This paper presents a generic-model based human-body modeling method which take the anatomical structure of the human body into account. The generic model contains anatomical structure of bones and muscles of the human body. For a given target skin mesh, the generic model can be scaled according to the skin, and then morphed to be fitted to the shape of the target skin mesh. After an anchoring ...

Visual tracking of human body movement is a key technology in a number of areas. In this paper we present a 2-D model-based method of human body tracking from a monocular video sequence. Morris & Rehg put forward a 2-D Scaled Prismatic Model (SPM) for figure registration which has far fewer singularity problems than 3-D models. Here we extend it in a 2-D cardboard human body model with addition...

Within society it appears that dissatisfaction with one’s body is seen as a female-exclusive problem. However, limited research on men and body dissatisfaction suggests that men do experience body dissatisfaction, and these rates are increasing over time. The present literature review seeks to tie together consistent themes seen within these studies, and proposes a model based on these connecti...

Motivated by existing models used for soft body simulation which are rather complex to implement, we present a novel technique which is based on simple laws of physics and gives high quality results in real-time. We base the implementation on simple thermodynamics laws and use the Clausius-Clapeyron state equation for pressure calculation. In addition, this provides us with a pressure force tha...

In this paper, an algorithm for dynamic rigid-body model is considered. To this end, we first develop an equivalent reformulation of the problem via the Fischer function. Based on this, we propose a new type of method for solving the problem, and the algorithm is shown to be globally convergent and quadratically convergent without nondegenerate assumption. Keywordsdynamic rigid-body model; line...

Many products interact with domains of the human body. In order to increase the comfort of use, designers should consider ergonomic factors when conceptualizing the shape. The objective of our research is to develop computer support for shape conceptualization for sitting supports by consideration of the body characteristics of a user group and the contact pressure distribution. The criteria fo...

We present a quantitative model for the biological evolution of species body masses within large groups of related species, e.g., terrestrial mammals, in which body mass M evolves according to branching (speciation), multiplicative diffusion, and an extinction probability that increases logarithmically with mass. We describe this evolution in terms of a convection-diffusion-reaction equation fo...

Ninety Red Sokoto bucks were used to assess the relationship between body, testicular and epididymal measurements in three age groups (group 1: 7-12 months; group 2: between 1 and 2 years and group 3: older than 2 years). The effect of age on body and testicular / epididymal measurements was analyzed. A predictive model was developed for each of the testicular / epididymal measurements using li...