Method for reconstructing a given climbing route

Abstract

The invention relates to a method for reconstructing and assembling a predetermined climbing route 20 on a climbing wall 10 with a plurality of holes for attaching climbing holds Gn to the climbing wall, comprising the following steps: a) Mounting a first climbing hold G1 at a first hole position n=1 according to the specified climbing route 20 by a fitter in the climbing wall 10; and b) Repeating step a) for all climbing holds G1... N of the climbing route at their respective hole positions n according to the climbing route 20. To facilitate the work of the installer, the inventive method provides that the installer is shown at least the hole positions n of the climbing route 20 to be reconstructed on the climbing wall 10 at the beginning of each assembly step by referring to a data model of the given climbing route in which the hole positions of the climbing holds Gn of the given climbing route are identified and stored with individual hole identifiers.

Description

[0001] The invention relates to a method for reproducing and mounting a predefined climbing route on a climbing wall with a plurality of holes for attaching climbing holds to the climbing wall. Furthermore, the invention relates to the use of a 2D or 3D data model of the predefined climbing route for its subsequent reconstruction according to the method according to the invention.

[0002] Preliminary remark: So-called remote sensing systems are known in the state of the art, such as those described and published in an article by M. Rutzinger, M. Bremer, R. Sailer, and J. Stötter entitled "Capturing spatial data in multiple dimensions - topographic LiDAR" at https: / / books.openedition.org, published by Innsbruck University Press. LiDAR stands for "Light Detection and Ranging" and describes an active remote sensing system that enables the capture of three-dimensional digital data that can represent any terrain topography. This system is already being used for the detection of 2D or 3D data models of building facades in urban areas and for their reconstruction. End of preliminary remark.

[0003] Climbing walls are not only found on rocks in nature, but also in urban areas in so-called climbing halls. Climbing walls offer climbing enthusiasts the opportunity to pursue their hobby in urban spaces. Climbing walls typically have a variety of holes in which climbing holds can be mounted. The climbing holds are often not arranged randomly on the climbing wall, but rather they describe a predetermined climbing route that has been previously developed with a planned level of difficulty in mind. The level of difficulty is represented by the distance between the individual climbing holds, their size and / or their angle of rotation and / or the topography of the climbing wall. A climbing route is particularly difficult if the climbing wall and the climbing route have overhangs.

[0004] To keep a climbing hall attractive to its customers, i.e., climbing enthusiasts, the climbing routes on the climbing walls are regularly changed. For this purpose, specialized technicians are commissioned to dismantle the climbing holds of an existing climbing route and then install the climbing holds on the climbing wall according to a new, previously conceived or developed climbing route. The development of a new climbing route and its installation on the climbing wall is very time-consuming and costly each time. Therefore, climbing hall operators are moving to storing climbing routes that have proven successful in the past and, after a certain period of time—i.e., after several other climbing routes have been installed in the meantime—reconstructing the proven routes. This is traditionally achieved through the method steps claimed in the preamble of patent claim 1, namely: a) Mounting a first climbing hold at a first hole position according to the specified climbing route by a fitter in the climbing wall, and b) Repeat step a) for all climbing holds of the climbing route at their respective hole positions specified according to the saved climbing route to be reconstructed.

[0005] Traditionally, not only the development of new climbing routes, but also the installation of climbing routes in the climbing wall is very laborious and time-consuming, because the installer in the climbing belt in the climbing wall only has handouts for installing the climbing holds at his disposal.

[0006] The invention is based on the object of further developing a known method and a known use of a 2D or 3D data model for reconstructing and assembling a given climbing route on a climbing wall in such a way that the work of an assembler in the climbing wall is simplified when reconstructing the climbing route.

[0007] This object is achieved by the method claimed in claim 1. The method according to the invention is characterized in that the hole positions on the climbing wall are displayed to the installer at the beginning of an assembly step and the use of a 2D or 3D data model of the specified climbing route is made, wherein the hole positions of the climbing holds of the specified climbing route are identified in the data model with individual hole identifiers and stored as a 2- or 3-dimensional point distribution in space with respect to a reference point or relative to one another.

[0008] The work of the installer, who typically hangs from a rope in front of the climbing wall during installation, is made considerably easier by the fact that the relevant hole positions in the climbing wall for the climbing route being reconstructed are clearly displayed. This display saves the installer, while hanging from the rope, the laborious task of searching for the correct hole positions for the climbing holds for the climbing route being reconstructed from the multitude of holes in the climbing wall.

[0009] According to a first embodiment of the method according to the invention, it is advantageous if, at the beginning of the installation of a new climbing hold, the installer on the climbing wall is shown not only the respective hole position, but also the climbing hold to be installed at that position in the form of a corresponding grip identifier that identifies the respective climbing hold. By displaying both the hole position and the grip identifier, the installer on the climbing wall is immediately shown where to install which climbing hold.

[0010] A climbing route is represented not only by specific hole positions on the climbing wall and the respective climbing holds, but also by the respective rotation angle position of the climbing holds at the hole positions. According to a second embodiment of the invention, the installer is therefore shown not only the hole position and the hold identifier, but also the respective rotation angle position at which a respective climbing hold is to be mounted at the respective hole position.

[0011] According to a further embodiment of the invention, the information, such as the hole position, the grip identifier, and / or the rotation angle position, is displayed to the climber on the climbing wall, for example, by projecting the at least one piece of information onto the climbing wall using a light beam, in particular a laser light beam, preferably in the vicinity of the respective hole position. Alternatively or additionally, the at least one piece of information can also be displayed by superimposing it on data glasses worn by the climber on the climbing wall.

[0012] The display of said information for the climber on the climbing wall is carried out using a 2D or 3D data model of the specified climbing route, in which said information is preferably stored with respect to a reference point or relative to each other. According to one embodiment of the method according to the invention, the data model for the specified climbing route can be created by executing the method steps according to dependent claim 5 and optionally also claim 6, if the climbing route is actually mounted on a climbing wall.

[0013] If the previously known climbing route is to be mounted or reconstructed on another climbing wall, it is recommended to first adapt the data model for the originally specified climbing route to the new climbing wall. This is usually necessary simply because the distribution of the holes for the climbing holds in the other climbing wall may not match the distribution in the original climbing wall.

[0014] As an alternative to optically capturing a pre-assembled climbing route to create the 2D or 3D data model, the data model can also be created for a newly planned climbing route without having to have it actually been implemented on a climbing wall. The climbing route, initially planned purely theoretically, is then referred to as a pre-defined climbing route within the scope of the present invention.

[0015] The climbing route data model specifically includes a 2- or 3-dimensional distribution of hole positions for a particular climbing route on a particular climbing wall. The term "hole position distribution" refers specifically to the respective spatial spacing of the holes for the holds of the climbing route relative to the reference point or relative to each other. The reference point is preferably a specific hole position from the multitude of hole positions for the climbing holds of a climbing route.

[0016] If the data model, as described, is created based on a planned and not yet realized climbing route, then according to the present invention, the climbing route, i.e., the distribution of the hole positions, the climbing holds, and / or the rotation angle positions, is also planned with regard to a planned difficulty level for the climbing route. The difficulty level is represented by the distance between the hole positions or the climbing holds, by the size and / or the rotation angle position of the climbing holds, and / or by the topography of the climbing wall. A particularly high degree of difficulty is achieved, for example, by overhangs in the climbing wall.

[0017] Finally, the above-mentioned object of the invention is achieved by using a 2D or 3D data model of a given climbing route for its subsequent reconstruction on the same, ie the original, or on another climbing wall.

[0018] The description is accompanied by three figures, where Fig. 1 optically capturing the predetermined climbing route mounted on a climbing wall to generate a 2D or 3D data model of the climbing route; Fig. 2 a new climbing wall not yet equipped with climbing holds; and Fig. 3 shows the display of various information for the reconstruction of the given climbing route for the fitter in a climbing wall.

[0019] The invention is described in detail below with reference to the figures mentioned in the form of exemplary embodiments. In all figures, identical technical elements are designated by identical reference numerals.

[0020] Fig. Figure 1 shows a climbing wall 10 with a plurality of holes for attaching climbing holds Gn with n=1... N with N from the set of natural numbers on the climbing wall. The climbing holds are not mounted randomly on the climbing wall, but along a predetermined climbing route 20, which is Fig. 1 is marked with a bold black line. The climbing holds Gn are positioned on the climbing wall not only at the specific hole positions of the climbing route, but also at an individual rotation angle position.

[0021] The present invention provides that this already pre-assembled and realized climbing route is recorded and stored in a 2- or 3-dimensional data model in order to be able to reconstruct it later on the same climbing wall 10 or on another climbing wall.

[0022] For this purpose, a sensor 40, e.g., in the form of a Light Detection and Ranging LiDAR, is positioned in front of the climbing wall. It serves for 2- or 3-dimensional optical detection of the climbing route 20 and for generating corresponding raw data representing the specified climbing route, preferably relative to a reference point R. This raw data is then evaluated with regard to the 2- or 3-dimensional spatial distribution of the hole positions n for the climbing holds Gn of the specified climbing route 20.

[0023] Alternatively or additionally, the raw data are also evaluated with regard to the climbing holds Gn provided at the respective hole positions and identified by an individual hold identifier. Similar climbing holds are each represented by a similar hold identifier.

[0024] Alternatively or additionally, the raw data is further evaluated with regard to the respective rotation angle positions of the climbing holds at their respective hole positions relative to a reference angular position, e.g., the horizontal. In addition, the detected rotation angle positions are represented by an assigned individual rotation angle position identifier. Finally, the method according to the invention provides that the thus obtained 2- or 3-dimensional distribution of the hole positions for the climbing holds in space, the hold identifiers related to the individual hole positions, and / or the rotation angle position identifiers αn of the climbing holds Gn at the individual hole positions are stored as the 2D or 3D data model.

[0025] The hole identifiers n, the hold identifiers Gn, and / or the angle of rotation position identifiers αn may already be recorded on the specified climbing route; in this case, they are typically already contained in the raw data optically recorded by the sensor 30 and can later be easily read from them. Alternatively, i.e., if these identifiers cannot already be recorded using the sensor 40, the raw data are evaluated with regard to the hole positions, the climbing holds, and their angle of rotation positions, and the respective identifiers are added to the hole positions obtained from the raw data.

[0026] If the specified climbing route 20 has not yet been realized on a climbing wall but is still in the planning stage, a 2D or 3D data model can still be created for this planned climbing route by performing the following steps: - Determining a 2- or 3-dimensional distribution of the hole positions n for the climbing holds Gn of the given climbing route 20 in space and preferably identifying the individual hole positions n by means of individual hole identifiers; - Determining the climbing holds Gn provided at the respective hole positions n and identifying the individual climbing holds by their respective hold code; - Determining the angle of rotation positions αn of the climbing holds at the respective hole positions n in relation to a reference angle position and identifying the angle of rotation positions by means of an individual angle of rotation position identifier; and - Storing the 2- or 3-dimensional distribution of the hole positions for the climbing holds in space, the hold identifiers related to the individual hole positions and / or the rotation angle position identifiers of the climbing holds at the individual hole positions in the data model.

[0027] According to the invention, an existing 2D or 3D data model for a given climbing route is used to reconstruct this given climbing route on the original climbing wall 10 or on another climbing wall. If the other climbing wall differs in terms of its topography or the distribution of its hole positions from the original climbing wall on which the given climbing route was realized or for which the given climbing route was planned, an adaptation of the data model to the conditions of the other or new climbing wall may be necessary before the reconstruction and installation of the climbing route on the other climbing wall. This adaptation can particularly relate to the 2- or 3-dimensional distribution of the hole positions, i.e. the respective distances between the holes in space with respect to a reference point or relative to one another.

[0028] The predetermined climbing route can then be reconstructed or reproduced on the original climbing wall 10 or on another climbing wall using the said and, if necessary, adapted data model according to the method according to the invention.

[0029] The 2D or 3D spatial distribution of the hole positions n for the climbing holds Gn of the given climbing route 20 stored in the 2D or 3D data model is preferably stored there relative to the reference point R. Alternatively, the hole positions can also be stored there relative to each other. Both alternatives apply regardless of whether the distribution of the hole positions was scanned using the sensor 30 or newly determined or planned.

[0030] Fig. Figure 2 shows the new, still virgin climbing wall 10, where the climbing route 20 is to be reconstructed. For this purpose, a projector 40 is set up in front of the climbing wall 10.

[0031] Fig. Figure 3 illustrates this reconstruction or reproduction. For this purpose, a technician, secured by a rope in front of the climbing wall 10, first installs a first climbing hold G1 at a first hole position n=1 corresponding to the specified climbing route in the climbing wall. The technician repeats this installation step for all climbing holds G1...N of the climbing route at their respective hole positions n, each with n=1...N, corresponding to the climbing route 20.

[0032] This work is made considerably easier for the installer according to the method according to the invention in that the projector 40 displays the hole positions n of the new climbing route 20 on or in the climbing wall 10 at the beginning of each assembly step, using the aforementioned 2D or 3D data model of the specified climbing route. In addition to the hole positions, the specific climbing holds Gn to be mounted at the respective hole positions n in the climbing wall 10 can also be displayed to the installer at the beginning of the assembly step in the form of a grip identifier, again using the data model in which the grip identifiers of the climbing holds of the climbing route are also stored, assigned to their respective positions.Again optionally, the rotation angle positions αn of the climbing holds Gn at the hole positions n can also be displayed to the installer in the climbing wall at the beginning of the assembly step, again by reference to the data model of the given climbing route, in which the rotation angle positions αn of the individual climbing holds Gn of the climbing route 20 at their respective hole positions n are also stored.

[0033] The information, such as the hole position n, the grip identifier Gn, and / or the rotation angle position αn, is displayed to the installer in the climbing wall 10 using a projection device 30 positioned in front of the climbing wall 10. With the aid of this projection device 30, a light beam containing at least one of the said pieces of information, particularly in the form of a laser light beam, is projected onto the climbing wall 10. Preferably, the projection is performed by the projector 40 in the vicinity of the respective hole position n on the climbing wall 10 or by displaying the information in data glasses worn by the installer during installation on the climbing wall. List of reference symbols 10 climbing wall 20 climbing routes 30 Projection device 40 Sensor, for example Leader n hole position, hole identifier with n=1... N Gn climbing hold at hole position n, hold identification αn Rotation angle position of the climbing hold Gn at the hole position n 2D two-dimensional 3D three-dimensional R Reference point

Claims

[1] Method for reconstructing and assembling a predetermined climbing route (20) on a climbing wall (10) having a plurality of holes for attaching climbing holds (Gn) to the climbing wall, comprising the following steps: a) mounting a first climbing hold (G1) at a first hole position (n=1) corresponding to the predetermined climbing route (20) by a fitter in the climbing wall (10); and b) Repeating step a) for all climbing holds (G1... N) of the climbing route at their respective hole positions (n) specified according to the climbing route (20); characterized bythat the hole positions (n) on the climbing wall are displayed to the fitter in the climbing wall (10) at the beginning of method step a) by reference to a 2D or 3D data model of the predetermined climbing route (20), wherein in the data model the hole positions of the climbing holds (Gn) of the predetermined climbing route (20) are identified with individual hole identifiers (n) and stored as a 2- or 3-dimensional point distribution in space. [2] Method according to claim 1, characterized by that the climbing holds (Gn) to be mounted at the respective hole positions (n) are displayed to the fitter in the climbing wall (10) at the beginning of method step a) in the form of a hold identifier (Gn) by reference to the 2D or 3D data model of the predetermined climbing route (20), wherein the hold identifiers of the climbing holds (Gn) of the climbing route are stored in the data model and assigned to their respective hole positions (n). [3] Method according to one of the preceding claims, characterized by that the rotation angle positions (αn) of the climbing holds (Gn) at the hole positions (n) are displayed to the fitter in the climbing wall at the beginning of method step a) by reference to the 2D or 3D data model of the given climbing route (20), wherein the rotation angle positions (αn) of the individual climbing holds (Gn) of the climbing route (20) at their respective hole positions (n) are stored in the data model. [4] Method according to one of the preceding claims, characterized bythat the display of the information, such as the hole position (n), the grip identification (Gn) and / or the rotation angle position (αn), for the fitter in the climbing wall (10) is carried out by projecting the at least one piece of information with the aid of a projection device (30) which emits a light beam containing the information, in particular a laser light beam, onto the climbing wall (10), preferably in the vicinity of the respective hole position (n), or by displaying the information in data glasses worn by the fitter in the climbing wall. [5] Method according to one of the preceding claims, characterized by , that the specified climbing route (20) has already been installed on the same or another climbing wall in the past; and that the 2D or 3D data model for the given climbing route (20) is created by performing the following steps: - 2D or 3D optical detection of the climbing route (20) specified on the climbing wall (10) with the aid of a sensor (40), e.g. with a Light Detection and Ranging LiDAR, to generate raw data representing the specified climbing route; and - evaluating the raw data with regard to the 2- or 3-dimensional distribution of the hole positions (n) for the climbing holds (Gn) of the given climbing route (20) in space and preferably identifying the individual hole positions (n) by means of individual hole identifiers; and / or - Evaluating the raw data with regard to the climbing holds (Gn) provided at the respective hole positions (n) and identifying the individual climbing holds by their respective hold identifier (Gn); and / or - evaluating the raw data with regard to the angle of rotation positions (αn) of the climbing holds (Gn) at the respective hole positions in relation to a reference angle position and identifying the angle of rotation positions (αn) by means of an individual angle of rotation position identifier (an); and - Storing the 2- or 3-dimensional distribution of the hole positions (n) for the climbing holds (Gn) in space, the hold identifiers (Gn) related to the individual hole positions (n) and / or the rotation angle position identifiers (αn) of the climbing holds at the individual hole positions as the 2D or 3D data model. [6] Method according to claim 5, characterized bythat the hole identifiers (n), the grip identifiers (Gn) and / or the rotation angle position identifiers (αn) are already recorded on the given climbing route (20) and are thus already contained in the optically recorded raw data; or are only determined after the optical recording of the given climbing route (20) by evaluating the raw data and are added to the hole positions obtained from the raw data. [7] Method according to one of claims 5 or 6, characterized by that the data model for the climbing route (20) specified for an original climbing wall (10) is adapted to another climbing wall before the climbing route is reconstructed and mounted on the other climbing wall. [8] Method according to one of claims 1 to 4, characterized by that the 2D or 3D data model for the given climbing route (20), if it is still in the planning stage, is created by performing the following steps: - Determining a 2- or 3-dimensional distribution of the hole positions for the climbing holds (Gn) of the given climbing route (20) in space and preferably identifying the individual hole positions (n) by means of individual hole identifiers; - Determining the climbing holds (Gn) provided at the respective hole positions (n) and identifying the individual climbing holds by their respective hold code; - Determining the angle of rotation positions of the climbing holds at the respective hole positions (n) in relation to a reference angle position and identifying the angle of rotation positions by means of an individual angle of rotation position identifier; and - Storing the 2- or 3-dimensional distribution of the hole positions for the climbing holds in space, the hold identifiers related to the individual hole positions and / or the rotation angle position identifiers of the climbing holds at the individual hole positions in the data model. [9] Method according to one of the preceding claims, characterized by that the 2- or 3-dimensional distribution of the hole positions (n) includes their respective distances in space with respect to the reference point (R) or relative to each other. [10] Method according to claim 8 or 9, characterized by that the distribution of the hole positions (n), the climbing holds (Gn) and / or the rotation angle positions (αn) is determined with regard to a planned degree of difficulty for the climbing route, wherein the degree of difficulty is represented by the distance between the hole positions (n) or the climbing holds (Gn), by the size and / or the rotation angle position (αn) of the climbing holds and / or the topography of the climbing wall (10), in particular if it has, for example, overhangs. [11] Method according to one of the preceding claims, characterized by that the reference point (R) is one of the hole positions (n) of the climbing route (20). [12] Use of a 2D or 3D data model of a given climbing route (20) which has already been installed on a climbing wall (10) in the past or has been newly planned, for the subsequent reconstruction of the given climbing route (20) on the same or on another climbing wall according to the method according to one of the preceding claims.

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