The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) has developed an intelligent 3D human modeling system by integrating computer graphic and vision technology to simplify and enhance the process of shopping well-fitting clothes online.
The system digitally accurately reconstructs the shape and size of a person from two full body photographs within 5-10 seconds.
Developed by Tracy P.Y. Mok, associate professor from PolyU’s Institute of Textiles and Clothing and PhD graduate Zhu Shuaiyin, the innovation allows a customised model in arbitrary dynamic poses to be created automatically within 5-10 seconds, according to a press release from Zhu’s start-up TOZI.
The system can reconstruct the 3D shape and extract over 50 size measurements of different parts of a person, including the girth of bust, waist, hip, thigh, knee, calf and neck, as well as arm length, shoulder slope accurately.
The discrepancies in tight-fitting and loose-fitting clothing are less than 1cm and 2cm respectively, which are precise enough to fulfill the specific requirements of the clothing industry for fashion applications and comparable to body scans.