Development of Human Back Contours for Automobile Seat Design 970590
Driver and passenger comfort, as related to automotive seats, is a growing issue in the automotive industry. As this trend continues, automotive seat designers and developers are generating a greater need for more anthropometrically accurate tools to aid them in their work.
One tool being developed is the JOHN software program that utilizes three-dimensional solid objects to represent humans in seated postures. Contours have been developed to represent the outside skin surfaces of three different body types in a variety of postures in the sagittal plane. These body types include: the small female, the average male, and the large male.
Citation: Frost, B., Hubbard, R., and Boughner, R., "Development of Human Back Contours for Automobile Seat Design," SAE Technical Paper 970590, 1997, https://doi.org/10.4271/970590. Download Citation
Author(s):
Barry L. Frost, Robert P. Hubbard, Robert L. Boughner
Affiliated:
Michigan State University
Pages: 11
Event:
SAE International Congress and Exposition
ISSN:
0148-7191
e-ISSN:
2688-3627
Also in:
Progress With Human Factors in Automotive Design: Seating Comfort, Visibility, and Safety-SP-1242, SAE 1997 Transactions - Journal of Passenger Cars-V106-6
Related Topics:
Seats and seating
Tools and equipment
Vehicle drivers
Comfort
Anthropometrics
Computer software and hardware
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