Kinetic Computer Modeling of Human Posture in Automotive Seats

970592

02/24/1997

Event
SAE International Congress and Exposition
Authors Abstract
Content
To assist automotive seat development and evaluation, a technique for predicting the posture of seated occupants has been developed. The method involved modeling the torso geometry and articulation of a mid-size male, based on information presented in SAE paper number 930110 [1]. This mid-size male model, known as 2-D JOHN, was developed in a commercial kinetic modeling software and used in a comparative seat evaluation study between a current production automotive seat and a prototype articulating seat. The 2-D JOHN model was supported a greater range of postures, defined as Total Lumbar Curvature (TLC) and Torso Recline Angle (TRA), in the prototype seat than the automotive seat.
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DOI
https://doi.org/10.4271/970592
Pages
11
Citation
Ekern, D., Gedraitis, C., Hubbard, R., and Bush, N., "Kinetic Computer Modeling of Human Posture in Automotive Seats," SAE Technical Paper 970592, 1997, https://doi.org/10.4271/970592.
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Published
Feb 24, 1997
Product Code
970592
Content Type
Technical Paper
Language
English