Anthropometry of the Canadian adult population: Developing comprehensive, updated normative-reference standards

Deneau, Jordan; Wyk, Paula M. van; Mallender, Michael; Duquette, Adriana M.

doi:10.1016/j.ergon.2018.08.001

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“…Extrapolating trends from longitudinal comparisons can be used for forecasting in a variety of applications, including risk assessment for population health and climate change. [4] Despite the fact that a large amount of data has been collected and used in ergonomic designs, the use of anthropometric data about pinnae for personalising head-related transfer functions (HRTFs) to improve virtual auditory presentation has gotten little attention. The HRTFs and the comfort of a head-worn device are both influenced by the human head's structure in some way.…”

Section: Ergonomic Designmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…[1] The relative relevance of these characteristics varies from one group to the next, but a population's body size can rise over time due to a variety of factors, including dietary and nutritional changes, socioeconomic level, and other factors. [4] Qualified staff conducted the training, which included the use of approved methodologies for measuring human body proportions. A digital scale was used to determine body weight; a manual anthrometer was used to determine body dimensions in standing and sitting postures; a sliding calibre was used to determine the width and depth of small body segments such as the hands and feet; and a measuring tape was used to determine body circumferences.…”

Section: Body Dimensionmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Users and stakeholders may reap a variety of benefits when user-centered design concepts are used to the creation of goods and environments, including improved workplace safety and efficiency. Structured anthropometric examinations are useful in a variety of circumstances, including the prediction of health dangers and the assessment of biological maturity, in addition to assisting with ergonomic design [4] In today's society, the use of ergonomic design principles is becoming more common, and this trend can be seen throughout the design process. The field of ergonomics devotes a large amount of time and effort to the field of health care.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Current Issues Related to Anthropometry in Engineering

A.H.Hilmi,

A.R.A.Hamid

2024

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Anthropos and Metrikos both mean "human" in Greek, which is where the term anthropometry comes from. Anthropometry is employed in a variety of fields, including apparel and textile design. For anthropometric evaluations, a current, thorough, and community-specific anthropometric normative-reference standard is necessary. In health care, ergonomic design is utilised to reduce pain and illness. Misalignments between humans and machines result in pain, accidents, biomechanical stress, tiredness, and musculoskeletal injuries. Designing for the anthropometrics of end users improves long-term viability. The human body comes in a wide range of sizes and shapes. Manual measurement and 3D scanning procedures, on the other hand, are inefficient and expensive, making precise body measurements difficult. This is especially true for head-worn medical devices. Manual measurement and 3D scanning are inefficient and expensive, making precise body measurements difficult. Grip strength and force were determined using hand measurements. Anthropometric parameter estimate is more precise when a 3D model is used to boost pinnae features. While numerous anatomical features have been gathered to aid in the ergonomic design of wearable devices, there is still a lot more work to be done. In three dimensions, the segment masses and torso Centre of Mass (COM) may be calculated. Researchers tracking mobility would benefit greatly from the ability to locate the body COM using a weighted sum of segment masses. Design features such as comfort and usefulness are crucial. Ergonomic characteristics like taller seats with front slopes and saddle chairs encourage good posture, movement, and alternation. In the creation of wearable technologies, using outdated anthropometric reference standards may be insufficient. This review discuses common issues related to anthropometry in engineering which includes the human body, anthropometric parameters, anthropometric measurements, the force plate method, ergonomic design, and body dimension. The goal is to give a broad overview of the subject.

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Section: Ergonomic Designmentioning

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Section: Body Dimensionmentioning

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2024

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“…This can also be interpreted as a weakness, and even although most migrant workers nowadays do work in informal jobs in non-industrial sectors such as agriculture, fishing, services, and construction (Díaz and G� alvez, 2015), they are not "anthropometrically" considered in the current recommendations, therefore, future studies should account for ethnic differences or complement the current information with dimensions of the most representative migrant groups, such as people from Venezuela, Colombia, and Perú, whom recently have surpassed the Haitian community (INE, 2018). Considering the ethnic variation was not an issue in Chile until recently; thus, considering ethnic variation is a must for future studies, as it was recognized as a priority as well in recently published papers (Deneau et al, 2018;Hartono, 2018). The comparison between the suggested ideal manual handling of loads and working heights of different task types, with the suggested workplace design guideline data from other ethnic groups, would be necessary (Rhie et al, 2017).…”

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Applied anthropometry for common industrial settings design: Working and ideal manual handling heights

Castellucci

Viviani

Arezes

et al. 2020

International Journal of Industrial Ergonomics

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Anthropometry has been used extensively for designing safe and sustainable products and workplaces. However, it is common that designers need straightforward guidelines and dimensions, which they often lack, for specific design situations. Anthropometric data are usually presented in tables that summarize percentile values, separated by gender, of a specific population, which makes it difficult for designers to generate applications for mixed populations, such as industrial settings. Using a recently collected anthropometric database of Chilean workers (male and female), international standards of dimensions for working height, depth, and ideal manual handling height are tested with univariate and bivariate methods. Alternative dimensions are presented for both adjustable and non-adjustable designs. Additionally, procedures to combine samples, and for knowing how many users match with a particular design are explained using the sample data. As expected, adjustable designs proved to match with higher numbers of users, while non-adjustable dimensions recommended by ISO presented low levels of matching. Furthermore, the non-adjustable design achieved 83% of matching, which increased to the desired levels (90%) with the inclusion of a 50 mm increase platform. Finally, the Z-Score equation proved to be a useful tool to know the percentages of the population that are matched with a particular design dimension. Relevance for the industry: Dimensions for working height, depth, and ideal manual handling heights, which are currently not available, are provided for Chilean workers. A method to determine the matching percentage in a population is explained, in order to assess matching probabilities when having only summarized anthropometric tables and the dimensions for the design itself.

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Three‐dimensional (3d) Anthropometry and Its Applications in Product Design

Niu

2021

Handbook of Human Factors and Ergonomics

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Anthropometry of the Canadian adult population: Developing comprehensive, updated normative-reference standards

Cited by 5 publications

References 17 publications

Current Issues Related to Anthropometry in Engineering

Current Issues Related to Anthropometry in Engineering

Applied anthropometry for common industrial settings design: Working and ideal manual handling heights

Three‐dimensional (3d) Anthropometry and Its Applications in Product Design

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