DIGITISED SENSING PROCESS AND ARRANGEMENT FOR THE THREE-DIMENSIONAL SHAPE IN SPACE OF BODIES OR BODY PARTS

摘要

A digitised sensing process is disclosed for the three-dimensional shape in space of bodies or body parts, in particular human body parts or members, and allows prostheses or adapted body parts to be produced in a largely automatic manner. The body or body part is covered with a thin, tightly fitting, preferably elastic covering with a contrast-rich pattern, and images of the body or body part are taken by several cameras that work together in the manner of stereo cameras with overlapping image areas. The image signals supplied by the cameras are digitised and transmitted to a computer that calculates the digitised data of the three-dimensional shape by automatic allocation of the corresponding patterns in the recorded images.