title: Maximum reach envelope for the seated and standing male and female for industrial workstation design.
abstract: Maximum reach envelopes for the 5th, 50th and 95th percentile reach lengths of males and females in seated and standing work positions were determined. The use of a computerized potentiometric measurement system permitted functional reach measurement in 15 min for each subject. The measurement system captured reach endpoints in a dynamic mode while the subjects were describing their maximum reach envelopes. An unbiased estimate of the true reach distances was made through a systematic computerized data averaging process. The maximum reach envelope for the standing position was significantly (p<0.05) larger than the corresponding measure in the seated position for both the males and females. The average reach length of the female was 13.5% smaller than that for the corresponding male. Potential applications of this research include designs of industrial workstations, equipment, tools and products.
authors.affiliation: Department of Engineering Technology, New Jersey Institute of Technology, Newark 07102, USA. sengupta@admin.njit.edu
authors.forename: A K
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Sengupta
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Das
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000886:Anthropometry; D001132:Arm / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000502:physiology; D017076:Computer-Aided Design; D006804:Ergonomics; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007374:Interior Design and Furnishings; D008297:Male; D009656:North America; D012016:Reference Values; D012737:Sex Factors