Human body simulation model, fitting device, fitting server and control method

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11602180-B2
Application number	US-202016986442-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Aug 6, 2020
Priority date	Aug 15, 2019
Publication date	Mar 14, 2023
Grant date	Mar 14, 2023

Abstract

The present disclosure discloses a human body simulation model, a fitting device, a fitting server, and a control method. The human body simulation model includes: a human body model; a photodeformable shaping garment; a plurality of excitation light sources; a plurality of elastic elements; and a first controller configured to control at least a part of the plurality of excitation light sources to emit light waves to the photodeformable shaping garment according to body shape parameters of a user received, so that the photodeformable shaping garment is deformed to simulate a body shape of the user.

First claim

We claim:

1. A human body simulation model, comprising:
a human body model;
a photodeformable shaping garment disposed on the human body model;
a plurality of excitation light sources distributed on the human body model, and configured to emit light waves to the photodeformable shaping garment;
a plurality of elastic elements distributed on a side of the human body model facing the photodeformable shaping garment, and configured to be adaptively deformed in response to pressure generated due to deformation of the photodeformable shaping garment to support the photodeformable shaping garment;
a first controller connected to the plurality of excitation light sources, and configured to receive body shape parameters of a user and control at least a part of the plurality of excitation light sources to emit light waves to the photodeformable shaping garment according to the body shape parameters of the user, so that the photodeformable shaping garment is deformed to simulate a body shape of the user;
a plurality of pressure sensors distributed on the photodeformable shaping garment, disposed on a side of the photodeformable shaping garment away from the human body model, and configured to sense pressure of try-on clothes worn on the human body simulation model onto the human body simulation model and output pressure signals;
a second controller configured to generate pressure information for display according to the pressure signals output by the plurality of pressure sensors;

a display panel connected to the first controller and the second controller, and configured to display the body shape parameters of the user under control of the first controller and display the pressure information under control of the second controller; and
a display panel connected to the first controller and the second controller, and configured to display the body shape parameters of the user under control of the first controller and display the pressure information under control of the second controller.

2. The human body simulation model according to claim 1 , wherein
the plurality of excitation light sources and the plurality of elastic elements are evenly distributed on predetermined parts of the human body model; and
the plurality of pressure sensors are evenly distributed in a predetermined area of the photodeformable shaping garment, wherein the predetermined area covers the predetermined parts of the human body model.

3. The human body simulation model according to claim 2 , wherein the predetermined parts comprise at least one of a chest, shoulders, a waist, or buttocks.

4. The human body simulation model according to claim 1 , wherein
a material of the photodeformable shaping garment is a liquid crystal polymer comprising azobenzene units.

5. The human body simulation model according to claim 1 , wherein
the photodeformable shaping garment has a thickness more than 0.1 mm and less than 2 mm.

6. The human body simulation model according to claim 1 , wherein
the elastic elements are compression springs.

7. The human body simulation model according to claim 1 , wherein
the excitation light sources are solid ultraviolet lasers, gas ultraviolet lasers or semiconductor laser diodes.

8. The human body simulation model according to claim 1 , wherein the body shape parameters of the user comprise at least one of a shoulders width, a chest circumference, a waist circumference, a buttocks circumference, a sleeve length, a pants length, or a crotch length of the user.

9. A fitting device, comprising:
a human body simulation model according to claim 1 ; and
a processor configured to receive body shape parameters of a user and transmit the body shape parameters of the user to the human body simulation model, so that a first controller of the human body simulation model controls at least a part of a plurality of excitation light sources to emit light waves to a photodeformable shaping garment according to the body shape parameters of the user, so that the photodeformable shaping garment is deformed to simulate a body shape of the user.

10. A control method of the human body simulation model according to claim 1 , comprising:
receiving, by a first controller of the human body simulation model, body shape parameters of a user and controlling at least a part of a plurality of excitation light sources to emit light waves to a photodeformable shaping garment according to the body shape parameters of the user; and
causing the photodeformable shaping garment of the human body simulation model to be deformed according to emitted light waves to simulate a body shape of the user, so as to simulate a try-on effect of try-on clothes worn on the human body simulation model.

11. The control method according to claim 10 , further comprising:
sensing, by a plurality of pressure sensors of the human body simulation model, pressure of the try-on clothes worn on the human body simulation model onto the human body simulation model and outputting pressure signals; and
generating, by a second controller of the human body simulation model, pressure information for display according to the pressure signals output by the plurality of pressure sensors.

12. A fitting server, comprising:
a memory having instructions stored therein; and
a processor configured to execute the instructions to receive body shape parameters of a user, select a human body simulation model matching the body shape parameters of the user from a plurality of human body simulation models according to the body shape parameters of the user, and transmit the body shape parameters of the user to a selected human body simulation model,
wherein the human body simulation model comprises:
a human body model;
a photodeformable shaping garment disposed on the human body model;
a plurality of excitation light sources distributed on the human body model, and configured to emit light waves to the photodeformable shaping garment;
a plurality of elastic elements distributed on a side of the human body model facing the photodeformable shaping garment, and configured to be adaptively deformed in response to pressure generated due to deformation of the photodeformable shaping garment to support the photodeformable shaping garment; and

a first controller connected to the plurality of excitation light sources, and configured to receive the body shape parameters of the user and control at least a part of the plurality of excitation light sources to emit light waves to the photodeformable shaping garment according to the body shape parameters of the user, so that the photodeformable shaping garment is deformed to simulate a body shape of the user;
a plurality of pressure sensors distributed on the photodeformable shaping garment, disposed on a side of the photodeformable shaping garment away from the human body model, and configured to sense pressure of try-on clothes worn on the human body simulation model onto the human body simulation model and output pressure signals;
a second controller configured to generate pressure information for display according to the pressure signals output by the plurality of pressure sensors;

a display panel connected to the first controller and the second controller, and configured to display the body shape parameters of the user under control of the first controller and display the pressure information under control of the second controller; and
a display panel connected to the first controller and the second controller, and configured to display the body shape parameters of the user under control of the first controller and display the pressure information under control of the second controller.

Assignees

• Hefei Boe Optoelectronics Tech
• Boe Technology Group Co Ltd

Inventors

• Wang Chuanyan
• Yu Kun

Classifications

• G01L5/0052

  measuring forces due to impact (G01L5/0061, G01L5/14 take precedence; impact testing of structures G01M7/08; impact testing of material G01N3/00) · CPC title

• G06Q30/0643 Primary

  graphically representing goods, e.g. 3D product representation · CPC title

• G01L5/0028

  Force sensors associated with force applying means (G01L5/0052, G01L5/0057, G01L5/0061 take precedence) · CPC title

• G01L5/00 Primary

  Apparatus for, or methods of, measuring force, work, mechanical power, or torque, specially adapted for specific purposes · CPC title

• G06T2219/2021

  Shape modification · CPC title