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Performing a
Human
Posture
Analysis

Preparing the
Working
Environment

Creating a
Manikin and
Workspace

Performing a
Human
Activity
Analysis

Using the
Human
Measurements
Editor

Task
Simulation
Scenarios

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Module 5

Performing a
Human Posture
Analysis

Performing a Human Posture Analysis

Overview
Human posture analysis focuses specifically on examining how human posture
can affect task performance by analyzing the following:
Local Posture
Global Posture
Preferred Angles
Comfort and Strength

Human Posture analysis allows you to both quantitatively and qualitatively analyze
several aspects of human posture. Posture can be examined, scored, and optimized
to determine the optimal operator comfort and performance throughout a complete
range of motion during the task. In addition to the various postures, you can also
analyze the effects of posture on individual segments of the manikin.
When you have finished analyzing posture data, you can create and save comfort
and strength libraries that can be reused throughout various applications.

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Objectives
You will learn how to use the Human Posture Analysis workbench tools
4 hours

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Workbenches and Toolbars Used in this Module

Inst
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Performing a Human Posture Analysis

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Using the
Human Posture
Analysis
Workbench

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Using the Angular Limitations Toolbar

Editing the Angular Limitations
Creating and Editing Preferred Angles
Displaying the Postural Score

4 hours

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Using the
Human Posture
Analysis
Workbench

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Using the Angular Limitations Toolbar

Editing the Angular Limitations
Creating and Editing Preferred Angles
Displaying the Postural Score

Performing a Human Posture Analysis

Using the
Human Posture
Analysis
Workbench

Using the Human Posture Analysis Workbench

The Human Posture Analysis workbench provides the following tools for
analyzing manikin posture:

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Angular Limitations Toolbar this toolbar allows you to set restrictions on the upper and lower limits
of movement (in degrees) on a particular segment of the manikin.
Preferred Angles Toolbar this toolbar allows you to create or edit preferred angles within the whole
manikin range of motion. For example, preferred angles can refer to areas where the manikin would
be more comfortable or stronger or be in a safer posture.
Saving Manikin Attributes Toolbar this toolbar allows you to save the preferred angles that you have
created.
Postural Score Panel Toolbar this toolbar allows you to review postural score results in a variety of
ways.

More about Human Posture

Analysis can be found in the online
documentation

Performing a Human Posture Analysis

Using the
Human Posture
Analysis
Workbench

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Using the Angular Limitations Toolbar Procedure

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Launch V5 Product.

Load the Human Posture Analysis workbench. You will not notice a change until the
next step.

From the PPR tree, select a manikin and click on the segment you would like to analyze.

Performing a Human Posture Analysis

Using the
Human Posture
Analysis
Workbench

Editing the Angular Limitations Procedure

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From the Angular Limitations toolbar, click the Edits the Angular Limitations button.

Click on the appropriate segment of the manikin in the PPR tree.

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NOTE: You can manipulate any of the three

degrees of freedom (DOF1, 2, or 3) from
each of the buttons on the Angular
Limitations toolbar.

Performing a Human Posture Analysis

Using the
Human Posture
Analysis
Workbench

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Editing the Angular Limitations Procedure

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Double click on either of the Limit Arrows on the manikin (green or yellow). You will see
the Angular Limitations dialog box.

To edit the lower or upper limits, check the Activate Manipulation checkbox.

Make the necessary changes to the upper or lower limit values. If you want to reset the
values back to their original state, press the Reset button.

When you are finished, press the Close button. Also, deactivate the Angular Limitations
button by clicking on it so that it is no longer orange in color.

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Using the
Human Posture
Analysis
Workbench

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Creating and Editing Preferred Angles Procedure

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Select a segment of the manikin for which you would like to edit the angle of Motion.

From the Angular Limitations toolbar, click the Edits Preferred Angles button.

In the shaded area of the manikin, right-click and select Add. You will see the Preferred
Angles dialog box.

Change the values as necessary and click the Close button.

When you are finished, deactivate the Edits Preferred Angles button by clicking it again.

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Performing a Human Posture Analysis

Using the
Human Posture
Analysis
Workbench

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Creating and Editing Preferred Angles Procedure

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To save the new angle, from the Catalog toolbar, click the Save Manikins
Attributes in Catalog button.

In the Save Human Catalog dialog box, click the Open button.

Save the catalog in the Catalog folder. When you press Open, you will see the Save in
Human Catalog dialog box.

In the Title field, type the appropriate name, click on the appropriate segment of the
manikin, and press the Save button.

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When you are finished, press the Close button.

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Performing a Human Posture Analysis

Using the
Human Posture
Analysis
Workbench

Displaying the Postural Score Procedure

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From the Postural Score toolbar, click the Opens the Postural Score Panel button. You
will see the Postural Score Analysis dialog box.
From this window, you can choose
which degree of freedom (DOF) to
display, whether you want to display
results in either List or Chart form,
and you can apply filters as
necessary.
You can also create a customize joint
using a set of upper body segments,
including the spine and head.
The layout of the Postural Score Analysis dialog box might change depending on
the various selections you make.

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You can select from

the following filters:

Spine and Hand:

Select Whole Spine to score all vertebrae as a single element.

Select Each Vertebras to score each vertebra individually.
Select Whole Hand to regroup each finger into a global element.
Select Each Fingers to score each finger individually.

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Performing a Human Posture Analysis

Using the
Human Posture
Analysis
Workbench

Displaying the Postural Score Procedure

The List and Chart Display:

Both of these display options provide information regarding the following:

Global Score this item is the total posture score for all segments combined.
Current Score this item is the average score of all items in the current list.
Selected Score this item is the posture score for all selected items on the multi-list.
Favorites this item is customizable and displays all preferred angles, even if they
have never been edited.

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If you choose the List display, scores will be displayed as percentages in list form. If you
choose the Chart display, scores will be displayed in chart form.

Make your display sections as appropriate and press Close.

You can customize the color schemes of Charts by selecting Tools / Options / Ergonomics
Design & Analysis / Human Posture Analysis / Postural Score tab.

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Performing a Human Posture Analysis

Using the
Human Posture
Analysis
Workbench

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Displaying the Postural Score Procedure

Make the appropriate changes in the

Options dialog box and press OK.

You can customize individual segments

of the manikin by selecting the segment
in the PPR tree, right-clicking and
selecting Properties.

In the Analysis field, select Postural

Analysis.

Make the appropriate selections, and

click either Apply or OK.

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Human Posture Analysis Exercise

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Exercise Human Posture Analysis

30 min.

Scope: You will use the Human Posture Analysis tools to accomplish various
tasks.
Conditions: V5 and Human Builder workbench must be open.

In this exercise you will:

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Set, edit, and save preferred angles.

Display and customize postural score results.

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Do It Yourself
1. Open the HBProduct5.CATProcess file.
2. Load the Human Posture Analysis workbench.

3. On the Male Analysis manikin, select the right thigh.

4. Using the #1 Degree of Freedom, change the upper limit to 90 degrees.
5. Add this new preferred angle. In addition, change the color of the angle to green, set the
score to 10, and set the Maximum limit to 50%.
6. Repeat this procedure (naming the new angle Pref. angle 3), and change the color of the
angle to red, set the score to 2, set the Maximum limit to 113%, and set the Minimum limit
to 50%.

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7. Save these preferred angles using the title Preferred Angles.

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Performing a Human Posture Analysis Summary

Module Summary
In this module you learned how to use the Human Posture Analysis
workbench to both quantitatively and qualitatively analyze
all aspects of human posture.

Coming Up

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You will learn how to perform a human task analysis.

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