Human body description format

Abstract

In this paper, the format for the visual description of the human body is presented. The structural data entry of body parameters is considered as relevant due to gaps in this area, as confirmed by several standardization authorities. Research introduced in this paper fills this void through the proposal of the Human Body Description Format, or for short, HBDF. The principal goal is to present a universal technique for parameters entry, processing and storage. Two principal methods for extraction are considered, namely, ISO-based measurements and the traditional tailoring approach. The latter is covered mainly for long term tradition, while the main focus is put on the first type of measurements. The sample set of parameters was selected based on the analysis of both approaches for extraction. This format is designed to utilize XML dialect to store the extracted data. A weighted pseudograph is used for the representation of ISO-based measurements, allowing for further development of the HBDF matrix, being the adjacency matrix of all the parameters. Several other methods for processing the data are proposed such as compressing the matrix, creating a distance matrix, calculating distances, etc. The format was experimentally verified by a set of tests using the prototype measurement device and proves to be valid in terms of research focus.