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Development of Human Back Contours for Automobile Seat Design
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Driver and passenger comfort, as related to automotive seats, is a growing issue in the automotive industry. As this trend continues, automotive seat designers and developers are generating a greater need for more anthropometrically accurate tools to aid them in their work.
One tool being developed is the JOHN software program that utilizes three-dimensional solid objects to represent humans in seated postures. Contours have been developed to represent the outside skin surfaces of three different body types in a variety of postures in the sagittal plane. These body types include: the small female, the average male, and the large male.
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Frost, B., Hubbard, R., and Boughner, R., "Development of Human Back Contours for Automobile Seat Design," SAE Technical Paper 970590, 1997, https://doi.org/10.4271/970590.Also In
Progress With Human Factors in Automotive Design: Seating Comfort, Visibility, and Safety
Number: SP-1242; Published: 1997-02-24
Number: SP-1242; Published: 1997-02-24
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