The new 4D4ALL lab is a 4D body scanner of the 3D human body shape in high precision adding a 4th dimension, the time. The resulting settings of 4D body scanner is unique in Europe and (to the best of our knowledge) the world and constitutes the core of CHAT, a 4D center of expertise with the aim to use dynamical models of the human body with a proven expertise in addressing digital human modelling for personalized and precision health and medicine.
The 4D4ALL lab provides automatic markless 3D acquisition of body shape in movement and artefact-free watertight mesh reconstruction with anatomical point-to-point correspondence interframe. An ultra-fast system with a spatial and temporal resolution up to 179 fps. The device can be easily synchronized with other biomechanical equipment by means of synchro signal.
The 4D4ALL lab can be used for exploring research in different domains and application but not limited as:
- Personalised physiotherapeutic treatment strategies
- Product development for wearables and 3D printing, i.e. performance wear (sportswear, workwear)
- Anthropometry and biomechanics for medical and ergonomic applications
- Quantitative insight in human anatomical variation of healthy and pathological populations
- Prevention, detection and biomonitoring of melanoma and breast-cancer including personalised breast-reconstitution after mastectomy and lumpectomy
- Monitoring of lymphedema
- Computational neuroscience and neuromechanical research
- Optimizing kinetic product-human units in wind-tunnel experiments to model aerodynamics for improved sport performance
- Quantification of facial motions for speech-language pathologies
- Simulating the effect of treatments in osteo-arthritis and clinical surgery of lower limbs
Four reasons to choose 4D4ALL scan lab:
- We leverage expertise in digital human modelling and simulation with an interdisciplinary approach in STEM composed by clinicians and engineers to research, develop and measuring in 4D biomechanics and ergonomics.
- We target Technology and Healthcare for a patient-centered approach targeting to Precision and personalized medicine.
- With an extensive network of industrial and academics partners (regional, national, and international), 4D4ALL lab brings an interdisciplinary approach addressed to respond to academics and industrial challenges fostering innovation and knowledge transfer.
- In doing so, we have a unique laboratory able to scan dynamically (in 4D) the full body shape of human body in few seconds with accuracy of less than 1mm at 178 fps. And in this ecosystem, we can synchronize different devices as force and pressure plates, IMUs sensors, thermos-cameras, VR tools and exoskeletons.
4D4ALL lab is looking for new partners, collaborations and in general opportunities. If you are interested or curious about it, please contact us!