Authors:
Julia Richter
1
;
Raul Beltrán Beltrán
1
;
Guido Köstermeyer
2
and
Ulrich Heinkel
1
Affiliations:
1
Professorship Circuit and System Design, Chemnitz University of Technology, Reichenhainer Straße 70, Chemnitz, Germany
;
2
Department Sportwissenschaft und Sport, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Schlossplatz 4, 91054 Erlangen, Germany
Keyword(s):
Climbing Analysis, Human Motion Analysis, Motion Capture, Performance Evaluation, Computer Vision.
Abstract:
Bouldering and climbing motion analysis are increasingly attracting interest in scientific research. Although there is a number of studies dealing with climbing motion analysis, there is no comprehensive survey that exhaustively contemplates sensor technologies, approaches for motion capture and algorithms for the analysis of climbing motions. To promote further advances in this field of research, there is an urgent need to unite available information from different perspectives, such as from a sensory, analytical and application-specific point of view. Therefore, this survey conveys a general understanding of available technologies, algorithms and open questions in the field of climbing motion analysis. The survey is not only aimed at researchers with technical background, but also addresses sports scientists and emphasises the use and advantages of vision-based approaches for climbing motion analysis.