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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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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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