JPH05223551A - Automatic measurement taking system - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To obtain the true image data by comparing the measured temperature data with the correcting data, and predicting and correcting the difference of the measured image data and tone true image data. CONSTITUTION:When an object H is measured by an infrared camera 3, the image data and the temperature data corresponding to each part of the image are obtained and written into a memory means 6. The stored data is read into a storing/operating means 1, so that the coordinates of the outline at each surface of the object H are extracted. The three-dimensional image data of the object H is synthesized from the image data of the outline, and the temperature data is synthesized therewith, thereby to form a thermograph. The correcting data stored in the magnetooptic disk drive 6 is read out to correct the temperature data for every coordinate. In consequence, the true image data is formed from the thermograph. The image data is output to an output means such as a display 2, a printer 9, a plotter 10 or the like, and supplied to the other terminal device 21 via communication control parts 11, 20.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a measuring system for accurately measuring the dimensions of various parts of a human body necessary for making clothes.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Made-to-order clothes are characterized in that they can flexibly adapt to the individual body shape of an orderer and have a high degree of freedom in selecting designs and materials. Analyzing the manufacturing process of this custom-made garment, it becomes design selection → measurement → cutting → temporary sewing and size adjustment → sewing → completion, and some of these work is done at the store and the other part is generally done in the workplace. Is.

[0003]

By the way, according to the above-mentioned process, it is possible to manufacture clothes in accordance with the demands of the orderer, but on the other hand, mass production is difficult, so that the cost tends to be high, and in addition, such as sewn seams. Because it involves a process
There was a disadvantage that it took a long time from ordering to completion. In addition, since the person who performs measurement and temporary sewing does not necessarily match the person who performs sewing, unless proper information is transmitted between the two, the orderer's intention will be sufficient even though it is made to order. Sometimes it was not reflected. further,
There is a problem in that the quality of work may vary depending on the skill of the person who performs measurement and basting. The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and an object of the present invention is to reliably transmit data necessary for creating clothes, and to quickly make a custom-made clothes in which the intention of the orderer is accurately reflected. It is to provide a measuring system that can be manufactured.

[0004]

In order to achieve such an object, the invention of claim 1 provides an image data measuring means for measuring image data of the appearance of an object to be measured, and temperature data on the surface of the object to be measured. Temperature data measuring means for measuring the image data corresponding to the coordinates of the image data, storage means for storing correction data, correction means for correcting the image data from the temperature data and correction data, and corrected image data And output means for outputting. According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the first aspect of the present invention, the storage unit includes a storage unit that stores correction data, and a control unit that controls reading of the correction data from the storage unit according to data supplied from the outside. It is configured as. According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the first or second aspect of the invention, the image data measuring means and the temperature data measuring means convert the infrared radiation amount from the same optical signal into an electric signal to obtain the image data and the temperature data. It is configured to output and. The invention of claim 4 relates to claim 1
In any one of 3 to 3, the measurement object is a person wearing clothes, and the correction data includes temperature transfer characteristics of clothes, infrared ray transmission characteristics of clothes, skin exposure status of the person, physical condition of the person, and measurement. It is made up of at least one piece of each atmosphere data. According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, in any one of the first to fourth aspects, the output unit is configured to output a part of the corrected image data as size data of a specific portion of the measurement target. .. According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, in the fourth or fifth aspect, the image data measuring unit, the temperature data measuring unit, the storing unit, the correcting unit, and the output unit are provided in a store, and the signal output from the output unit is the clothes. It is configured to be supplied to the supplier of. According to a seventh aspect of the present invention, image data measuring means for measuring image data of the appearance of the measuring object and temperature data measuring means for measuring temperature data of the surface of the measuring object in correspondence with the coordinates of the image data. A storage unit for storing correction data; a correction unit for correcting the image data from the temperature data and the correction data; and a part of the corrected image data as dimension data of a specific portion of the measurement object. The output means and the conversion means for converting the dimension data supplied from the output means into clothing dimension data. According to an eighth aspect of the present invention, in the seventh aspect, the image data measuring unit, the temperature data measuring unit, the storing unit, the correcting unit, and the output unit are provided in a store, and the converting unit is provided in a place other than the store. It has a different configuration.

[0005]

According to the first and second aspects of the present invention, the difference between the measured image data and the true image data can be estimated by comparing the measured temperature data with the correction data. The image data can be corrected by to obtain the true image data of the object to be measured.
In the invention of claim 3, the measurement can be performed by one or a plurality of cameras. According to the fourth aspect of the present invention, an accurate image of a true figure is obtained by measuring the data regarding the emission state of infrared rays from the surface of a person in a clothes state and correcting the data according to the heat conduction characteristics of the clothes. You can According to the invention of claim 5, the information necessary for determining the size of the clothing can be extracted based on the image data. In the invention of claim 6, by supplying the information determined based on the measurement in the store to the manufacturing factory, the manufacturing factory can quickly start the manufacturing. According to the invention of claim 7, by supplying the dimensions of each part of the human body to the conversion means, it is possible to obtain the data relating to the dimensions necessary for specifying the shape of the clothes determined for each design. According to the invention of claim 8, from the measurement data in the store, the manufacture of the clothes can be started as it is in a place other than that, for example, in a manufacturing factory.

[0006]

1 to 3 show an embodiment of the present invention. Reference numeral 1 is a storage operation means such as a personal computer. The storage / calculation means 1 has a CRT display 2 for displaying necessary information, an image data measuring means for converting the radiation amount of infrared rays emitted from the surface of the measuring object H into an electric signal, and an infrared camera 3 as temperature data measuring means. , Infrared camera monitor 4 that displays the image captured by the infrared camera 3 as it is, Numerical conversion box 5 (please replenish the function), necessary programs and correction data are stored, or measurement data is recorded. Magneto-optical disk device 6 as a storage medium, and a tablet 7 as an input means to the storage operation means 1.
A scanner 9, a display 9, a printer 9, and a plotter 10 that output necessary information are connected to the display 2. As a matter of course, a keyboard may be provided as the input means instead of the tablet 7. And the equipment of the above-mentioned numerals 1-10 is
It is installed in stores where measurements should be taken.

A communication control unit 11 is connected to the storage / calculation unit 1, and communication is performed through the communication control unit 11 by connecting to another terminal (described later) that constitutes a network. It has become. That is, the data output from the input / output control unit 11 is input to the input / output control unit 20 provided in a design office, a sewing factory, etc., and stored and operated as a terminal such as a personal computer provided in the installation place. It is adapted to be supplied to the means 21.

Next, referring to the flow chart of FIG. 2, the concrete constitution of the equipment constituting the above system will be explained together with its operation. Step 1 The memory regarding the measurement data in the memory computing means 1 is reset. Step 2 When the infrared camera 3 is pointed at the measuring object H and the measurement is started, the intensity of infrared rays emitted from the surface of the measuring object H is output as an electric signal. In this embodiment, the infrared radiation signal supplied from the infrared camera 3 is the image data of the measurement target H, and
It is also temperature data indicating the temperature corresponding to each part of the image. Step 3 The image capturing process of the above Step 2 is performed on the measuring object H from each direction, and the measured data is written in the storage means 6. Usually, it is performed from the three directions of the front surface, the back surface, and one side surface. Step 4 The data stored in the storage means 6 is read into the storage / calculation means 1, and a range in which infrared rays are emitted (a range in which infrared rays above a threshold value are emitted) and a range in which they are not (infrared rays below a threshold value) (The range in which only the radiation is emitted), the coordinates of the contour of the measuring object H on each surface are extracted. Normally, unless a heat source other than the measurement target H exists in the field of view of the infrared camera 3, the contour of the human body as the measurement target (the exposed portion such as the hand or face is the contour as it is, and is covered with clothes. The image data corresponding to the outline of the clothes is obtained. Step 5 These steps are repeated until the above steps 1 to 4 are executed without error and data is collected for the required surface.

Step 6 Three-dimensional image data of the measuring object H is synthesized from the image data of the contour obtained from each surface. The image referred to here corresponds to the contour of the human body in the clothes as shown by the solid line in FIG. Step 7 Combine the temperature data with the 3D image data combined in the previous step, obtain temperature data corresponding to each coordinate of the 3D image, and create a so-called thermograph in which the temperature of each seat is color-coded. .. Moreover, this thermograph is displayed on the CRT display 2 or the like as needed. Step 8 The correction data stored in the magneto-optical disk device 6 is read. Step 9 The temperature data for each coordinate is corrected by the read correction data, and image data corresponding to the contour of the naked human body is created from the thermograph obtained in the previous step. That is, the coordinates of the image data in the clothes state are corrected to the coordinates of the image in the case of being naked by the correction data. Step 10 These steps are repeated until the steps 6 to 9 are executed without error and necessary dimension data is collected.

Step 11 The body surface shape corresponding to the true outer shape of the object to be measured is output to a display device or the like and displayed. That is, from the image shown by the solid line of the measuring object H in FIG. 3, the image shown by the broken line is created inside and displayed. Step 12 Calculate the size of each point needed to determine the size of the garment. Further, in the obtained three-dimensional image data, the required dimension data is calculated by finding the distance between the required coordinates. The dimensional data referred to here include various dimensions such as shoulder width, bust, under bust, waist, hips, neck circumference, wrists, sleeve length, snow length, length, body length, skirt length, pants length, total length, inseam, etc. Say. Step 13 Waits for a data printout request. Step 14 Operate the printer to output the data. As the data output means, various methods such as a display device, a printer, and a plotter can be applied.

It should be noted that the image referred to here does not necessarily have to be the one corresponding to the whole body, and the corrected coordinates can be obtained only for the portion corresponding to the size (see FIG. 4) necessary for making clothes. It should be done.

In the above process, the process of calculating the contour of the human body covered by the temperature data of the clothes is as follows.
This is performed by correcting the clothing image for the following factors. I. Basic data of relative temperature distribution at each coordinate on the body surface. This basic data is stored in advance in the magneto-optical disk device 6 based on statistics or the like, and as an initial value, the body temperature of the day heard from the subject, or the actual measured value of the body surface temperature measured from the exposed portion. By inputting ,, it is used to estimate the absolute value of the body surface temperature of each part of the human body. B. Experiments were carried out beforehand on the difference in body surface temperature between the part covered with clothes and the exposed part, and the difference in body surface temperature between the part in close contact with clothes and the part separated from clothes. Basic data obtained and stored in the magneto-optical disk device 6. C. Data on the clothing itself worn by the person being measured This is basic data that affects the amount of infrared radiation, such as the material, color, and thickness of the clothing, and is entered by the measurer's judgment. In addition, when the person to be measured is wearing a plurality of clothes, the necessary correction is made by inputting that fact. D. Data on the individual differences and physical condition of the person being measured Whether you came to the store on foot or by car, whether it was cold or hot outside, or whether you were sweating. Data entered by the measurer's judgment regarding factors affecting body temperature such as the subject's sex, age, etc.). E. Data on measurement atmosphere Data on room temperature and humidity at the measuring location, and data on conditions such as outside temperature, humidity and wind power.

With respect to each of the above factors, necessary basic data is stored in the magneto-optical disk device 6 in advance, and the necessary basic data is read out according to conditions input from a computer keyboard or the like, and based on various measured values. By setting necessary initial values and correction values as necessary, image data or size data necessary for determining the size of clothes can be obtained from the measured temperature data and image data.

For example, even if the same temperature is measured on the surface of the pants, when wearing pants that fit the body or in areas where the body is in close contact, such as the hips or waist. , The difference between the measured temperature and the temperature of the body surface inside it is small, and it is measured when wearing loose pants or in an area where there is room for the body such as a shin. The difference between the ambient temperature and the temperature of the body surface inside it increases. Further, in a region where there is a slight margin for the body such as the thigh, there is an intermediate temperature difference between the hip and the shin. Therefore, when the temperature difference is large, the distance between the coordinates is greatly reduced by the difference between the reference body surface temperature data and the measured temperature data of each part, and when the temperature difference is small, the distance between the coordinates is reduced. By correcting the image data in the clothing state so as to reduce the distance to a relatively small amount, the true (naked) image data can be obtained, and from this image data, the dimensions of the necessary body part can be measured. .. In addition, the true dimensions can be obtained more precisely by performing the correction related to each item described above.

Image data obtained by the above processing,
Alternatively, the dimension data is output to the output means such as the display 2, the printer 9 and the plotter 10 at the measuring place, or is directly supplied to another terminal 21 via the communication control units 11 and 20. The other terminal 21 is, for example,
It is installed in a garment sewing factory or a design office, and by supplying dimensional data of the person to be measured to this, design work and sewing work can be started quickly. Further, if the other terminal 21 has a conversion formula for converting the measurement data into the size of the clothes in advance, the size data of the clothes itself can be obtained from the measurement data and the manufacturing can be immediately started. ..

Needless to say, the types of correction data are not limited to those described above. Further, it goes without saying that the location of the terminal and the radix are not limited to those in the embodiment.

[0017]

As is apparent from the above description, according to the present invention, by measuring the image data of the appearance of the measuring object and the temperature data corresponding to this image,
Even when the measurement is performed with the surface of the measurement object covered, it is possible to obtain an image of the true appearance of the measurement object and obtain data regarding the dimensions of the necessary portion. Further, if an infrared camera is used, the temperature data and the image data can be obtained at one time, and the dimension measurement can be easily performed. Further, when the image data is corrected, accurate data can be obtained by correcting the data according to the material of the clothes or the state of the specific object. Further, by collecting the dimensional data at the store and supplying the output to a supplier such as a garment factory away from the store, it is possible to speed up the production of custom-made clothes.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a system according to an embodiment.

2 is a flow chart of the system of FIG.

FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram of a measuring operation using the apparatus of FIG.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing names of dimensions of various parts of clothes.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 memory operation means (terminal) 2 display 3 infrared camera 6 magneto-optical disk device 7 tablet 9 printer 10 plotter 11 communication control section 21 memory operation means (terminal)

Claims (8)

[Claims] 1. An image data measuring means for measuring image data of the appearance of a measuring object, and a temperature data measuring means for measuring temperature data of a surface of the measuring object in correspondence with coordinates of the image data. An automatic measuring system comprising: storage means for storing correction data; correction means for correcting the image data from the temperature data and the correction data; and output means for outputting the corrected image data. 2. The storage means comprises a storage unit for storing correction data and a control unit for controlling the reading of the correction data from the storage unit according to the data supplied from the outside. 1 automatic measuring system. 3. The image data measuring means and the temperature data measuring means output image data and temperature data by converting the amount of infrared radiation emitted from the same optical signal into an electric signal. 1 or 2 automatic measuring system. 4. The measurement target is a person wearing clothes, and the correction data includes temperature transfer characteristics of clothes, infrared transmission characteristics of clothes, skin exposure status of the people, physical condition of the people,
The automatic measuring system according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the automatic measuring system comprises at least one piece of each data of a measurement atmosphere. 5. The automatic measurement according to claim 1, wherein the output unit outputs a part of the corrected image data as size data of a specific portion of the measurement object. system. 6. The image data measuring means, temperature data measuring means, storage means, correcting means, and output means are provided in a store, and the signal output from the output means is supplied to a clothing supplier. The automatic measuring system according to claim 4 or 5, characterized in that: 7. Image data measuring means for measuring image data of the appearance of a measuring object, temperature data measuring means for measuring temperature data of the surface of the measuring object in correspondence with the coordinates of the image data, A storage unit for storing correction data, a correction unit for correcting the image data from the temperature data and the correction data, and an output for outputting a part of the corrected image data as size data of a specific portion of the measurement object. An automatic measuring system comprising: a means and a converting means for converting the dimension data supplied from the output means into clothing dimension data. 8. The image data measuring means, temperature data measuring means, storage means, correcting means, and output means are provided in a store, and the converting means is provided in a place other than the store. Item 7 automatic measuring system.