Manikin Families Representing Obese Airline Passengers in the US

Park, Hanjun; Park, Woojin; Kim, Yongkang

doi:https://doi.org/10.1260/2040-2295.5.4.479

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Volume 5 | Article ID 572590 | https://doi.org/10.1260/2040-2295.5.4.479

Manikin Families Representing Obese Airline Passengers in the US

Hanjun Park,¹Woojin Park,¹and Yongkang Kim²

Received01 Aug 2014

Accepted01 Dec 2014

Abstract

Aircraft passenger spaces designed without proper anthropometric analyses can create serious problems for obese passengers, including: possible denial of boarding, excessive body pressures and contact stresses, postural fixity and related health hazards, and increased risks of emergency evacuation failure. In order to help address the obese passenger's accommodation issues, this study developed male and female manikin families that represent obese US airline passengers. Anthropometric data of obese individuals obtained from the CAESAR anthropometric database were analyzed through PCA-based factor analyses. For each gender, a 99% enclosure cuboid was constructed, and a small set of manikins was defined on the basis of each enclosure cuboid. Digital human models (articulated human figures) representing the manikins were created using a human CAD software program. The manikin families were utilized to develop design recommendations for selected aircraft seat dimensions. The manikin families presented in this study would greatly facilitate anthropometrically accommodating large airline passengers.

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