Measuring and Modeling Support Forces of People to Assist in the Development of the ASPECT Manikin Weighting

The ASPECT (Automotive Seat and Package Evaluation and Comparison Tools) Program has developed the next generation SAE 3-D H-Point testing manikin. During the development of the ASPECT manikin, new data were collected on how people loaded different regions of a seat and how these loads varied with different postures. These data, along with a computer model of the ASPECT manikin, were used to assist in the development of a human-like weight distribution for the new seating device, the ASPECT manikin.