by mbp11 | Oct 1, 2009 | Publications
Integrating the seemingly divergent objectives of aircraft seat configuration is a difficult task. Aircraft manufacturers look to design seats to maximize customer satisfaction and in-flight safety, but these objectives can conflict with the profit motive of airline...
by mbp11 | Jun 9, 2009 | Publications
Digital Human Models are used extensively in virtual manufacturing to evaluate hand clearance and reach. Spatial assessments of accommodation are typically conducted using digital human models representative of the manufacturing population. Unfortunately, these models...
by mbp11 | Dec 9, 2008 | Publications
Virtual fitting trials using large populations of digital human models can improve spatial design of seats and their performance for target user populations.
by mbp11 | Jun 17, 2008 | Publications
This paper advances a method of extrapolating, to target populations, inter-relationships in the anthropometry of an existing population database. Previous methods, including those that are based on using proportionality constants and those that involve developing...
by mbp11 | Jun 17, 2008 | Publications
Designing for human variability (DfHV) requires efficient allocation of sizing and adjustability. This can preserve product performance while reducing some measures of cost. For example, specifying only as much adjustability as necessary for a desired level of...
