Citation

Padgaonkar AJ, Lawson SM, King AI. Proc. Hum. Factors Ergon. Soc. Annu. Meet. 1978; 22(1): 676-679.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1978, Human Factors and Ergonomics Society, Publisher SAGE Publishing)

DOI

10.1177/1071181378022001176

PMID

unavailable

Abstract

An anatomically based coordinate system is a useful tool for standardizing the placement of instrumentation on segments of the human body or human surrogate. It is suggested that this system be based upon a fixed set of anatomical landmarks that are easily located by palpation and/or x-ray. A set of coordinate systems for the head, torso and extremities is proposed. Such systems will aid investigators in comparing data acquired at different laboratories involved in impact injury research. These systems can also be used for accurately locating the center of gravity of a body segment and for describing body motion in an impact environment.

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