3D Body Scanning in Valencia

IEEE celebrates an international event about 3D body scanning in Valencia.

• Phase 2 of ‘Comparative Analysis of measurement methods of 3D body scanning’ was held in Spain in October 2019.
• This study was hosted by Instituto de Biomecánica (IBV)

The Instituto de Biomecánica (IBV) in Spain hosted the second phase of the ‘Comparative Analysis of measurement methods of 3D body scanning’. This is the second step of a larger study, headed by IEEE IC-3DBP, an industry workgroup of the world’s largest professional organization dedicated to advancing technology for humanity. This IEEE workgroup was set up to standardize 3D body processing tools.

This event took place at the laboratories of IBV in Spain, an activity sponsored by the American companies Gneiss Concept and Kalypso and by the Spanish technical clothing manufacturer Lurbel.

The global study consists of gathering anthropometric data on living humans using different technologies, namely traditional anthropometric methods (past), 3D scanners (present) and smartphone apps (future). Phase 1 of this study took place in Portland, Oregon (USA) in November 2018.  Phase 2 compared the efficacy of different methods and technologies to extract anthropometric data.

Thus, two different full-body scanning booths were analyzed and four different mobile body scanning apps participated in the study. Also two experts in traditional anthropometric methods, with expertise in the clothing and sports sciences, participated in the study. 27 professionals from 8 countries and 14 companies participated in an analysis where a total of 72 subjects (50% men and 50% women) were measured.

The main objectives of the study were to:

• assess the reliability and compatibility of body measurements extracted from these different measuring stations,
• release examples of the outcome datasets obtained from them, and
• create data resources for the IEEE 3DPB initiative for developing and testing 3D quality metrics.

About IEEE IC-3DBP

IEEE Industry Connections (IC) – 3D Body Processing (3DBP) program is a global industry group that works to develop standards for 3D scanning, modelling and visualization technology.

The motivations and goals of this program are to bring together diverse stakeholders from across technology, retail, research and standards development to build thought leadership around 3D body processing technology standards in areas such as 3D capture, processing, storage, sharing and (augmented) representation.

About IBV

The Instituto de Biomecánica (IBV) is a research centre that studies the behaviour of the human body and its interaction with products, environments and services. IBV provides consulting services and technological tools for the development and evaluation of innovative products.

The Anthropometry Research Group of IBV generates anthropometric and morphometric criteria based on the analysis of metrics and human shapes, which are essential for the design, evaluation, placement of products and services that people use.

These criteria are generated from a selection of scientific, technological and methodological aspects applied on specific sectors of the population segmented by age, sex, race or habits.

More information: https://antropometria.ibv.org/en/anthropometric-analysis/