The Design of a Robotic Arm to Measure Elbow Torque and Contact Pressures in an EVA Suit Arm. LJ Simms, DC Hall, BJ Dunbar, and RO Ambrose.

3dMD Customer Research, Human Factors | Anthropometric, Size & Fit | Wearable Tech | Apparel | Product Design

To evaluate the effect of individual arm anthropometrics on “performance”, a 3dMD photogrammetric scanner was used to capture a digital scan of a subject’s arm from the acromioclavicular joint to the tip of the distal phalanx of the third digit.

Putting Users First – AR Design for Wearability. D Carson.

3dMD Customer Research, Human Factors | Anthropometric, Size & Fit | Wearable Tech | Apparel | Product Design, VR|AR|XR, 3dMDhead, Augmented Reality, Product Design, Size & Fit

Within the global population we find many differences in the factors that drive fit & comfort in AR, which presents a substantial challenge to design. Danny will discuss several aspects of human anthropometry, along with the concepts of Fit Mapping and Fit Testing as they apply to designing wearable devices for a global audience.

Three-Dimensional Evaluation of Soft Tissues in Hyperdivergent Skeletal Class II Females in Guangdong. X Zhang, J Deng, Z Wen, Z Chen, L Gan, J Zheng.

3dMD Customer Research, Human Factors | Anthropometric, Medical, Normative Study, 3dMDface

To establish the three-dimensional facial soft tissue morphology of adolescent and adult females in the Guangdong ethnic group and to study the morphological characteristics of hyperdivergent skeletal class Ⅱ females in Guangdong compared with the characteristics of normal groups.

Beyond BMI for self-estimates of body size and shape: A new method for developing stimuli correctly calibrated for body composition. N Maalin, S Mohamed, RSS Kramer, et al.

3dMD Customer Research, Human Factors | Anthropometric, Psychology, Size & Fit | Wearable Tech | Apparel | Product Design, 3dMDbody, Anthropometric

A potential contributory factor to the rise in obesity is the failure of people to recognise weight gain. If we, or our health services, cannot accurately index body size, then the appropriate compensatory behaviours which might reduce weight will not be undertaken.

An exploratory study of bust measurements during running using 4D scanning technology. J Pei, L Griffin, SP Ashdown, J Fan, B Juhnke, C Curry.

3dMD Customer Research, Human Factors | Anthropometric, Size & Fit | Wearable Tech | Apparel | Product Design, 3dMDbody, Apparel

The purpose of this research was to introduce the use of 4D scanning technology to understand breast shape in motion. Twenty-six female participants who identified themselves as wearing Missy Size 18 were recruited for scanning. Three most common bust measurements were tracked in dynamic states and compared with the static state.

The detection of the upper boundary of breasts using 4D scanning technology. J Pei, L Griffin, SP Ashdown, J Fan.

3dMD Customer Research, Human Factors | Anthropometric, Normative Study, Size & Fit | Wearable Tech | Apparel | Product Design, 3dMDbody, 3dMDtorso System, 4D 3dMDbody System

One of the first studies that investigates the vertical displacement and the shape deformation of breasts during running using 4D scanning technology. Ultimately, the method and results can increase the understanding of breast kinematics, and benefit the product design of bras, especially for sports bras, and other products for women that require a close fit to the torso.