Development and evaluation of task based digital human modeling for inclusive design
Russell Marshall
Steve Summerskill
Keith Case
Diane Gyi
Ruth Sims
2134/10681
https://repository.lboro.ac.uk/articles/conference_contribution/Development_and_evaluation_of_task_based_digital_human_modeling_for_inclusive_design/9352292
HADRIAN is a digital human modeling (DHM) system that is currently under
development as part of an EPSRC funded project in the UK looking at accessible
transport. The system is a partner tool to the long established SAMMIE DHM
system and aims to address issues with the lack of applicability of DHM tools to
inclusive or universal design problems. HADRIAN includes a database of 102
manikins based directly upon data taken from real people, many of whom are older
or with disabilities and who span a broad range of anthropometry, age, and joint
mobility. This database is combined with a task analysis tool that provides an
automated means to investigate the accessibility of a workstation or environment.
This paper discusses the issues and subsequent refinement of the tool that resulted
from validation using an ATM design case study. In addition the results from a
second validation are presented. This second study examines the accessibility of a
Docklands Light Railway station in London. The results highlight that whilst
physical simulations can be made with a generally good degree of accuracy there
are still many opportunities to be explored in the cognitive and emotional areas that
can be used to inform designers of accessibility issues during virtual assessments.
2012-10-12 13:37:48
Human modeling
Task analysis
Inclusive design
Ergonomics
Design Practice and Management not elsewhere classified