SAEJ833v001

SAETechnicalStandardsBoardRulesprovidethat:“ThisreportispublishedbySAEtoadvancethestateoftechnicalandengineeringsciences.Theuseofthisreportisentirelyvoluntary,anditsapplicabilityandsuitabilityforanyparticularuse,includinganypatentinfringementarisingtherefrom,isthesoleresponsibilityoftheuser.”SAEreviewseachtechnicalreportatleasteveryfiveyearsatwhichtimeitmaybereaffirmed,revised,orcancelled.SAEinvitesyourwrittencommentsandsuggestions.QUESTIONSREGARDINGTHISDOCUMENT:[phone]FAX:[phone]TOPLACEADOCUMENTORDER;[phone]FAX:[phone]SAEWEBADDRESS(R)HUMANPHYSICALDIMENSIONSThisrecommendedpracticeistechnicallyequivalenttothehumanphysicaldimensionsofoperatorsinISO-3411-1982.1.Scope—ThisSAERecommendedPracticedefinestheworldwidehumanphysicaldimensionstobeusedinconstruction,generalpurposeindustrial,agriculturaltractors,forestryandspecializedminingmachinerycategoriesasdefinedinSAEJ1116JUN86.2.References2.1ApplicablePublications—Thefollowingpublicationsformapartofthespecificationtotheextentspecifiedherein.UnlessotherwiseindicatedthelastestrevisionofSAEpublicationsshallapply.2.1.1SAEPUBLICATIONS—AvailablefromSAE,400CommonwealthDrive,Warrendale,PA15096-0001.SAEJ898OCT87—ControlLocationsforOff-RoadWorkMachinesSAEJ925DEC87—MinimumServiceAccessDimensionsforOff-RoadMachinesSAEJ1116JUN86—CategoriesofOff-Road,Self-PropelledWorkMachines3.PhysicalDimensions3.1General—Thephysicalandbodypivotdimensionsofsmall,medium,andlargehumansaregiveninFigures1and2forthesittingandstandingpositions.3.2Definitions3.2.1SMALLHUMAN—Representsthe5thpercentilefemale.Only5%ofthefemalepopulationissmallerthanthedimensionsgiven.3.2.2MEDIUMHUMAN—Representsthehalf-waypositionbetweenthesmallandlargehumans.3.2.3LARGEHUMAN—Representsthe95thpercentilemale.Only5%ofthemalepopulationislargerthanthedimensionsgiven.3.3Dimensions—ThedimensionsinFigures1and2includeanallowanceforshoeheightandlightclothing.Table1includesanadditiveforheavywinterclothes.SAEJ833RevisedMAY89-2-FIGURE1—SITTINGPOSITIONSAEJ833RevisedMAY89-3-FIGURE2—STANDINGPOSITIONSAEJ833RevisedMAY89-4-3.4RangeofMovementAngles—TherangemovementofbodypivotisdefinedinSAEJ898OCT87.3.5DimensionVariations3.5.1HUMANBODYNATURALSLUMP3.5.1.1Sittingheightcandecrease90mmforalargehumanand50mmforasmallhuman.3.5.1.2Standingheightcandecrease30mmforanysizehuman.3.5.2ETHNICGROUPVARIATION3.5.2.1Afrodescentscanhave2%longerarmsand4%longerlegsthandimensionsprovided.3.5.2.2Orientaldescentscanhave7%shorterarmsand10%shorterlegsthandimensionsprovided.4.Notes4.1MarginalIndicia——Thechangebar(l)locatedintheleftmarginisfortheconvenienceoftheuserinlocatingareaswheretechnicalrevisionshavebeenmadetothepreviousissueofthereport.An(R)symboltotheleftofthedocumenttitleindicatesacompleterevisionofthereport.PREPAREDBYTHESAEHFTC/SUBCOMMITTEE5,ACCESSANDANTHROPOMETRICDIMENSIONSSUBCOMMITTEEOFTHESAEHUMANFACTORSTECHNICALCOMMITTEETABLE1—HEAVYCLOTHINGADDITIVEmmSittingHeight50HeadWidth100ShoulderHeight50ShoulderWidth75ChestDepth75AbdominalDepth90ThighThickness50HandWidth25HandThickness25HandLength25ShoeWidth50ShoeLength50kgWeight14(Forappropriateaccessopenings,seeSAEJ925)SAEJ833RevisedMAY89Rationale—ThecurrentSAEJ833presentstheinformationwithelevenpicturesandtwotables.Therevisionusestwopictures,onetableandincludespivotinformationaswellasbodydatafor5,50,and95thpercentilepersons.Thenewgraphicsaremucheasiertouseandunderstand.ThereviseddataandgraphicwasdevelopedbyHenryDreyfussAssociatesandreflectsthechangingmakeupofpeople'ssize.Thedataisdesignated5thPercentileFemaleand95thPercentileMale.Inpractice,thiscloselyapproximatestheWorldwideoperatorpopulationdimensionsgiveninISO3411-1982.Anoteinthetextprovidesinformationaboutadjustingthedataforslumpandcertainethnicgroups.AcomparisonofdimensionsinRevisedJ833,ISO3411,andSAEJ833wasmade.Theresultsareinthetwoattachedtables.Samedimensionswereobtainedbymultipleadditionsandsubtractionstotheoriginaldocumentstogetthesamereferencepoints.NotallofthedatapointsweremeasuredthesameasseenbyA,B,andContables.SITTINGAnteriorArmReach:(frombackofshouldertotipofmiddlefinger)TheSAEJ83395%maledimensionof940mmappearslongwhenU.S.Army(1966)maledimensionsareasfollows:TheJ8335%femaledimensionof559mmiswrongbecauseinJ833theFunctionalReachwhichisfrombackofshouldertotipofthumbfora5%femaleis677.ShoulderHeight:(fromtablesurfacetoouterpointofshoulder)TherevisedSAEJ833hasaslightlydifferentheadandneck,whichresultsinalowershoulderheight.ElbowtoFingertip:TheSAEJ8335%femaledimensionof389mmappearstobeshortbecausetheU.S.Army1%Women(1977)is387mmandthe5%Womenis400.ElbowHeight:(from0Datum,SeatHeighttoelbow)TheSAEJ8335%femaledimensionsof235mmappearstobetoohigh.TheSAEJ8335%maledimensionin207mmandthe5%femaleshouldbeless.TheU.S.Army90%Women(1977)hasadimensionof241mm.STANDINGOve