We are excited to share that our paper, “Human Body Models Customization by Advanced Mesh Morphing: Parametric THUMS,” is now available in the book Engineering Methodologies for Medicine and Sports, published by Springer.

Authored by Emanuele Di Meo, Emanuele Lombardi, Andrea Lopez, and Marco Evangelos Biancolini, this work delves into a cutting-edge approach to customizing the Total Human Model for Safety (THUMS), a widely used finite element human body model. The study focuses on parametric adaptation of the THUMS AM50 model to different anthropometric percentiles using Radial Basis Functions (RBF) for mesh morphing. This approach allows us to transform the THUMS model seamlessly from a 50th percentile (AM50) to a 95th percentile (AM95) configuration in just 10 seconds.

Our method involves controlling specific nodes of the FE model to calculate the displacement fields required for the morphing process. By comparing the morphed AM50 model (AM50m95) with the original AM95 model, we demonstrated close geometric alignment with an average deviation of just 3.6 mm. Kinematic verification also showed promising results, although some deviations need further investigation.

This parametric approach opens new possibilities in simulating human biomechanics, enabling THUMS to span across different percentiles and body types, offering valuable insights for automotive safety, biomechanics, and healthcare applications. Check out our work to explore how mesh morphing can revolutionize the customization of human body models!

You can buy the book here: https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-031-63755-1