Chair are one of the most usable furniture in a room. The use of this instrument in every human activity makes it important to design according to the dimensions of the human body or use ergonomic principles. Therefore, chair design needs to pay attention to anthropometric dimensions in making ergonomic chair!
What is Anthropometric Dimension ?
Dimensions are defined broadly as measurements that can include the length, width or height of an object. Meanwhile, Anthropometry is the study of the dimensions of the human body for various other scientific interests, especially in product design.
As the name implies, product design aims to assemble workpieces that combine aspects of comfort and safety. So that not only favors aesthetic factors, product design also follows a standard called Anthropometry to achieve comfort and safety. If both can be achieved, it can be said that the designed product is an ergonomic product.
Therefore, before designing a product, it is necessary to collect user anthropometric data according to the product being designed. Here are some anthropometric dimensions used in designing ergonomic chair.
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Anthropometric Dimensions in Making Ergonomic Chair
1. Popliteal Height
Popliteal height is the vertical distance from the floor to the bottom of the thigh in a sitting position. Popliteal height measurement is needed to determine the sitting height in a chair. This is very crucial, considering that there are several factors to consider, such as race. The striking physical differences between the Mongolian and Caucasian races make product designers need to pay attention to this. This is why, it is necessary to adjust the dimensions of the human body and the product being designed.
In addition to the Anthropometry Chair, Portable Anthropometry can be used to take these measurements. Portable Anthropometry is an anthropometric measurement tool that can measure more than 100 anthropometric dimensions and can be done anywhere, according to its portable design.
3. Thigh Length in Sitting Position
Sitting Thigh Length is one of the anthropometric dimensions for making an ergonomic chair. Sitting thigh length is the measurement between the seated elbows, a 90 degree angle formed between the inner thighs.
Sitting thigh length can be done using an anthropometric chair. Here is the procedure for measuring the length of the seated thigh.
4. Hip Breadth
The most important anthropometric dimension for making an ergonomic chair is hip width or hip breadth sitting. This measurement is used to design the seat cushion on the chair. Hip Breadth Sitting can be measured using an anthropometric chair.
5. Shoulder Breadth Bideltoid
Another anthropometric dimension for making an ergonomic chair is the width of the seat back or Shoulder Breadth Bideltoid. Shoulder Breadth Bideltoid can be measured from the width of the distance between the right shoulder to the left shoulder in a sitting position.
Instrument for measuring anthropometric dimensions are the Anthropometric Chair and Portable Anthropometry.
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Solo Abadi Indonesia fully supports the Government of Indonesia in creating innovations and deepening ergonomics research and applying it to everyday life. As a private sector, we are always open to collaborative ergonomics and anthropometry research to support a good ergonomics ecosystem in Indonesia.
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