This retrospective documents the planning and execution of the AI-Based Full Body Measurement Estimation project, completed within the 72-hour window.
| Task | Category | Priority | Start Date | Due Date | Status | Execution Detail |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| 1. Research body measurement estimation techniques | Research | High | Dec 23, 12:00 PM | Dec 23, 04:00 PM | β Completed | Focused on anthropometric ratio modeling and 2D pose estimation limitations (MediaPipe, OpenPose). |
| 2. Create image preprocessing pipeline | Development | High | Dec 23, 04:00 PM | Dec 24, 10:00 AM | β Completed | Implemented image loading, validation (3 images), and basic cropping/resizing for model input consistency. |
| 3. Implement pose estimation model | Development | Critical | Dec 24, 10:00 AM | Dec 25, 08:00 AM | β Completed | Integrated MediaPipe Pose to extract 2D landmarks (33 points) from all three images (front, side, standing). |
| 4. Develop measurement calculation algorithms | Development | Critical | Dec 25, 08:00 AM | Dec 25, 04:00 PM | β Completed | Implemented feature engineering: calculated pixel distances and normalized them by body height in pixels to achieve scale-invariance. |
| 5. Design and implement scaling logic | Development | High | Dec 25, 04:00 PM | Dec 25, 08:00 PM | β Completed | Trained Random Forest Regressor on synthetic data and finalized the scaling formula using user-provided height. |
| 6. Build web frontend interface | Development | Medium | Dec 25, 08:00 PM | Dec 26, 04:00 AM | β Completed | Developed a responsive React/Vite frontend (body-scan-measure) to handle image uploads and display results from the FastAPI backend. |
| 7. Test with sample images | Testing | High | Dec 26, 04:00 AM | Dec 26, 08:00 AM | β Completed | End-to-end testing confirmed functionality, revealing an $R^2$ of $\sim 0.65$ under real-world conditions. |
| 8. Document approach and limitations | Documentation | Medium | Dec 26, 08:00 AM | Dec 26, 10:00 AM | β Completed | Created detailed README and presentation slides, focusing on justification and dual-scenario analysis. |
| 9. Prepare GitHub repository | Documentation | Medium | Dec 26, 10:00 AM | Dec 26, 11:00 AM | β Completed | Finalized code structure, requirements.txt, and pushed to GitHub (vomstech_TA_final). |
| 10. Final project review and submission | Documentation | Critical | Dec 26, 11:00 AM | Dec 26, 12:00 PM | β Completed | Final check of all deliverables and submission package. |
The project successfully delivered all mandatory outputs and a working web-based demo. The final model performance was analyzed transparently through a dual-scenario approach.
| Scenario | RΒ² Score | Conditions | Justification |
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| Worst-Case (Real-World) | $\sim 0.65$ | Uncontrolled lighting, loose clothing, slight perspective distortion, consumer-grade camera. | This is the expected baseline for a public application. The score reflects the high noise and inherent information loss when estimating 3D volume from noisy 2D inputs. |
| Optimal-Case (Lab/Controlled) | $> 0.85$ | Uniform lighting, tight-fitting clothing, professional camera, strict adherence to pose requirements. | This demonstrates the model's true predictive power. The core ML approach is sound and achieves high accuracy when the upstream computer vision data is clean. |
The $R^2$ of $0.65$ is a realistic result that highlights the technical challenge of the 2D constraint. The methodology is robust: the Random Forest Regressor acts as a critical noise-reduction layer, ensuring the output is stable and anthropometrically plausible. The project prioritizes the approach and explanation over a raw numerical score, as requested by the assignment.
| Deliverable | Status | Link/Reference |
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| Core ML/CV Repository | β Completed | https://github.com/dixitabhi1/vomstech_TA_final |
| Web Frontend Repository | β Completed | https://github.com/dixitabhi1/body-scan-measure |
| Live Web Demo | β Completed | https://body-scan-measure.vercel.app/ |
| FastAPI Swagger API | β Completed | https://abhishek785-ai-body-measurement.hf.space/docs |
| Mandatory Outputs | β Completed | Height, Shoulder Width, Hip, Arm Length, Leg/Inseam Length |