Anthropometry – the study of human body （人体测量学研究人体）.pdfVIP

 !  $#%!  ( )(+*, - Anthropometry – the study of human body dimensions Imagine you are positioning an emergency rip cord on a train. How high up should you put it? So people can reach it ! is the obvious (and correct) response. One way to arrive at an answer is to ask your friends to give it a try. But to get values that are in any way robust (especially if the product is to be used by different nationalities), it is necessary to turn to the science of anthropometrics. Example: I’m 68 inches tall In U SA/UK, I ’d be in the 35-40th percentile In Japan, I’d be in the 75-80th percentile Links to look at: Anthropometry Resource Center People with Disabilities Dates back to ancient Egypt Cubit (~52 cm) – based on human dimensions (distance from elbow to tip of longest finger) Large scale anthropometrical surveys are expensive and time consuming Typically do specialized surveys on key dimensions
       
                             

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