Automated Total Body Imaging Booth with Guided Multi-Camera Capture
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Solution Overview
Problem
There is a need for a quick, efficient, and consistent method for automated total body imaging to detect skin abnormalities and monitor skin conditions, particularly for skin cancer surveillance, with minimal assistance from medical staff, and to interface with electronic medical records.
Innovation Solution
An automated imaging system with a compact imaging station/booth that guides users through predetermined poses using audio and visual cues, ensures correct positioning, and captures multiple body images with cameras, integrating with electronic medical records for documentation and analysis.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If automated imaging system is implemented, then productivity is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The imaging system is divided into multiple independent camera units, each capturing images of specific body regions. This segmentation allows parallel image acquisition from different angles simultaneously, improving productivity while keeping each camera module relatively simple and manageable.
Solution Approach 2:
The imaging station is designed as a multi-functional system that can capture images of various body parts (face, neck, torso, extremities) using the same basic camera platform. This universality improves productivity by handling diverse imaging needs with a single device rather than requiring separate specialized equipment for each body region.
2Measurement precision
If multiple cameras are used for comprehensive imaging, then measurement precision is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The camera system is segmented into multiple independent units positioned at different locations within the imaging station. Each camera is focused on capturing specific body regions with high precision, and the segmented approach allows for optimized positioning and configuration of each camera without overwhelming system complexity.
Solution Approach 2:
A central control system acts as an intermediary that coordinates multiple cameras, manages image acquisition timing, and integrates images from different sources. This intermediary component simplifies the overall system architecture by providing a single point of control rather than requiring complex peer-to-peer coordination between multiple cameras.
3Ease of operation
If automated pose guidance is implemented, then ease of operation is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
An audio guidance system serves as an intermediary between the control system and the user, providing step-by-step pose instructions through spoken directions. This intermediary translates complex positioning requirements into simple, easy-to-follow verbal commands, improving ease of operation without requiring the user to understand or interact with the underlying complex camera and positioning systems.
Solution Approach 2:
The system replaces complex mechanical positioning aids (such as physical guides, markers, or adjustment mechanisms) with an audio-based guidance system. This substitution improves ease of operation by providing flexible, non-contact guidance while reducing mechanical complexity in the imaging station.
4Area of stationary object
If compact imaging station is designed, then area occupied is reduced, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The imaging station employs a nested arrangement where cameras, lights, and other components are positioned within a compact, multi-level structure. Cameras are mounted at different heights and angles within the same vertical space, and components are integrated into each other (e.g., lights positioned around camera housings), reducing the overall footprint while accommodating all necessary elements.
Solution Approach 2:
The system transitions from a horizontal spread-out layout to a vertical, multi-dimensional arrangement. Cameras and components are positioned at different vertical levels and angular positions within a compact footprint, utilizing the third dimension (height) to accommodate multiple imaging elements without increasing the floor space occupied by the station.
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AI summary
An imaging station/booth for automated total body imaging having a small footprint and capable of quickly, efficiently, effectively, and consistently capturing multiple body images of a user or patient over time with minimal assistance from medical staff.