The development of the GEBOD program

Abstract

The Generator of Body Data (GEBOD) program is an interactive computer program that produces human and dummy body dimensional and inertial property data. These data have applicability to the determination of body mass distribution and human body dynamics modeling, and can be specifically formatted for use in the Articulated Total Body (ATB) model, a three-dimensional rigid-body dynamics simulation program. The data sets generated by GEBOD include the body segments' geometric and mass properties, and the joints' locations and mechanical properties. The subject type can be child, adult human female, adult human male, or Hybrid III dummy. The program also supports the construction of data sets for specific individuals by supplying the necessary anthropometric measurements.