We conduct research to study the complex problems of clothing design and fit, and investigate how digital data can shape the future of fashion design, manufacturing, and consumption. We collaborate with academic departments, companies, entrepreneurs, and artists on projects related to body-garment relations. For more information, please contact us.
Lab research areas include:
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- 3D Virtual prototyping and virtual fit analysis
- 3D body scanning and analyzing scans for improved product development
- Body shape and size extractions from anthropometric databases
- Mass-customization
- Digital fabric drape
- AR an VR applications in fashion
The Cornell Digital Fashion and Body Scan Research Lab is located in the College of Human Ecology. It houses a Human Solutions Vitus XXL full body scanner that uses eight cameras and four eye-safe lasers to capture about 300,000 data points for each scan in 12 seconds, a Human Solutions head scanner with higher resolution and smaller scan volume, and an Occipital 3D Structure sensor. The lab has access to anthropometric databases such as CAESAR, ANSUR II, and SizeUSA to analyze population body sizes and shapes for developing better-fitting products that are worn on a body. Software programs our lab uses to measure body scan avatars and develop virtual prototypes for static and dynamic product testing include Geomagic, Blender, MeshLab, Vidya, Optitex 2D/3D PDS, CLO3D, FreeCAD, and Adobe Creative Cloud.