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Creating and shaping the DHM tool IMMA for ergonomic product and production design
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EngineeringIndustrial EngineeringDigital ManufacturingDhm Tool ImmaAdvanced DesignSocial SciencesEquipment DesignErgonomic ProductSystems EngineeringImma ToolManmachine InteractionIndustrial InformaticsOccupational ErgonomicsDesignHuman-machine InterfaceMan-machine InterfaceProduction DesignIndustrial DesignHuman Machine SystemAutomationProduction EngineeringTechnologyErgonomicsDhm ToolsCase Studies
The digital human modelling tool IMMA has been developed through a series of research and development actions, with its history, current status, and future outlook described, and its underlying fundamental concepts and early results highlighted. The paper aims to reflect on future DHM tool developments, outline plans for further IMMA development and applications, and relate these to ergonomics and design methodology. The authors demonstrate IMMA through two industry‑based case studies and discuss prospective development plans and applications. The study suggests that the insights gained can help identify challenges for future DHM tool research and development in industrial product and production design.
The history, status and outlook of the research and development actions associated with the creation of the digital human modelling tool intelligently moving manikins (IMMA) are described. The underlying fundamental concepts are described and research and development results so far are illustrated or referred to. Two case studies illustrating use of IMMA on industry-based problems are described. The paper also covers reflections on conceptions for prospective DHM tool developments from a general perspective, relating to areas of ergonomics and design methodology, as well as describing some of the plans for further developments and applications of the IMMA tool. These may be of assistance when identifying challenges for future research and development of DHM tools that are used in product and production design processes in industry.