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Derivation of Boundary Manikins: A Principal Component Analysis
Technical Paper
2008-01-1879
ISSN: 0148-7191, e-ISSN: 2688-3627
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When designing any human-system interface, it is critical to provide realistic anthropometry to properly represent how a person fits within a given space. This study aimed to identify a minimum number of ‘boundary manikins’ or representative models of subjects' anthropometry from a target population, which would realistically represent the population.
The boundary manikin anthropometry was derived using, Principal Component Analysis (PCA). PCA is a statistical approach to reduce a multi-dimensional dataset using eigenvectors and eigenvalues. The measurements used in the PCA were identified as those measurements critical for space suit and cockpit design. The PCA yielded a total of 26 manikins per gender, as well as their anthropometry from the target population. Reduction techniques were implemented to reduce this number further with a final result of 20 female and 22 male subjects. The anthropometry of the ‘boundary manikins’ was then be used to create 3D digital models (to be discussed in subsequent papers) intended for use by designers to test components of their space suit design, to verify that the requirements specified in the Human Systems Integration Requirements (HSIR) document are met. The end-goal is to allow for designers to generate suits which accommodate the diverse anthropometry of the user population.
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Young, K., Margerum, S., Barr, A., Ferrer, M. et al., "Derivation of Boundary Manikins: A Principal Component Analysis," SAE Technical Paper 2008-01-1879, 2008, https://doi.org/10.4271/2008-01-1879.Also In
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