Development of a system that can monitor individuals' body measurements

In this study, it is aimed to obtain all body measurements of the individual by photographing at certain angles without the need for body measurements made with a tape measure. Regular follow-up of obesity patients is important in the fight against obesity, which is also the source of many health problems. In the follow-up of obesity patients, besides calculating the patient's body weight and body fat ratio, it is necessary to determine the thinning rates in the regions where fat is intense. Body measurements are basically made with a tape measure. Not being able to take measurements from the same part of the body every time in measurements taken with a tape measure, incorrect positioning of the tape measure and the need for a person to take the measurement are important problems in the traditional measurement method. It has been observed that the social distance rule could not be followed in the Covid-19 pandemic, as there was close contact between the person to be measured and the person to be measured. These problems have been the starting point of the study. As an alternative to the measurements taken with a tape measure, 3D scanners and 2D photographs and measurement techniques are used. Besides the fact that 3D scanners take accurate and non-contact measurements, there are problems in accessibility due to their high cost. In this study, the method of removing the body form with 2D photographs was preferred because the accuracy of the body measurements taken with 2D photographs is high, the results are reliable, measurement is taken without contact and the measurement process is carried out with low costs. As a result, body measurements can be obtained with the cosine theorem from photographs taken at an angle of 30 degrees instead of the ellipse formula while measuring with 2D photography. In addition to taking body measurements, the developed system is thought to be beneficial for the non-contact body measurements of the individual in the textile sector.