Assessing the accuracy of ergonomic analyses when human anthropometry is scaled in a virtual environment

SAE Technical Papers

Volumn , Issue , 2006, Pages

  Godin, Christina ^a   Chiang, Jim ^b   Stephens, Allison ^b   Potvin, Jim ^c  

^a Sandalwood Enterprises

^b FORD MOTOR COMPANY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WINDSOR   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOMETRY; ERGONOMICS;

ERGONOMIC ANALYSIS; ERGONOMIC EVALUATION; ERGONOMIC STUDIES; JOINT ANGLE; LOW BACK LOAD; MOTION CAPTURE; MOTION TRACKING;

VIRTUAL REALITY;

EID: 85072434611     PISSN: 01487191     EISSN: 26883627     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4271/2006-01-2319     Document Type: Conference Paper

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