THREE-DIMENSIONAL, DIGITIZED CAPTURING OF THE SHAPE OF BODIES AND BODY PARTS USING MECHANICALLY POSITIONED IMAGING SENSORS

摘要

The invention relates to a photogrammetric method and to a system for the three-dimensional digitization of bodies and body parts (25) which are clad in a marked, elastic cover (14) comprising high-contrast marks that can be photogrammetrically evaluated, and of which pictures are taken from different angles. At least one camera (22) is moved around the body using a simple, inexact guide. Overlapping photographs are taken from different positions in space, whereby these photographs capture both the body and a plurality of marks (10) on the support (12). Methods of photogrammetry and digitized image processing and pattern recognition supply exact space coordinates of the body to be digitized. An example of the use of the invention is the digitization of the foot/lower leg area for the selection or customization of anatomically fitting footwear, the digitization of the leg area for the manufacture or selection of fitting compression stockings.