Digital human modeling of obese & aging workers in automotive manufacturing

Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society

Volumn , Issue , 2016, Pages 1040-1044

  Ngo, Sriya ^a   Sommerich, Carolyn M ^a   Luscher, Anthony F ^a  

^a Ohio State University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HUMAN ENGINEERING; INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH; MANUFACTURE; SURVEYS;

50TH PERCENTILES; AUTOMOBILE ASSEMBLIES; AUTOMOTIVE MANUFACTURING; DIGITAL HUMAN MODELING; DIGITAL HUMAN MODELS; HUMAN POPULATION; INDUSTRIAL MODELING; MODELING SOFTWARES;

ERGONOMICS;

EID: 85021790288     PISSN: 10711813     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1177/1541931213601241     Document Type: Conference Paper

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