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title: How the University of Derby is climbing to new heights.
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# PUSHING CLIMBING TO NEW HEIGHTS WITH MOTION CAPTURE

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## University of Derby offers cutting-edge facilities, expert teaching, and research-led programs designed to enhance athletic performance, health, and well-being

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## THE CHALLENGE

### It is difficult to analyze biomechanics over time across different types of climbers, limiting comparative data as a resource. Training has been based on 2D video analysis for athletes to watch their movements.

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## THE SOLUTION

### Using Vicon motion capture and portable IMUs, Derby can get detailed kinematics about climbers' performance trends between different levels of athletes.

### “The beauty of Vicon is the ability to translate research into practice. It’s an amazing tool to help us really understand climbing movement from a scientific point of view, and then actually translate that understanding into practice.”

## James Mitchell, Program Leader for BSc Performance Analysis and Coaching Science

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## SET UP

### 12 Vicon Vantage Cameras, Vicon Nexus, Blue Trident IMUs, and forces plates

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