ČUTA, Martin, Mikoláš JURDA, Veronika KOVÁČOVÁ, Marie JANDOVÁ, Vendula BEZDĚKOVÁ, Dominik ČERNÝ and Petra URBANOVÁ. Virtual fit and design improvements of a filtering half-mask for sub-adult wearers. ERGONOMICS. ENGLAND: TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD, 2024, 15 pp. ISSN 0014-0139. Available from: https://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00140139.2023.2298984.
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Original name Virtual fit and design improvements of a filtering half-mask for sub-adult wearers
Authors ČUTA, Martin, Mikoláš JURDA, Veronika KOVÁČOVÁ, Marie JANDOVÁ, Vendula BEZDĚKOVÁ, Dominik ČERNÝ and Petra URBANOVÁ.
Edition ERGONOMICS, ENGLAND, TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD, 2024, 0014-0139.
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Original language English
Type of outcome Article in a journal
Field of Study 30305 Occupational health
Country of publisher United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Confidentiality degree is not subject to a state or trade secret
WWW URL
Impact factor Impact factor: 2.400 in 2022
Organization unit Faculty of Science
Doi http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00140139.2023.2298984
UT WoS 001162100500001
Keywords in English Personal protective equipment; 3D face database; subadults; sizing system; virtual design; virtual fit assessment; centroid size
Tags International impact, Reviewed
Changed by Changed by: Mgr. Marie Šípková, DiS., učo 437722. Changed: 7/3/2024 10:43.
Abstract
The recent pandemic has shown that protecting the general population from hazardous substances or pathogens can be a challenging and urgent task. The key element to adequate protection is appropriately sized, well-fitted and sufficiently distributed personal protective equipment (PPE). While these conditions are followed for adult PPE wearers, they are less considered when it comes to protecting subadults. In this study, the assessment of the fit and design improvements of a 3Dprinted facial half mask for subadult wearers (4–18 years) is designed. The target population was represented by 1137 subadults, aged 4.06–18.94 years, for whom 3D face models were acquired. The half mask tested, which was originally provided in one subadult size, did not fit appropriately the target population. This finding prompted the creation of four size categories using the agedependent distribution of the centroid size calculated from 7 facial landmarks. For each size category, a modified half-mask virtual design was created, including resizing and reshaping, and fit was evaluated visually and numerically using averaged and random 3D face representatives.
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MUNI/A/1434/2022, interní kód MUName: Vztah morfologie měkkých a tvrdých tkání lidského těla a externích faktorů prostředí
Investor: Masaryk University
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