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Module 3

1 Preparing theWorking

Environment

2 Creating aManikin and

Workspace

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Human

Measurements

Editor

Performing

Human

Activit

Analsis

Performing

Human

Posture

Analsis

!ask

"imulation

"cenarios

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Using the Human Measurements Editor

*vervie+!he Human Measurements Editor is ,ased on a ,est-in-class human modeling

sstem. /t allo+s ou to investigate human-centered design issues +ithin the conte0tof the +orkplace ,efore it phsicall e0ists. !he Human Measurements editor allo+sou to create manikins incorporating characteristics of an human from anpopulation in the +orld

!here are several tools contained +ithin the Human Measurements Editor such as Variable Edition List

Changing Gender

Filtering Manikin Characteristics

Posture Toolbar

and many others

*,ectivesYou will learn how to set manikin characteristics

You will learn how to make manikins gender-seci!ic

You will learn how to !ilter manikins based on selected characteristics

You will learn how to set manikin osture

You will learn how to the interolation !eatures o! the editor

You will learn how to ad"ust !or oulation statistics

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Work,enches and !ool,ars Used in this Module

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Using the

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Changing

Manikin5ender

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7iltering theManikin

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Using the

Posture

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Using

/nterpolation

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"etting

Population

Characteristics

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"aving the

Anthropometr

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Using the4aria,le

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Using the Variable Edition List

Using the

4aria,le

Edition 'ist

!he 4aria,le Edition list contains a +ide selection of human si8e characteristics that ou can appl tothe manikins ou create. !his collection of characteristics is called Anthropometr Characteristics.

After setting the appropriate varia,le characteristics ou can save them as part of the manikin.

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/n this section ou +ill open the Human Measurements Editor +ork,ench and

appl various characteristics to e0isting manikins.

More a,out Human Measurements

Editor can ,e found in the online

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'aunch 4$ Product.1

Using the

4aria,le

Edition 'ist

Using the Variable Edition List – Procedure

Using the Human Measurements Editor3

"elect "tart 9 Ergonomics &esign : Analsis 9 Human 6uilder.2

*pen the H6Product%.CA!Product located in the H6 Process director.3

(ou +ill see the proect open to displa the Human 6uilder +ork,ench.


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Click the *pen the Measurements Editor Work,ench ,utton. After the +ork,ench

opens ou +ill ,e asked to select a manikin.

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Using the

4aria,le

Edition 'ist

Using the Variable Edition List – Procedure


"elect the manikin that ou +ould like to +ork +ith from the PP; tree.2

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#et$r to %re&io$'

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7rom the Anthropometr Editor tool,ar click the &isplas the 4aria,le 'ist ,utton.3


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Changing Manikin Gender

Changing

Manikin

5ender

(ou can change the manikin>s gender as +ell as characteristics associated +itha particular gender to more closel reflect our +orking environment. /n this

section ou +ill learn a,out the various +as to change the manikin gender.

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documentation


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7rom the Anthropometr Editor tool,ar click the do+n-arro+ ,eside the 5ender ,utton.1

Changing

Manikin

5ender

Changing Manikin Gender – Procedure


!o change the manikin gender click either the "+itches 5ender to Male or 7emale ,utton.2

(ou can also change manikin gender , clicking the &isplas the 4aria,le 'ist ,utton

on the Anthropometr Editor tool,ar. (ou +ill see the 4aria,le Edition 'ist dialog ,o0.3

/n the 5ender field click the drop-do+n

arro+ and select the appropriate gender.#

When ou are finished press the Close

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7iltering the

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Filtering the Manikin

7iltering the

Manikin

!he filtering feature allo+s ou to displa onl those anthropometric varia,les that ou +ant to see. (ou can filter the follo+ing items

Part – this item consists of the manikin body, head, torso, arm, hand, leg, and foot !ou can select to dis"lay any or all of these body "arts

#y"e – this item refers to anthro"ometric measurement ty"es of the manikin s uch as circumference, height, length, breadth, de"th, and mass !ou can select to acti$ate any or all of these items

Management – this item refers to the %ay the $ariable $alues are calculated &f automatic, only the $ariables calculated by the system are dis"lay &f manual, critical 'user(defined) $ ariables are dis"layed

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7rom the Anthropometr Editor tool,ar click the 7ilter ,utton. (ou +ill see the

Anthropometric 7ilter dialog ,o0.

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7iltering the

Manikin

Filtering the Manikin – Procedure


"elect the ,od Part and !pe that ou +ould like to displa and press Close.2

/f ou +ould like to remove the changes ou have made displa the dialog ,o0and press ;eset.3


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Using thePosture

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Using the Posture #oolbar

Using the

Posture

!ool,ar

With the posture tool,ar ou can appl predefined postures to our manikins.After ou have applied the appropriate posture ou can change the varia,les

associated +ith that posture to customi8e it to our particular proect needs.

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7rom the Anthropometr Editor tool,ar click the do+n arro+ to displa the Postures

tool,ar.1

Using the

Posture

!ool,ar

Using the Posture #oolbar – Procedure


Click the appropriate posture ,utton to appl the posture to the manikin.2

!o customi8e the settings from the Anthropometr Editor

tool,ar click the &isplas the 4aria,le 'ist ,utton. (ou +ill

see the 4aria,le Edition 'ist dialog ,o0.3

Change values as necessar and press Close.#

When ou are finished and if ou +ould like to return the manikin ,ack to the default

values press the ;eset ,utton.$


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Using

/nterpolation

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Using &nter"olation

Using

/nterpolation

!he /nterpolation ,utton allo+s ou to vie+ the limits of Accommodation. !hese are percentages that

represent the total amount of the population ou are looking at. !hese figures take into consideration thevarious characteristics of the human population and appl them to the manikins in our simulation.

6oundar values should not ,e changed e0cept in ver specific cases.

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7rom the Anthropometr tool,ar click the /nterpolation ,utton. (ou +ill see the

/nterpolation dialog ,o0.1

Using

/nterpolation

Using &nter"olation – Procedure


/f necessar change the Percentage and 6oundar values and press Close.2

(ou can return the values ,ack to their original states , pressing the ;eset ,utton.3


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"ettingPopulation

Characteristics

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P l ti

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*etting Po"ulation Characteristics

Population

Characteristics

!here are five populations from +hich ou can choose +hen ou create our manikins. Ho+ever the Human "olutions product provides a method for creating files representing other populations in addition to those alread availa,le. !he five populations availa,le , default are

+merican

CanadianFrench

a"anese

-orean

Creating a population file is a su,ect for an advanced Human "olutions class. (ou should find the five populations currentl availa,le to ,e sufficient for our needs.

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"etting

P l ti


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7rom the Anthropometr Editor tool,ar click the Population ,utton. (ou +ill see

the Population dialog ,o0.1

Population

Characteristics

*etting Po"ulation Characteristics – Procedure


"elect the population that ,est represents the needs for our manikins and simulationthen press *?.

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"aving theAnthropometr

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*a$ing the +nthro"ometry

Anthropometr

After ou have customi8ed our manikins to fit our simulation needs ou should save the anthropometr

so that ou can appl those traits to other manikins as necessar. ;ecall that ou should not save morethan a single instance of a manikin@ instead ou can save the anthropometr in a catalog

and then appl it to ne+ manikins to ,est suit our simulation reuirements.

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"aving the

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7rom the Anthropometr Editor tool,ar click the "ave Manikin>s Attri,utes /n Catalog

,utton.1

Anthropometr

*a$ing the +nthro"ometry – Procedure


Click the 6ro+se Another Catalog ,utton. (ou +ill see the 7ile "election dialog ,o0.2

6ro+se to the Catalog folder tpe the name

for the ne+ catalog file and press *pen. (ou

+ill see the "ave /n Human Catalog dialog ,o0.3

Click on the manikin then in the

!itle field tpe the name of the

anthropometr that ou +ant to

save and press "ave.

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When ou are finished press Close.$


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*pen the H6Product%.CA!Product file.1.

'oad the Human Measurements Editor +ork,ench.2.

"elect Manikin DManikin A from the Product tree.3.

Change the follo+ing items set Management to Manual set "tature to


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Using the Human Measurements Editor B "ummar

Module "ummar

/n this module ou learned ho+ to use the Human Measurements Editor

+ork,ench to investigate human-centered design issues +ithin the conte0t

of the +orkplace ,efore it phsicall e0ists. .

Coming Up

(ou +ill learn ho+ to perform human activit analsis.

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Measurements Editor

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