Researchers from Loughborough University and the University of Manchester have written a free algorithm that can be used with any scanning machine. Th

Breakthrough in 3D scanning means results are 4500% more accurate | Loughborough University

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2021-06-30 21:00:09

Researchers from Loughborough University and the University of Manchester have written a free algorithm that can be used with any scanning machine.

The new code, called Gryphon, is a simple data processing tool that identifies errors in the scan measurements and removes them.

A new paper published in the journal Ergonomics shows how the team took 121 measurements from 97 participants using the Gryphon code and compared them to the current industry-standard data processing method.

They found that the average margin of error for current 3D scanning machines is around 13.8cm when data is captured non-consecutively.

However, once the Gryphon code had been used alongside capturing data consecutively, the figure fell to 0.3cm… a 4500% improvement in precision.

Lead author Dr Chris Parker, of Loughborough School of Design and Creative Art, said: “When 3D body scanners measure people, the measurements can be so different from what you would take with a tape measure that the results cannot be easily used”.