LipoTool - Mechanical design of a new caliper

The Measurement of body composition is highly relevant in health. For instance, it is a current procedure in the assessment of individual nutritional status, in the evaluation of body growth, in the analysis of the impact of disease and in body monitoring in sports. However, the existing calipers have experienced insufficient progress, suffering of different limitations and shortcomings, namely inconsistency in the data collecting process. In addition, since many reference calipers still require manual data recording, their operation is time consuming and may demand a second technician, even increasing the evaluation error.