@article{ref1,
title="A shape-based helmet fitting system for concussion protection",
journal="Conference proceedings - IEEE engineering in medicine and biology society",
year="2015",
author="Xingcheng Cai,  and Blostein, Dorothea and Saunders, Fraser W.",
volume="2015",
number="",
pages="4615-4618",
abstract="Helmets are widely used as protection against sports-related concussions. The degree of concussion protection offered by a helmet may be related to the fit between the helmet and head. This paper presents the design of a prototype helmet fitting recommendation system using shape-based helmet fitting. The shape-based helmet fitting system uses a Kinect sensor to scan a client's head and then compares the head shape to helmet shapes from a database of off-the-shelf helmets. A slice extraction method is used to compare a standard reference slice extracted from the head to a corresponding slice from the helmet. The degree to which the helmet fits the client's head is calculated and displayed to the user. The prototype system could potentially help a concussion expert make recommendations about helmet fit to clients, if more research about the effects of helmet fitting on concussion protection becomes available.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1557-170X",
doi="10.1109/EMBC.2015.7319422",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/EMBC.2015.7319422"
}