Rigging and Re-posing a Human Model from Standing to Cycling Configuration

Conference paper (2019)

Authors

V.R. Garimella Universiteit Antwerpen
koen Beyers VoxDale
T. Huysmans Applied Ergonomics and Design - IDE
S Verwulgen Universiteit Antwerpen
Research Group
Applied Ergonomics and Design (IDE) (TU Delft)
Modelling 3D Cycling Aerodynamics Computational fluid dynamics Scanning Rigging
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Published Date

2019

Language

English

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Faculty

Industrial Design Engineering

Department

Human-Centered Design

Research Group

Applied Ergonomics and Design

Abstract

In this paper, we visualize and quantify the differences between two three-dimensional (3D) surfaces. A human participant was scanned in standing and cycling poses using a 3D scanner. We rigged the standing scan and re-posed them to a cycling pose. The two scans were then inspected for the differences in the various segments of the body. The objective of this paper is to demonstrate the potential of using a simple rigging method (Linear Blend Skinning) to re-pose a scan from one configuration to a pose of choice. This forms the first step of an innovative and accurate method to visualize human beings in any pose desired by a designer, engineer, or sports analyst. Applications of this method could be in the fields of fashion, ergonomics, and professional athlete services such as aerodynamic drag force analysis using computational fluid dynamics (CFD).