The loughborough anthropometric shadow scanner (LASS)

There has been interest in the use of drawing frames and other devices to record the size and shape of the human body since Albrecht Dürer's Vier Bücher von Manschlicher Proportion was published in 1528. Until recently, however, the methods used have been slow and laborious, mostly involving so...

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Published in:Endeavour (New series) 1989, Vol.13 (4), p.162-168
Main Authors: Jones, Peter R.M., West, Gordon M., Harris, David H., Read, Jeff B.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Anatomy & physiology
Anthropology
Anthropometry - instrumentation
Biology
Female
History of science and technology
Humans
Image Processing, Computer-Assisted
Instruments
Life sciences
Mastectomy - rehabilitation
Palaeontology
evolution
genetics
Photogrammetry - methods
Weights & measures
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Summary:There has been interest in the use of drawing frames and other devices to record the size and shape of the human body since Albrecht Dürer's Vier Bücher von Manschlicher Proportion was published in 1528. Until recently, however, the methods used have been slow and laborious, mostly involving some degree of physical contact. This article describes a fully automated system which is capable of making such measurements quickly, accurately, and comprehensively.
ISSN:0160-9327
1873-1929
DOI:10.1016/S0160-9327(89)80004-3