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http://dx.doi.org/10.5143/JESK.2014.33.4.299

New Breast Measurement Technique and Bra Sizing System Based on 3D Body Scan Data  

Oh, Seolyoung (Apparel Fashion Business, Hansung University)
Chun, Jongsuk (Department of Clothing & Textiles, Yonsei University)
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Journal of the Ergonomics Society of Korea / v.33, no.4, 2014 , pp. 299-311 More about this Journal
Abstract
Objective: The aim of this study was to develop a method for measuring breast size from three-dimensional (3D) body scan image data. Background: Previous bra studies established reference points by directly contacting the subject's naked skin to determine the boundary of the breast. But some subjects were uncomfortable with these types of measurements. This study examined noncontact methods of extracting breast reference points from 3D body scan data that were collected while subjects were wearing standardized soft bras. Method: 3D body scan data of 32 Korean women were analyzed. The subjects were selected from the Size Korea 2010 study. The breast landmarks were identified by graphic analyses of slicing contour lines on 3D body scan data. Results: Three methods determining bra cup size were compared. The M1 and M2 methods determined cup size by calculating the difference between bust girth and under-bust girth. The M3 method determined bra cup size by measuring breast arc length. Conclusion: The researchers proposed an anthropometric bra cup sizing system with the breast arc length (M3 method). It was measured from the geometrically defined landmarks on the 3D body scan slicing contour lines. The new bra cup size was highly correlated with breast depth. Application: The noncontact measuring method used in this study can be applied to the ergonomic studies measuring sensitive body parts.
Keywords
3D body scan; Bra; Sizing system; Breast arc length;
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