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Research paper : Technologies for the design and retail service of well-fitting eyeglass frames (M. Mochimaru, et al.)−45−Synthesiology - English edition Vol.1 No.1 (2008) and a low-cost head shape measurement system. When this recommendation system is operated in retail shops, providers can store the information on face shape and product selection from the log of the recommended system. Such information can form the foundation for “Mass Customization”. From the customers’ point of view, recommendation technologies for both size and style induce investment in more expensive products. Such interaction between providers and customers creates a new solution for universal design, “Only For Your body” for “Anybody”.Storing body data through retail businesses using the developed system may lead to the formation of intellectual infra-structure. Databases of human body shape have been collected and stored by institutes that have special equipment and skills based on government funding. The data has been obtained cross-sectionally in specific locations over short periods of time. The Research Institute of Human Engineering for Quality Life (HQL) measured 34,000 Japanese during 1992-1994, and they measured other 8,000 Japanese during 2004-2006. In North America, 4,000 people were measured in CAESAR project in the last decade. In contrast, longitudinal human body data can be stored at distributed retail shops by the developed system. History of body shapes for an individual can be stored in many locations around the world. Large amounts of human body data can be stored on a daily basis. This would allow social intellectual infra-structure. It is also expected that the funding resources to create this infra-structure would shift from governmental to nongovernmental sources. Stored human body data without personal information could then be used for size variation design (Section 3.2) and measurement technology (Section 3.3). Relationships between body shape and buying history could also be utilized for creating new Kansei models. In the future, a practical system for retail shops may be developed with the collaborating company, and the system could be applied to an actual retail shop.References[1][2][3][4][5]M. Kouchi, M. Mochimaru, H. Nogawa and S. Ujihashi: Morphological fit of running shoes, Perception and Physical Measurements, the 7th Symposium on Footwear Biomechanics, 38-39 (2005).M. Mochimaru and M. Kouchi: Jintai o hakaru-sunpo・keijo・undo (Measurement of Man: Size, Shape and Motion), Tokyo Denki University Press (2006) (in Japanese).M. Mochimaru, M. Kouchi, and T. Oya: Jintai keijo no kosoku・kakure nashi keisoku sochi no kaihatsu (Rapid and complete body shape scanners), Proceedings of the 19th Sensing Forum, 47-52 (2002) (in Japanese with English summary).M. Kouchi and M. Mochimaru: Analysis of 3D face forms for proper sizing and CAD of spectacle frames, Ergonomics, 14-47, 1499-1516 (2004).Y. Ito, H. Saito, and M. Mochimaru:Tangan kamera gazo retsu karano kaibogaku teki kao keijo deta besu o mochiita kao keijo fukugen (Face shape reconstruction from image sequence taken with monocular camera using shape database), 14th International Conference on Image Analysis and Processing (ICIAP2007),165-170 (2007)(in Japanese).M. Mochimaru and M. Kouchi: A KANSEI model to estimate the impression ratings of spectacle frames on various faces, SAE Digital Human Modeling for Design and Engineering Symposium 2005, 2005-01-2693 (2005).K. Tanaka, M. Kouchi, and M. Mochimaru: Megane furemu no sutairu tekigosei no kansei moderu ( A KANSEI model to estimate the impression ratings of spectacle frames on various faces), Proceedings of the 8th Conference of Japan Society of Kansei Engineering (2006) (in Japanese).S. Mukaida, M. Kamachi, M. Oda, T. Kato, S. Yoshikawa, S. Akamatsu, and K. Chihara: Sosasei o koryo shita kao gazo gosei shisutemu:FUTON - kao ninchi kenkyu no tsuru toshiteno hyoka - (Facial image synthesis system: FUTON - evaluation as tools for cognitive research on face processing -), The Transactions of the Institute of Electronics, Information and Communication Engineers, J85-A-10, 1126-1137 (2002) (in Japanese).Received original manuscript October 2,2007Revisions received November 30,2007Accepted November 30,2007[6][7][8]AuthorsMasaaki Mochimaru Masaaki Mochimaru is the Deputy Director of the Digital Human Research Center at the National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology of Japan. He received his Doctoral degree in Engineering from Keio University. His research interests are: human body shape measurement technologies, deformation and motion; footwear biomechanics (shoe design based on foot factors); digital human modeling for product assessment; and the application of ergonomics to product design (clothes, eyeglasses, gloves, computer mouse etc). Dr. Mochimaru has received many awards for his work. He is a member the IEEE Computer Society, SAE International, the International Ergonomics Association, the Japan Ergonomic Society, the Society of Biomechanisms Japan, The Society of Instruments and Control Engineers.Makiko KouchiMakiko Kouchi is a Prime Senior Researcher in the Digital Human Research Center at the National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology of Japan. She studied physical anthropology and received her Doctoral degree in Science from the University Tokyo. Her research interests include variations in human body due to aging, secular change and movement, as well as modeling and analysis of 3D human body shape. Dr. Kouchi has received such awards as the Promotion prize from the Anthropological Science for a Significant Paper (1992), the AIST Director-General’s Award (2000), and a Basic Research Award from the International Society of Biomechanics, 5th Footwear Symposium (2001). She is a member of the Anthropological Society of Nippon, the Japan Ergonomic Society, and the Japan Society of Biomechanisms.Discussion with reviewers

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