Automatic generation of partially homogenized FEM human body models based on 3D body scan data

Abstract

The design of any functional clothing requires elastic human body models. The detailed FEM models as for instance THUMS (Total Human Model for Safety) (Toyota THUMS Webpage) for car crash simulations are unnecessary accurate, computational intensive and not practicable for clothing and other product development processes. For correct simulation of the mechanical interaction a full-scale FEM Models of the humans with enough suitable accuracy and complexity, but at efficient computation and often in specific poses are required. This works presents the development steps and current state of an algorithm for automatic solid FEM mesh generator for human bodies, based on high speed 3D (4D) scan data.