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Hsin Hung Tu1, Victor Ei Wen Lo2, Chien Wei Liu3
1Department of Industrial Engineering and Management, Hsiuping University of Science and Technology, Taiwan.
Abstract:
The purpose of this study was to develop a body volume (BV) estimation equation for male laborers in Taiwan with body weight (W) and stature height (H) as initial estimators. A three-dimensional (3D) body scanner and a 3D foot scanner were used to measure the 3D range data of 100 male laborers in this study. Subjects' BV was extracted from the 3D body model, and H and W were used as independent variables in regression analysis. The results show that the final BV estimation equation is BV = 1122.927 × W0.972, with R2 = 0.949. Thirty extra male subjects were scanned to compare this BV estimation equation with those in previous studies. The results show that this BV estimation equation had the smallest absolute mean difference at 1.1458 L and the smallest standard error of the estimate at 2.48% in comparison.
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