<s>
3D	B-Algorithm
body	I-Algorithm
scanning	I-Algorithm
is	O
an	O
application	O
of	O
various	O
technologies	O
such	O
as	O
Structured-light	B-Algorithm
3D	I-Algorithm
scanner	I-Algorithm
,	O
3D	O
depth	O
sensing	O
,	O
stereoscopic	O
vision	O
and	O
others	O
for	O
ergonomic	O
and	O
anthropometric	O
investigation	O
of	O
the	O
human	O
form	O
as	O
a	O
point-cloud	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
technology	O
and	O
practice	O
within	O
research	O
has	O
found	O
3D	B-Algorithm
body	I-Algorithm
scanning	I-Algorithm
measurement	O
extraction	O
methodologies	O
to	O
be	O
comparable	O
to	O
traditional	O
anthropometric	O
measurement	O
techniques	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
despite	O
the	O
potential	O
for	O
the	O
technology	O
to	O
have	O
an	O
impact	O
in	O
made-to-measure	O
and	O
mass	O
customisation	O
of	O
items	O
with	O
ergonomic	O
properties	O
,	O
3D	B-Algorithm
body	I-Algorithm
scanning	I-Algorithm
has	O
yet	O
to	O
reach	O
an	O
early	O
adopter	O
or	O
early	O
majority	O
stage	O
of	O
innovation	O
diffusion	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
suitability	O
of	O
3D	B-Algorithm
body	I-Algorithm
scanning	I-Algorithm
is	O
also	O
context	O
dependent	O
as	O
the	O
measurements	O
taken	O
and	O
the	O
precision	O
of	O
the	O
machine	O
are	O
highly	O
relative	O
to	O
the	O
task	O
in	O
hand	O
rather	O
than	O
being	O
an	O
absolute	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Additionally	O
,	O
a	O
key	O
limitation	O
of	O
3D	B-Algorithm
body	I-Algorithm
scanning	I-Algorithm
has	O
been	O
the	O
upfront	O
cost	O
of	O
the	O
equipment	O
and	O
the	O
required	O
skills	O
by	O
which	O
to	O
collect	O
data	O
and	O
apply	O
it	O
to	O
scientific	O
and	O
technical	O
fields	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
the	O
utilization	O
of	O
depth	O
cameras	O
on	O
recent	O
smartphones	O
helps	O
reduce	O
the	O
cost	O
of	O
3D	B-Algorithm
scans	I-Algorithm
.	O
</s>
<s>
the	O
International	O
Conference	O
and	O
Exhibition	O
on	O
3D	B-Algorithm
Body	I-Algorithm
Scanning	I-Algorithm
Technologies	O
)	O
,	O
the	O
protocol	O
and	O
process	O
of	O
how	O
to	O
scan	O
individuals	O
is	O
yet	O
to	O
be	O
universally	O
formalised	O
.	O
</s>
