Method of anthropometric product design and media that can record computer program for method the same

摘要

Provided are an anthropometric product design method and a recording media storing a computer program for the same. The anthropometric product design method includes the operations of: (a) expressing the relationships between human body variables and design variables in equations, and establishing design equations for design variables, respectively, of a product to be designed; (b) generating a representative human model (RHM) for the product to be designed; (c) extrapolating postures according to changes in design dimensions through a computer simulation using the design equations and RHMs, and comparing data on the extrapolated postures with defined reference posture data to perform a design sensitivity analysis; and (d) determining optimal design dimensions for related design variables based on the design sensitivity analysis. Accordingly, because various human body dimensions and product use postures of users can be reflected in product designs through computer simulation, products that are better customized for users can be designed, and products can be designed that are optimized through design sensitivity analyzes of posture loss scores according to changes in design dimensions.

主权项

1. An anthropometric product design method, comprising:
(a) performing a design structure matrix analysis using a design structure matrix that expresses relationships between human body variables and design variables of a product to be designed, and developing design equations for the design variables based on the design structure matrix analysis; (b) generating by a computer a virtual representative human model (RHM) based on at least one person demographically representative of a design target population for the product to be designed; (c) performing automatically by a computer a design sensitivity analysis by extrapolating data for postures according to changes in design dimensions through computer simulation using the design equations and the virtual representative human model, and comparing the extrapolated data for the postures with reference posture data; and (d) based on the design sensitivity analysis, determining automatically by the computer optimal design dimensions for design variables related to the design variables.