Development of an Integrated System for Design Evaluation
Document Type
Conference Proceeding
Publication Date
12-1-2000
Description
In this paper, two software packages (AutoCAD and Mannequin) are integrated to create an ergonomic CAD system. This developed system will provide designers with a powerful graphical tool to evaluate their design for human factors and safety criteria. An absence of a truly integrated ergonomic CAD system that has been desired by many researchers and designers was the motivating factor behind our efforts. Steps taken to integrate these two somewhat incompatible software is explained in this paper. Now designers have an ergonomic CAD system to assist them to design products according to physical abilities and characteristics of their human operators. Utilizing this type of technology could revolutionize the way products are designed and significantly reduce the alarming number of related injuries, thus saving millions of dollars. This integrated system could also substantially reduce the critical factor of time to market and lower overall cost of designing new products by allowing designers to test their products for human fit without having to build a prototype or using real subject.
Citation Information
Rajai, Mark R.; Johnson, Keith V.; and Matthews, Robert. 2000. Development of an Integrated System for Design Evaluation. ASEE Annual Conference Proceedings. 2105-2111. ISSN: 0190-1052