Abstract
Modern concepts and methods are summarized for obtaining measurements of human body static form, dynamic characteristics and muscular strength. A philosophy of moderation is advocated in selecting methods which meet two conflicting goals: (1) Permit predictive analysis of biometric trends by continuing selective usage of traditional anthropometer and tape methods; (2) Take advantage of more powerful stereophotogrammetric techniques to develop 3-dimensional, whole-body, simultaneous records which are easily referenced to consistent cartesian or polar axis systems and thus are better suited to engineering workspace design and analysis. A further consideration is the use of mockups which represent or position the human body in specific and typical workspace conditions, appropriate to the purposes for the anthropometric surveys. In all cases, recording formats should be readily compatible with data analysis by computer. Also described are procedures for organization of personnel and equipment for conducting surveys of civilian personnel in the United States. Trades between accuracy or population description and sample size are considered. Key sources for the information contained in this paper are the following references.
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