Title
DHM and Infrared thermography
Abstract
The future of Human development in this information age, requires the detailed understanding of humans and its representation in digital form. Anatomical and physiological digital Humans are being developed at different level of accuracy for specific applications. Among the different digital human models (DHM) anthropometry, surface modelling, and biomechanics have been researched and considered in product design. On the other hand, thermal model of human has been mainly considered in garment research, especially for extreme climate, and in medical field. Recent research indicate that thermography is a useful tool for product design and evaluation. With the availability of low-cost scanning and Infrared cameras, 3D digital human models with thermograms are being developed for product design and evaluation. Although much has been done in digital human modelling, lot more research and development are needed for accurate representation of human digitally for product design.
Bio
Currently, Prof. Ameersing Luximon is Professor of Practice at Georgia Tech Shenzhen Institute, Shenzhen, China, and Adjunct Associate Professor at Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, USA. He is also the President of the Hong Kong Ergonomics society (HKES) and Council member of the International Ergonomics Association (IEA) and Asian Council on Ergonomics and Design (ACED). Previously, Prof. Luximon worked as Associate Professor in The Hong Kong Polytechnic University. He is one of the inventors of i.Dummy, a robotic mannequin. He is the editor of the handbook of footwear design and manufacture (1st and 2nd Eds). He is active both academic and industry for more than 20 years. His research areas include Ergonomics and design, Digital Human modelling, Wearables, social Robots and Entrepreneurship.
Affiliation
· Georgia Tech Shenzhen Institute, Shenzhen, China
· Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia, USA.