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HUMAN ANTHROPOMETRY
Albert I. King
Wayne State University
Tsinghua University
April 17, 2013
Beijing, China
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HUMAN ANTHROPOMETRY• The information presented in these slides
is taken from a book entitled: Anthropometric Source Book, published in 1978
• It was edited by the Staff of Anthropology Research Project conducted by Webb Associates of Yellow Springs, OH
• The work was done for NASA in preparation for more manned space flights
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HUMAN ANTHROPOMETRY• The book has three volumes
• Volume I provides basic information on anthropometry
• Volume II is a summary of all available human data from the military and civilian populations in the US, Europe and Asia
• Volume III list 236 references related to the field of anthropometry
• It contains relatively old and is not the only source book
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HUMAN ANTHROPOMETRY• More recent data are available from Cheng et al
(1996)• This paper introduces GEBOD, software which
can provide human and dummy body dimensional and inertial property data
• While it contains more recent data taken from US sources, it does not show the reader how to make the measurements if a new population is to be studied
* Cheng H, Obergefell L, Rizer A (1996) The development of the GEBOD prgram. Proc. IEEE 15th Southern BME Conf., pp. 251-254.
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HUMAN ANTHROPOMETRY
• Anthropologists have set up a series of measurements that neeed to be made to define the dimensions of a human being
• For each body segment there are critical dimensions that must be taken with the subject either sitting or standing
• A file describing these measurements is available to anyone who wants it
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PRINCIPAL DIMENSIONS1. Standing height
2. Sitting height
3. Torso breadth
4. Limb breadth (Medial to lateral edge)
5. Torso depth (in mid-sagittal plane)
6. Torso circumference
7. Limb circumference
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EXAMPLES
23. Acromial Height
32. Acromion to Dactylion length
38. Distance from acromion to radiale
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EXAMPLES
90. Axilla height
93. Back curvature – circumference of back the left to the right mid-axillary point at chest level
103. Biacromial breadth
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MORE PICTURES
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MORE PICTURES
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NUMBER OF MEASUREMENTS• There are a total of 973
measurements to be taken from each subject
• This is to obtain a complete set of anthropological measurements
• For automotive applications, such detail is not necessary
• Consult GEBOD to see which measurements are needed
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COMPLETE LIST OF MEASUREMENTS
• To download this list of measurements, go to the following link:
Anthrolist.bme.wayne.edu
• A copy of these slides will also be available on this link
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CONTACT INFORMATION
Albert I. King
Distinguished Professor
Department of Biomedical Engineering
Wayne State University
818 W. Hancock
Detroit, MI 48201
313 577-1347
313 577-8333 (fax)
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