All Labs 1-5 Flashcards
what is anthropometry
anthropometry is the study of human body measurment
factors that anthropometry looks at
weight, size, dimensions, working capacity, strenght adn the difference between individuals
percentiles are specific to..
the population they describe
the dimensions they describe
population distrobution misuse
- people think 50% will accomodate majority of the population
- summating dimensions does not add to the percentile
Standard deviation
the degreee of variability in the population
coefficient of variation
another index for the degree of variability
where is the shortage of anthropometric data
canadian adults have a shortage of data
leptokurtic
tall skinny
platykurtic
flat broad
bimodal
ussaully the addition of two means to make two peaks from differetn data
positive skew
peak at the left
negative skew
peak at the right
when plotting in relation to increased cost we should
plot p agianst z - z being at the bottom ( cumulative) form
why do we plot p agaisnt z
becuase it will allow us to add more constraints as we increase the amount of users,
limiting user
adds the most sever design constraint
as we adjust the design by increasing the cost, we increase the limit of people it may accomodate
4 anthropemetric contraints
clearance - one way
reach - one way
posture - two way
strength - sometimes two and one way
Fitting Trial
a mock up wokrstation to get the dimensions of a person just right
psychophysical experiment
sunjective and psychological adjustments
standard anthropometric measures are made in which two ways
standard standing posture
standard sitting posture
clothing error
10mm indoor clothing
40mm outdoor clothing
shoe error
25mm - 45mm
interrater reliability
difference in measures betwen two people meausring (between)
intrarater reliability
difffernece in measures against ones self (within)
why uise interrater and intrarater reliability
to ensure standardization
what is the anthropometric inch
25mm of error between two measurments - if greater than we take a third measurment and averge the closest measurments
large anthropometer
0-60cm in 0.1cm increments
small anthropometer
0-30cm in 0.1cm increments
chest depth caliper
0-24 inches 1/2 inch increments
why use circuit order
increase standardization
reduce error
increase intrater reliability
what is gait
gait is the word to describe how locmotion occurs
types of gait
running and walking
defining difference between running and walking
running has a point of airborne time in which both feet are off the ground, walking always has one foot on the ground
phases of gait
swing and support
phases of support
double and single support
what is the most basic analysis of gait
linear kinematic analysis
why is linear kinematic analysis the the most basic type
because it looks only at the descripiton of velocitties and postions and acccelerations and not the cause of the postions and velocities and accelerations
estimated time of a gait cycle
1 second
how do we obtain kinematic data
high speed cameras, digitization and markers
stride phases and their %
swing and support
swing is 40% and support is 60% of the gait cycle
weight transfer between wlaking and running
runnning - weight transfers from limb to limb
walking - COM passes ofver the foot in anticipation for the transfer to the next limb
running velocity =
stride lenght x stride rate
how do we increase running velocity
increase stride lenght or stride rate
what runningn velocitiies consititue running vs walking
initial icrease in velocity up to around 7m/ s then no longer walking fast at around 2m/s
what is an angular kinematic analyis
angular kinematic analysis is a description of changes in joint angles during walking and running as a fucntion of time