@article{ref1,
title="Body models of law enforcement officers for cruiser cab accommodation simulation",
journal="Human factors",
year="2022",
author="Hsiao, Hongwei and Kau, Tsui Ying and Whisler, Richard and Zwiener, Joyce",
volume="ePub",
number="ePub",
pages="ePub-ePub",
abstract="OBJECTIVES: This study developed multivariate law enforcement officer (LEO) body models for digital simulation of LEO accommodation in police cruiser cabs. <br><br>BACKGROUND: Anthropometrically accurate digital LEO body models, representing the United States LEOs, for computerized LEO cruiser interface simulations are lacking. <br><br>METHODS: Twenty body dimensions (with and without gear combined) of 756 male and 218 female LEOs were collected through a stratified national survey using a data collection trailer that traveled across the US. A multivariate Principal Component Analysis (PCA) approach was used to develop digital LEO body models. <br><br>RESULTS: Fifteen men and 15 women representing unique body size and shape composition of the LEO population were identified. A combined set of 24 male and female models (removal of 6 redundant models for which female and male models overlapped) is suggested. <br><br>CONCLUSIONS: A set of 24 digital LEO body models in 3-dimensional form, along with their anthropometric measurements, were developed to facilitate LEO cruiser cab design.   APPLICATION: Digital modeling software developers can use the models and their anthropometric data to build digital avatars for simulated evaluation of LEO cruiser cab configuration, console communication-equipment fitting, and cruiser ingress/egress access arrangement. LEO vehicle and equipment designers also can use eight key body dimensions (i.e., stature, buttock-popliteal length, eye height sitting, knee height sitting, shoulder-grip length, popliteal height, sitting height, and body weight) of the body models to recruit 24 human subjects to physically evaluate their vehicle prototypes for improved vehicle and equipment design.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0018-7208",
doi="10.1177/00187208221140220",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/00187208221140220"
}