Intro to Anthropometry

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Introduction to Anthropometry 2

• Applying Anthropometry to Design

• New Methods

• Anthropometry in Standards Development: A Case Study

What body dimensions are measured?

New Measurement Methods

• 3 D Body Surface measurement– Mechanical Probes– Scanning Devices

New Opportunities to Use Anthropometric Data

Digital models of individuals & their mobility device Digitized landmark data

Reach envelopes Superimpose coordinate data from structural and reach

measurements

D’Souza, C. R., Feathers, D. and Paquet, V. L. (2007). Constructing Three-Dimensional Models of Individuals and Their Wheeled Mobility Devices from Landmark Data. Technical Paper 2007-01-2494. Proceedings of the 2007 SAE Digital Human Modeling Conference, Seattle, WA, June 2007.

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