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Photogrammetric prediction of girdle pressure

Sun-pui Ng, Winnie Yu and Yi Li

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A new method is proposed for indirect prediction of skin pressure induced by a tight-fit girdle, using in situ photogrammetric measurements in a close range. The 3D information of the markings on girdles being worn by seven woman subjects was acquired by five photographs captured from different horizontal angles. After digitizing the markings on the photographs, the body curvature and fabric strain at eight specific positions were calculated. From the result of the ANOVA test with repeated measures, both the body curvature and fabric strain were significantly different among subjects. Based on the materials' force–strain curves obtained from the Instron tensile test, the corresponding girdle pressure P was predictable by the local strain ε, fabric tension per unit length T and body curvature K. The predicted pressure values were verified by experimental measurements using novel pliance-x pressure sensors. The root-mean-squared error was 3.57 mmHg while an error of 4 mmHg was inherent in the current pressure measuring system. The correlation coefficients r (0.935) and r2 (0.873) indicated a significant linear relationship between the predicted and experimental pressure values (p < 0.001).


 
Corrections were made to this article on 20 and 21 November 2008. The corrected electronic version is identical to the print version. Specifically, corrections were made in equations (3) and (4) and the paragraph preceding equation (3).
PACS

87.80.-y Biophysical techniques (research methods)

07.07.Df Sensors (chemical, optical, electrical, movement, gas, etc.); remote sensing

07.68.+m Photography, photographic instruments; xerography

87.19.R- Mechanical and electrical properties of tissues and organs

Subjects

Instrumentation and measurement

Medical physics

Biological physics

Dates

Issue 1 (January 2009)

Received 5 March 2008, in final form 6 September 2008

Published 13 November 2008



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