emerged from coordination of the four limbs and pelvis during climbing performance. Analysis revealed 22 clusters with 11 clusters unique across the two routes. Six clusters were unique to the simple hold design route and five clusters emerged only in the complex hold design route. We conclude that clustering supported identification of full-body orientations during traversal, representing a level of analysis that can provide useful information for performance monitoring in climbing.

Item Type: Article
Research Institute, Centre or Group - Does NOT include content added after October 2018: Centre for Sports Engineering Research
Identification Number: https://doi.org/10.1080/19346182.2014.968250
Page Range: 166-173
Depositing User: Margaret Boot
Date Deposited: 12 Aug 2016 13:04
Last Modified: 18 Mar 2021 18:07
URI: https://shura.shu.ac.uk/id/eprint/12956

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