Abstract
The use of 3D anthropometric data of children’s heads and faces has great potential in the development of protective gear and medical products that need to provide a close fit in order to function well. Given the lack of detailed data of this kind, the aim of this study is to map the size and shape variation of Dutch children’s heads and faces and investigate possible implications for the design of a ventilation mask. In this study, a dataset of heads and faces of 303 Dutch children aged six months to seven years consisting of traditional measurements and 3D scans were analysed. A principal component analysis (PCA) of facial measurements was performed to map the variation of the children’s face shapes. The first principal component describes the overall size, whilst the second principal component captures the more width related variation of the face. After establishing a homology between the 3D scanned face shapes, a second principal component analysis was done on the point coordinates, revealing the most prominent variations in 3D shape within the sample.
Highlights
Anthropometric information is commonly used in the design and evaluation of numerous applications such as workplaces, tools, clothing and wearables
Anthropometric information of the head and face is necessary to describe the variation in size and shape in order to develop a product that fits the user
Previous research has demonstrated the benefit of using 3D anthropometric data in order to understand the morphological variation of the head and face as well as in the improvement of product fit
Summary
Anthropometric information is commonly used in the design and evaluation of numerous applications such as workplaces, tools, clothing and wearables. Various researchers have studied the anthropometric variation of heads and faces based on 3D head scan data [5,6,7] in order to develop new sizing systems [8,9,10], in order to generate representative models [8,11,12,13] or to improve the fit of certain products [14,15,16,17]. This paper investigates possible implications for the design of the ventilation mask and discusses the applicability for designers of both PCAs. A survey was conducted in order to collect anthropometric data of children’s heads and faces [28,40]. A total of 302 Dutch children (128 females, 174 males) aged 6 months
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