Glossary
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angular limitations |
The manikin's joint limitations. |
| anthropometry | The study of proportional relationships between the shape, weight and size of body segments. |
D |
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| degree(s) of freedom | Each linear or rotary movement along or about a given axis. Manikin segments can have up to three DOFs. |
| DOF | degree(s) of freedom |
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| father product | The product the manikin will be attached to in the specification tree. It can be the root product or any other product under the root. |
L |
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| line of sight | Designed to facilitate the manipulation of the manikin's field of vision. It can be selected as any other segment of the manikin. |
M |
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| manikin | A virtual human. |
P |
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| posture | The position of the whole manikin (global posture) or of parts of the manikin such as hand posture (local posture). |
S |
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| segment | A section of the manikin such as forearm, neck, thigh, ankle, etc. |
| specification tree | Area of the document window reserved for viewing the design specifications of a part, presented in the form of a tree structure. |
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| visual field | The entire area that can be seen when the eye is forward, including peripheral vision. |