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Automobile Occupant Posture Prediction for Use with Human Models
Technical Paper
1999-01-0966
ISSN: 0148-7191, e-ISSN: 2688-3627
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Abstract
A new method of predicting automobile occupant posture is presented. The Cascade Prediction Model approach combines multiple independent predictions of key postural degrees of freedom with inverse kinematics guided by data-based heuristics. The new model, based on posture data collected in laboratory mockups and validated using data from actual vehicles, produces accurate posture predictions for a wide range of passenger car interior geometries. Inputs to the model include vehicle package dimensions, seat characteristics, and occupant anthropometry. The Cascade Prediction Model was developed to provide accurate posture prediction for use with any human CAD model, and is applicable to many vehicle design and safety assessment applications.
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Authors
- Matthew P. Reed - University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute
- Miriam A. Manary - University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute
- Carol A. C. Flannagan - University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute
- Lawrence W. Schneider - University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute
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Reed, M., Manary, M., Flannagan, C., and Schneider, L., "Automobile Occupant Posture Prediction for Use with Human Models," SAE Technical Paper 1999-01-0966, 1999, https://doi.org/10.4271/1999-01-0966.Also In
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