Image-based 2-D non-contact human data measurement and its application to automotive seats

Abstract

Researchers have begun to pay greater attention to anthropometric measures as technology advances, and measurement technology has switched from contact to non-contact measurement, with non-contact measurement technology increasingly being used in the apparel industry. This paper analyzes, compares, and summarizes 2D non-contact measurement methods. The individual methods of image acquisition, contour recognition, feature point extraction, and dimension fitting for 2D non-contact measurement are introduced. The non-contact body dimension measurement based on computer vision is proposed and initially applied to the body dimension measurement of automotive seats.