Computer-Aided Design Models to Support Ergonomics

Abstract

This report describes a new computer-aided design and evaluation model to simulate an aircraft maintenance worker called Crew Chief. The model will interface to two or three CAD systems common in the aerospace industry. Crew Chief will generate a 3-D mobility, accessibility, strength, and visual characteristics. The aircraft designer, working at the computerized drawing board, can superimpose the Crew Chief on the design and simulate the performance of maintenance activities. With this tool, the designer can verify that a system is maintainable before even a mockup is constructed. Because of its general purpose capability, the Crew Chief model will have application to nonaircraft design evaluations. Keywords: Anthropometry; Maintenance; Graphics; Biomechanics.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 1985
Accession Number
ADA173341

Entities

People

  • Joe W. Mcdaniel
  • William B. Askren

Organizations

  • Armstrong Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Biomedical
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aerospace Industry
  • Air Force
  • Aircraft Maintenance
  • Aircrafts
  • Biomedical Research
  • Clothing
  • Composite Materials
  • Computer Graphics
  • Computer-Aided Design
  • Computers
  • Databases
  • Graphics
  • Human Factors Engineering
  • Maintenance
  • Mobility
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Three Dimensional

Readers

  • Aerospace logistics and air mobility.
  • Computational Modeling and Simulation
  • Software Engineering

Technology Areas

  • Space