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This button Add Human Model leads to the functionality of the Human Model Configurator. This allows digital anthropometric human models to be created and added to the simulation based on selectable variables such as nationality, sex, body height percentile, age group and range of motion.

 

Five international anthropometries are stored in emaWD to choose from, each with possible selection of 5th percentile, 50th percentile and 95th percentile, selection of man/woman and selection of the age groups 20, 40 and 60 years old.

The following nationalities are selectable, with their corresponding database indicated in parentheses: German (based on DIN 33402-2:2020), Chinese (based on GB 1000:88 (1988)), Japanese (based on ISO 7250-2:2013), North American (based on ANSUR II (2012)), and Mexican (based on Avila-Chaurand et al. (2007)).

The age class selection affects the anthropometric measures and the available strength of the human model. The age-dependent anthropometry of the nationality German is based on the data from DIN 33402-2:2020. The age-dependent anthropometry values of the other nationalities are based on a calculation with the ratio of the age classes to each other taken from DIN 33402-2:2020, combined with the values from the respective national anthropometric standard. The data basis of the age-dependent strength values comes from the so-called assembly-specific strength atlas (Wakula et al. (2009)) and applies for all the nationalities.

The database for the adjustment of the range of motion applies across all the nationalities and comes from Kapandji (2016) as well as Spitzhirn (2022, dissertation in progress) and affects the ranges of motion of the joint angles of the human model.

 

Figure 28: Workspace of the functionality Human model configurator

 

The workspace of the functionality Human Model Configurator is divided into the following fields (see figure Workspace of the functionality Human model configurator):

1.Area for setting the properties for the human model

2.Preview area with tab for 3D preview of human model and tab for displaying body dimension details of human model

3.Election field for setting the nationality with display of the respective database above it. Affects the following anthropometric measurements of the human model: Body height, shoulder height, crotch height, tibia height, head height, elbow height above standing surface (angled), grip axis height, hand length, forearm length, ankle height, and neck. When individual is set, the norm disappears and own measurements can be set in the body measurement details.

4.Selection field for setting the sex. Affects the anthropometry of the human model.

5.Selection field for setting the body percentile. Affects the anthropometry of the human model.

6.Selection field for setting the age group. Affects the anthropometry, range of motion and strength of the human model.

7.Selection field for setting the range of motion. Affects the ranges of motion of the joint angles of the human model.

8.Selection field for setting the basic body pose when adding the human model.

9.Checkbox for creating a gripping space object according to DIN EN ISO 14738 for visualizing the 2D gripping space at the level of the elbow joint when adding the human model.

10. Selection area Phenotype with various options for setting the colors of clothing, hair and skin of the human model.

11. Documentation settings area with options for labelling of the human model. The text label selection field can be used to create a text field for labeling the human model in 3D space according to its naming. The text color can be set using the selection field at the bottom.

12. Button for restoring the default settings in the “properties” section of the human model configurator.

13. Button for adding the human model.

14. Tooltip with description of body dimensions.

 

By activating the checkbox individual body measurements, own data can be set for the different heights in the tab Body measurement details (see figure Individual body measurements). The buttons and are for saving individual measurements and importing them.

 

Figure 29: Individual body measurements