method · Body Shape Measurement and Modeling
13 posts
2025-11
At the SAFE Symposium this month I presented an overview of some of our head/face related research. The current focus of the effort is the development…
Head- and face-worn devices Statistical shape models Medical imaging and skeletal geometry+1
2025-08
Our journal publication on the first iteration of our U.S. adult ear model appeared in International Journal of Industrial Ergonomics. This is the…
Ear and hearing devices Design of Consumer Products including Wearables Medical imaging and skeletal geometry+2
2025-07
We're proud of the work we're doing with Gentex and the U.S. Navy supporting the development of new oxygen masks for U.S. and NATO fighter pilots.…
Head- and face-worn devices Statistical shape models Medical imaging and skeletal geometry+1
2024-08
We continue to make progress on many areas of our research, including our YouthShape anthropometry survey of children ages 3-17 years (now over 550…
Head- and face-worn devices Medical imaging and skeletal geometry Survey design and data collection+3
2024-03
Our colleagues at SENTIR Research Labs in Dayton hosted the inaugural Biomechanics and Engineering Anthropometry Meeting (BEAM) this month. This…
Head- and face-worn devices Ear and hearing devices Medical imaging and skeletal geometry+2
2024-01
At the SAE Government/Industry meeting this month I had the opportunity to give an overview of our occupant anthropometry research, including a…
Ear and hearing devices Medical imaging and skeletal geometry Survey design and data collection+6
2023-06
We have been exceptionally busy even by our normally crazy standards. But we're fortunate to be able to do studies that will have major impact in…
Heavy trucks and buses Ear and hearing devices Chairs and furniture+5
2023-01
A few updates on some of many projects my colleagues and I are currently working on: Female Body Armor Fit We're wrapping up a study for the U.S. Army…
Ear and hearing devices Military vehicles 3D surface scanning+2
2020-09
My colleague Dr. Daniel Park has just published a new head/face surface model that is one of only two we are aware of that includes a realistic scalp…
Head- and face-worn devices 3D surface scanning Statistical shape models+6
2019-01
We have many activities underway related to increasingly automated vehicles. Here's an overview of some of the projects. Occupant Postures, Seating…
Occupant protection Passenger cars and light trucks Seating+9
2017-07
The cervical spine is of considerable interest in biomechanics research due to its complexity and its importance as a site of both low-severity and…
Injury risk and tolerance Medical imaging and skeletal geometry Public datasets and dissemination
2011-03
Three-dimensional anthropometry is a part of many of my current research projects. Using data from UMTRI's whole-body laser scanner, medical imaging…
Chairs and furniture ATD design and evaluation 3D surface scanning+2
2008-01
The performance of belt-positioning booster seats used by children who are too small to achieve good belt fit with vehicle belts alone, and no longer…
Occupant protection ATD design and evaluation Medical imaging and skeletal geometry+1
Nothing matches that combination.