Human head 3D dimensions measurement for the design of helmets

  • Fenfei Guo*
  • , Lijing Wang
  • , Dayong Dong
  • *Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

With the helmet systems becoming increasingly complex, head 3D dimensions are needed for the higher precision, but the traditional anthropometry could not meet the design accuracy. In this paper, a non-contact method of head 3D dimensions measurement was presented to improve the design accuracy of helmets. The boundary 3D coordinate data of head slice was extracted from DICOM images based on the MRI technology. The mathematical model of head slice was described through 2D and 3D coordinate systems. Then we adopted the Fourier transform to fit the boundary of slice and obtained a parameter model with a series of Fourier coefficients. The standard headforms was constructed based on the characteristic slices and nine standard headforms were divided by Head Breadth-length Index and Head Height-length Index in order to preserve analogous facial characteristics. The head 3D data measured by this approach had been applied to the design of helmets.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationDigital Human Modeling - Second International Conference, ICDHM 2009 - Held as Part of HCI International 2009, Proceedings
Pages624-631
Number of pages8
DOIs
StatePublished - 2009
Event2nd International Conference on Digital Human Modeling, ICDHM 2009. Held as Part of HCI International 2009 - San Diego, CA, United States
Duration: 19 Jul 200924 Jul 2009

Publication series

NameLecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)
Volume5620 LNCS
ISSN (Print)0302-9743
ISSN (Electronic)1611-3349

Conference

Conference2nd International Conference on Digital Human Modeling, ICDHM 2009. Held as Part of HCI International 2009
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CitySan Diego, CA
Period19/07/0924/07/09

Keywords

  • 3D
  • Boundary
  • Head
  • Slice
  • Standard headform

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