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Communications of the ACM
Web-based e-catalog systems in B2B procurement
Communications of the ACM
Internet electronic product catalogs: an approach beyond simple keywords and multimedia
Computer Networks: The International Journal of Computer and Telecommunications Networking - electronic commerce
A data exchange framework for networked CAD/CAM
Computers in Industry
Virtual humans for validating maintenance procedures
Communications of the ACM - How the virtual inspires the real
Internet Marketing
Motion texture: a two-level statistical model for character motion synthesis
Proceedings of the 29th annual conference on Computer graphics and interactive techniques
Product data allocation for distributed product data management system
Computers in Industry
A review of internet-based product information sharing and visualization
Computers in Industry
The Role of Computer Graphics and Visualization in the GII
IEEE Computer Graphics and Applications
Applications of the web-based collaborative visualization in distributed product development
Computers in Industry - Special issue: Advanced computer support of engineering and service processes of virtual enterprises
Product modeling framework for behavioral performance evaluation at design stage
Computers in Industry
Maintainability and safety indicators at design stage for mechanical products
Computers in Industry
Motion generation from MTM semantics
Computers in Industry
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This paper presents an online ergonomic evaluation system for 3D product development with car interior design as an example, which consists of a 3D viewer, a digital human model, an ergonomic engine, and the web-based GUI's. The digital human is constructed with a number of templates based on anthropometry database that represent various levels of body size and shape for the end-user. The interactions between the human and a product model are captured by the viewer, and thus, simulate the user operation of the product. According to the Chaffin's biomechanical model, the ergonomic engine then computes the physical loads of body joints with the captured information. The result enables online evaluation of the product design from the ergonomic aspects. It also serves as a base of interactive product customization. This research is the first study that realizes the web-based ergonomic evaluation for 3D car interior design with no needs of high-end CAD systems or complex VR environment. In this manner, the human factor issues can be effectively taken into account at the early design phase and the costs of ergonomic evaluation will be significantly reduced.