OCCUPANT MODEL FOR HUMAN MOTION

The report describes a two-dimensional model of a human being appropriate for display on a computer graphic terminal. The model was designed for use with the PROMETHEUS program which predicts the positions of an occupant within a vehicle cabin during a crash. However, the model can also be used in the simulation of other human motions, such as walking, etc. Also presented is the design of a simple device to automatically generate movies from a terminal screen. Triggered by the bell on the terminal, one frame is taken of each position of any time-varying event, thus creating a movie depicting simulated motion.

• Corporate Authors:

  Clarkson College of Technology

  Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering
  Potsdam, NY  United States  13676

  Office of Naval Research

  Department of the Navy, 800 North Quincy Street
  Arlington, VA  United States  22217
• Authors:
  • Willmert, K D
• Publication Date: 1974-7

Media Info

• Pagination: 31 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Biodynamics; Computer graphics; Crash injury research; Crashes; Drawings; Drivers; Film; Forecasting; Human beings; Injuries; Location; Mathematical models; Motion; Position fixing; Research; Simulation; Traffic crashes
• Uncontrolled Terms: Models; Motor vehicle accidents
• Subject Areas: Research; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00091095
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Technical Information Service
• Report/Paper Numbers: MIE-009 TEch. Rpt.
• Contract Numbers: N00014-70-A-0311-000
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jun 26 1975 12:00AM