Scan 2 Fit

Our contribution

• Fast MVP deployment: The MVP was developed on the basis of existing technology components – efficient, lean and ready for testing quickly. The collaboration with the start-up partner was pragmatic and goal-oriented.
• Practical tests: It was tested under real conditions: in the recruitment centre and in the recruiting school, with real recruits – in large numbers. This allowed a realistic assessment of measurement accuracy and practicability.
• Pooled expertise: An interdisciplinary project team was key to the success of the project. Particularly valuable was the targeted involvement of LBA experts in the field of clothing – for calibration, manual comparison measurements and analysis of results.

So What?

The experimental phase shows that the use of a scanning app on a personal smartphone provides sufficiently precise measurements for the head, body and hands – and can be easily integrated into the recruitment process. Data collection can thus be done much earlier and more efficiently. 

Precise measurement of foot mass remains unresolved – the solution integrated in the MVP was not sufficient for this. But the path is clear: early integration into the recruitment process opens up new opportunities for proven measurement solutions with higher accuracy – for example through additional hardware. 

Together with the business owner on the army side, it was decided to further develop the approach in the next phase as a stand-alone solution – for a fast, practical application in the army.