Abstract
This paper introduces a novel method for designing personalized orthopedic casts which are aware of thermal-comfort while satisfying mechanical requirements. Our pipeline starts from thermal images taken by an infrared camera, by which the distribution of thermal-comfort sensitivity is generated on the surface of a 3D scanned model. We formulate a hollowed Voronoi tessellation pattern to represent the covered region for a web-like cast design. The pattern is further optimized according to the thermal-comfort sensitivity calculated from thermal images. Working together with a thickness variation method, we generate a solid model for a personalized cast maximizing both thermal comfort and mechanical stiffness. To demonstrate the effectiveness of our approach, 3D printed models of personalized casts are tested on body parts of different individuals.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | UIST'17 |
Subtitle of host publication | Proceedings of the 30th Annual ACM Symposium on User Interface Software and Technology |
Place of Publication | New York |
Publisher | Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) |
Pages | 243-254 |
Number of pages | 12 |
ISBN (Print) | 978-1-4503-4981-9 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2017 |
Event | UIST'17: The 30th Annual ACM Symposium on User Interface Software and Technology - Québec City, Canada Duration: 22 Oct 2017 → 25 Oct 2017 |
Conference
Conference | UIST'17 |
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Country/Territory | Canada |
City | Québec City |
Period | 22/10/17 → 25/10/17 |
Keywords
- personalized cast
- thermal-comfort
- 3D printing
- pattern optimization
- structural analysis