Abstract:

In this paper, the authors present their work on building a comprehensive human model using the Visible Human Dataset (VHD) for the European project CHARM (Comprehensive Human Animation Resource Model). In contrast to the unstructured and static data provided by the VHD, the CHARM project aims at providing a structured and dynamic model of the human body. Such model includes modeling of the geometry of important organs, their inter-relationships, and their mechanical behavior. Though their present work is concentrated on the modeling of the left upper limb, the methodology and tools can be applied to the modeling of any other part or the whole body. The authors also outline the benefits as well as the difficulties encountered using the VHD, in their case the Visible Male Dataset.