ANTHROPOMETRY OF MOTOR VEHICLE OCCUPANTS. VOLUME 1. PROCEDURES, SUMMARY FINDINGS AND APPENDICES. VOLUME 2. MID-SIZED MALE. VOLUME 3. SMALL FEMALE AND LARGE MALE. SPECIFICATIONS AND DRAWINGS

Procedures and results are described as well as the rationale for determining the constitution of the advanced adult-dummy family and for sizing its members. Based on the study's selection criteria, volunteers from the local area were recruited for use in collecting anthropometric data that describe the seated posture, position, shape, and size of seated vehicle occupants. Data were collected in three separate measurement sessions: (1) measurement of subject in-vehicle position, (2) establishment of seat/subject interface contours in laboratory vehicle seat bucks, and (3) collection of seated anthropometry on subjects seated in contoured reference hardseats. Summary statistics of data collected are presented and the process of using these data to fabricate three epoxy/fiberglass dummy shells is described.

• Corporate Authors:

  University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute

  2901 Baxter Road
  Ann Arbor, MI  United States  48109-2150
• Authors:
  • Schneider, L W
  • Robbins, D H
  • Pflug, M A
  • Snyder, R G
• Publication Date: 1983-12

Media Info

• Pagination: 618 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Anthropometry; Data collection; Dummies; Females; Males; Measurement; Motor vehicles; Size; Vehicle occupants
• Subject Areas: Highways; Passenger Transportation; Safety and Human Factors; I84: Personal Injuries;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00457187
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Technical Information Service
• Report/Paper Numbers: HS-806 717, UMTRI-83-53-2
• Files: HSL, TRIS
• Created Date: Aug 31 1990 12:00AM