Designing for the Life Span Segment 4
Designing for the Life Span Segment 4 
Previous Slide Next Slide Segment
Index Home First Slide Last Slide
Information Sources on Anthropometrics:
CAESAR.
*Anthropometry is the study of human body measurements. The term includes the actual process of measurements, the recording of data, data summarization, documentation, and manipulation for various analyses. The CAESARTM project will generate a database of human physical dimensions for men and women of various weights, between the ages of 18 and 65. A total of 4,000 people in the U.S. and 6,800 in Europe will be measured.
The goal of CAESARTM is to represent the anthropometric variability of men and women, ages 18-65 in the United States and Europe. The approach is to start in the United States, the NATO member nation with the largest population, followed by the Netherlands, whose population contains the tallest people in NATO on the average, and Italy, whose population contains some of the shortest people in NATO. The target sample sizes will be 4,000 for the United States and 3,400 for each of the other two countries. An effort will be made in the sampling plan to ensure there is a representative sample for weight (mass), ethnic groups, gender, geographic regions, and socio-economic status. At least four geographic sites in the United States will be surveyed in the time period from September 1997 to December 1998. Data collection is expected to start in the Netherlands in fall of 1998 and in Italy in spring of 1999. CAESARTM's data collection methods will be standardized and documented so that the database can be consistently expanded and updated. Subsequent phases could add other age groups, other countries, or look at trends over time within countries.
Note: Quote above extracted from the CAESAR website.
Listen to the Audio (MP3, 186 KB) or read the transcript:
The text in this slide describes the CAESAR project and its objectives. A partnership was formed among industries that rely heavily upon body dimensioning in their design development as well as with additional partners from the software industry. One academic institution secured partnership in CAESAR. Georgia Tech.
Previous Slide Next Slide Segment
Index
Home First Slide Last Slide