DESIGNING THE SHAPE OF A NOSE CLIP FOR A HALF-FACE MASK USING 3D ANTHROPOMETRIC FACE ANALYSIS

Amir Tjolleng, Joonho Chang, Jangwoon Park, Kihyo Jung

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Abstract

This study designed the shape of a nose clip for a half-face mask by considering 3D facial contours. 3D facial scan data for 60 participants (mean age = 23.8 ± 2.0 years old) were collected. Three facial shapes were identified in a cluster analysis based on the facial dimensions: small (3.3%), medium (88.3%), and large (8.3%). The medium group, with the largest accommodation, was selected as the shape of the nose clip. Next, a virtual fitting test for a digital prototype with the nose clip shape was conducted to evaluate to the match with participants’ facial contours. Lastly, a half-face mask with the novel nose clip was compared to a half-face mask without the nose clip in terms of subjective satisfaction and humidity level caused by air leaking. The half-face mask with the nose clip achieved better performance for both subjective satisfaction (4.9 out of 7) and humidity level (9.4%).

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)78-90
Number of pages13
JournalInternational Journal of Industrial Engineering : Theory Applications and Practice
Volume30
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - 2023

Keywords

  • Anthropometric Facial Analysis
  • Fit and Comfort
  • Half-Face Mask
  • Mass Customization
  • Nose Clip

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