Next-Generation Custom-Fit Reusable Respiratory Protective Device with Continuous Fit Monitoring. S Park, Y Tian, M Bergman, Dr. Ziqing Zhuang, J Pollard, S Jayaraman.

As the first step in customizing the prototype, a set of 21 facial anthropometric landmarks and 15 dimensions was selected for the design. The faces of three members of the research team were scanned using a 3dMD digital scanning system. From these scans, algorithms were developed to create digital representations of the contours of the RPD frame.

NIOSH’s “Respirator Fit Evaluation” Challenge… A Phase 1 Winner. S Jayaraman, S Park.

Their innovation device is customized to the individual’s facial profile, continuously monitors the fit unobtrusively, and when there is a change in the fit during use, which could lead to a faceseal leakage, alerts the user through an App on the smartphone thereby ensuring the user’s safety.

From Healthcare to Training, Wearing, and Populating the Metaverse. C Lane, K Duncan.

How 3dMD provides an efficient image capture workflow tool for XR/VR/AR, Computer Vision, AI, Machine Learning, and Human Factors teams to personalize natural human actions, behaviors, gestures, nuances, etc. into digital media interpretation input that will persistently train, wear, and populate the metaverse.

Lumbar posture assessment with fabric strain sensors. LQ Vu, KH Kim, LJH Schulze, SL Rajulu.

Date: March 2020. Source: Computers in Biology and Medicine, Volume 118, 103624. Abstract: Astronauts are at risk for low back pain and injury during extravehicular activity because of the deconditioning of the lumbar region and biomechanical demands associated with wearing a spacesuit. To understand and mitigate injury risks, it is necessary to study the lumbar…