The World Engineering Anthropometry Resource (WEAR) is a group of interested experts involved in the application of anthropometry data for design purposes. The members and partners are from around the globe. WEAR is a non-profit organisation registered in Europe.
Announcement
There are no additional costs to participate in the IEA WEAR sessions. Participation fees are included in the IEA conference fee.
Vision
- Describe the parameters of a world-wide, web-based anthropometric resource.
- Build an engineering anthropometric resource
that ….
- is accessible to users of different levels and numbers
- provides access to accurate and current datasets
- provides quick access and a platform for analysis
- provides tools to store, search, retrieve and analyse data
- provides material on educating the user on the analysis and application of anthropometric data for design purposes
Why
Status Quo of anthropometric databases
- Time consuming and costly to find, access and analyse appropriate reliable data for design query
- Raw data often not available
- Often only summary statistics are published
- International sources of data are not always known
- Quality of data cannot be always be assured
- Analysis tools and knowledge of their appropriate use may be limited to a few experts
Applications
- Product design
- Clothing design and size allocation
- Footwear and headgear design and sizing
- Furniture design
- Workstations and workspaces
- Evaluation of the accommodation of a user population
- Personal protective equipment
- Vehicles
Additional information
Downloads
- Newsletter 2006-1
- Newsletter 2007-1
- Newsletter 2007-2
- Newsletter 2008-1
- Newsletter 2008-2
- Newsletter 2009-1
- Newsletter 2010-1
- WEAR folder
Additional websites
- WEAR in Japanese
- Procrustica, an online tool for visualizing human shape variability, developed at the National Research Council of Canada (temporary URL)