Modeling variability in torso shape for chair and seat design

Proceedings of the ASME Design Engineering Technical Conference

Volumn 1, Issue PARTS A AND B, 2008, Pages 561-569

  Reed, Matthew P ^a   Parkinson, Matthew B ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b The Pennsylvania State University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOMETRIC DATA; ANTHROPOMETRIC VARIABLES; BODY CONTOURS; BODY SHAPES; DESIGN DECISION-MAKING; HUMAN VARIABILITY; MODELING VARIABILITY; MULTIVARIATE REGRESSION; SEAT DESIGN; STATISTICAL MODELING; STATISTICAL MODELS; TRADE-OFF ANALYSIS;

ANTHROPOMETRY; COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN; DECISION MAKING; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

THREE DIMENSIONAL;

EID: 81155127538     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1115/DETC2008-49483     Document Type: Conference Paper

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