Development and Validation of an Automated Headboard Device for Measurement of Three-Dimensional Coordinates of the Head and Face

摘要

The measurement of three-dimensional (3-D) coordinates of the surface of the human body finds its justification in the applicability of such anthropometric information to the design of personal protective items for the head and face where good fit is critical. In the future, anthropologists and engineers will utilize remote imaging devices, such as lasers, video cameras, and holographic systems, to collect great quantities of 3-D shape information very rapidly. The measurement accuracy of such devices as well as the statistical means for analyzing large-sample data are still under investigation, however. For the present, we must be satisfied with 3-D information on a relatively low number of body landmark locations, particularly when measured on large samples under field survey conditions. The area of the body for which the collection of 3-D information in a major anthropometric survey seems most warranted is the head and face. Anthropometry, Protective equipment, Head, Eyes. (JES)