3D Body Scanning in a Mirror Cabinet

Abstract. Body scanners offer significant potential for use in many applications like clothing industry, orthopedy, surgery, healthcare, monument conservation, art, as well as film- and computer game industry. In order to avoid distortions due to body movements (e.g. breathing or balance control), it is necessary to scan the entire surface in one pass within a few seconds. Most body scanners commercially available nowadays require several scans to obtain all sides, or they consist of several sensors making them unnecessarily expensive. We propose a new body scanning system, which is able to fully scan a person's body or an object from three sides at the same time. By taking advantage of two mirrors, we only require a single grayscale camera and at least one standard line laser, making the system far more affordable than previously possible. Our experimental results prove efficiency and usability of the proposed setup.

• Type: Conference
• Year: 2008
• Where: DAGM
• Authors: Sven Molkenstruck, Simon Winkelbach, Friedrich M. Wahl
• Keywords: Body Scanners, Body Scanning System, DAGM 2008, Image Processing, Most Body Scanners