Ms Daisy Veitch
Academic Status
College of Medicine and Public Health
My base training is mathematics, economics and apparel engineering. I graduated with my PhD in Industrial Design Engineering in the specialist area of Medical Design (Medesign) in 2019 from TUDelft in The Netherlands. Between 2013 and 2019, I spent part of every year in The Netherlands based at TUDelft. The title of my thesis is A Tactile Correct (Biofidelic) Teaching Model for Training Medical Staff to Diagnose Breast Cancer: Detecting Breast Disease using Palpation. https://doi.org/10.4233/uuid:d4b385c9-6d47-44f6-a959-4125825e7f06
PhD, Industrial Design Engineering, Delft University of Technology, The Netherlands
Specialisation / field of research
- Anthropometric databases and Anthropometry in design (Applied Engineering Anthropometry)
- Project management organising and conducting surveys including 3D body scanning
- Bra performance testing and apparel patternmaking
- Fit mapping studies
- Manikin design and making for both the medical and apparel fields
Winner Australian Wool Corporation Young Designer Award 1987, Silver Jubilee Award for Young Australians 1988, SimTech Health Award Outstanding Abstract 2010 and Winner of the Ken Provins Award 2011 for the best academic paper at the Australian Human Factors (HFESA) Conference 2011.
I currently have adjunct academic status at Flinders University in the School of Medicine. I had an ongoing contract with Flinders University from 2007-2017 working on the Anthropometry for Elective Surgery Assessment (AFESA) study where I set-up and operated the Cyberware WBX body scanner based in Media and Illustration, Flinders Hospital. I am a criterion anthropometrist. I have worked with different researchers planning and setting up research projects that involve anthropometry
I was the lead researcher for the Australian National Size and Shape Surveyin 2002. I am the lead author of a series of reports commissioned by the Australia Government SafeWork Australia (SWA) on anthropometry and design(2009 - 2013).
I have designed and produced both life-like medical and apparel manikins since 1999.Clients include the United States AirForce, Beehive and The Gap. I am an inventor and the owner of a US design patent and has registered designs in Australia, Europe, United States and the European Community related to making manikins.
I currently am a member of IEEE SA (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers) Standards Industry Connections and Standards Group for 3D Body Processing (3DBP) with a particular focus on P3141 sub-committee specializing in Fit – apparel focused. I was a member of the Anthropometry, Fit and Accommodation for Special Populations (Seniors over 60 years and people with disabilities) group that has members from Australia, India, Brazil, Korea and USA. This group gained CODATA (Committee on Data for Science and Technology) sponsorship.
- Anthropometry
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