Digital Human Modeling of Obese & Aging Workers in Automotive Manufacturing

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• Personal Author:
  Luscher AF ; Ngo S ; Sommerich CM
• Description:
  Digital human modeling has become an important tool in several industries, particularly in manufacturing. However, when these models are used, their use is often limited to "50th percentile" male and female models. The dimension is typically not explicitly named, but is inferred to be stature. The U.S. population is growing in size and age, which increases the range of abilities and limitations of the workforce. The objective of this study was to improve the understanding of how to better create and utilize digital human models that reflects a worker population that is diverse in stature, weight, and age. Previous research has yet to adequately incorporate this range of human population diversity into human digital modeling used in industrial modeling applications. Through use of CATIA Delmia (Dassault Systémes), a popular digital human modeling software tool, this research investigates how modeling software can be utilized in a number of ways to depict variations in worker size and age, for planning manual assembly and other work tasks. Validation of the models was assessed through filming, questionnaires, and interviews of workers in an automobile assembly plant. This research was able to show the limitations of current applications of human modeling with respect to the age, weight, and stature of a diverse worker population and provides suggestions for how to improve modeling. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Automobiles Biomechanical Phenomena Body Weight Manufacturing And Industrial Facilities Occupational Health Safety Software
• Keywords:
  Automotive Industry Biomechanical Modeling Biomechanics Body Weight Computer Models Human Factors Engineering Manufacturing
• ISSN:
  1071-1813
• Publisher:
  Human Factors and Ergonomics Society
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Grant
• Genre:
  Proceedings
• Place as Subject:
  Ohio ; OSHA Region 5
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Volume:
  60
• Issue:
  1
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20064646
• Citation:
  Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society 60th Annual Meeting, September 19-23, 2016, Washington, DC. Santa Monica, CA: Human Factors and Ergonomics Society, 2016 Sep; 60(1):1041-1045
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2016
• Performing Organization:
  Ohio State University
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  20060701
• Source Full Name:
  Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society 60th Annual Meeting, September 19-23, 2016, Washington, DC
• End Date:
  20260630
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:87f46aca584726e653a8dc8a86d10bdd78f43480cec46effb5446a47ab6a8ff0b516be684b38035ed0daea707df005799f2f1a3b73c02f50cdcc953c37f0668b
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/223073/cdc_223073_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 1.02 MB ]