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Proceedings of the 7th International Digital Human Modeling Symposium (DHM 2022), August 29–30, 2022, Iowa City, Iowa, USA. The conference was followed by the Iowa Virtual Human Summit 2022. ISBN: 978-0-9840378-4-1

Volume 7 • 2022

Complete Conference


Proceedings of the 7th International Digital Human Modeling Symposium, Aug. 29-31, 2022, Iowa City, Iowa, USA

  • International Digital Human Modeling Symposium

Volume 7 • 2022 • 1-438

Session 1: DHM in Production Planning


Improving ergonomic value of product interface materials using numerical digital human models

  • Gregor Harih
  • Vasja Plesec

Volume 7 • 2022 • Article 1 • 9 pages

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Digital production planning and human simulation of manual and hybrid work processes using the ema Software Suite

  • Michael Spitzhirn
  • Sascha Ullman
  • Sebastian Bauer
  • Lars Fritzsche

Volume 7 • 2022 • Article 2 • 13 pages

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Using time-based musculoskeletal risk assessment methods to assess worker well-being in optimizations in a welding station design

  • Aitor Iriondo Pascual
  • Elia Mora
  • Dan Högberg
  • Lars Hanson
  • Mikael Lebram
  • Dan Lämkull

Volume 7 • 2022 • Article 3 • 13 pages

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Design concept evaluation in digital human modeling tools

  • Lars Hanson
  • Dan Högberg
  • Anna Brolin
  • Erik Brolin
  • Mikael Lebram
  • Aitor Iriondo Pascual
  • Andreas Lind
  • Niclas Delfs

Volume 7 • 2022 • Article 4 • 9 pages

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The effects of sex and handedness on lumbar kinetics during asymmetric lifting tasks: A pilot study

  • Jazmin Cruz
  • Ivan Aguilar
  • James Yang

Volume 7 • 2022 • Article 5 • 10 pages

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Session 2: DHM in Automotive


On the progress of knowledge-based motion simulation techniques in ergonomic vehicle design

  • Hans-Joachim Wirsching
  • Norman Hofmann

Volume 7 • 2022 • Article 6 • 11 pages

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Influence of different pedestrian behavior models on the performance assessment of autonomous emergency braking (AEB) systems via virtual simulation

  • Lucas Fonseca Alexandre de Oliveira
  • Martin Meywerk
  • Lars Schories
  • Maria Meier
  • Ramakrishna Nanjundaiah
  • Paulthi Victor
  • Francesco Foglino
  • Mark Carroll
  • Arunaachalam Muralidharan

Volume 7 • 2022 • Article 7 • 10 pages

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Takeover performance according to the level of disengagement during automated driving

  • Evan Gallouin
  • Xuguang Wang
  • Philippe Beillas
  • Thierry Bellet

Volume 7 • 2022 • Article 8 • 9 pages

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Quantifying vision obstruction of Formula One (F1) halo concept variants

  • Sriram Srinivasan
  • H. Onan Demirel

Volume 7 • 2022 • Article 9 • 9 pages

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The use of DHM to quantify a measure of direct vision performance in trucks

  • Steve Summerskill
  • Russell Marshall
  • Abby Paterson
  • Anthony Eland

Volume 7 • 2022 • Article 10 • 9 pages

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Session 3: Body Shape and Anthropometry


Overview of software and file exchange formats in 3D and 4D body shape scanning

  • Sofia Scataglini
  • Steven Truijen

Volume 7 • 2022 • Article 11 • 9 pages

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A methodology to obtain anthropometric measurements from 4D scans

  • Jordi Uriel
  • Ana Ruescas
  • Sofia Iranzo
  • Alfredo Ballester
  • Eduardo Parrilla
  • Alfredo Remón
  • Sandra Alemany

Volume 7 • 2022 • Article 12 • 13 pages

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Development of body shape data based digital human models for ergonomics simulations

  • Erik Brolin
  • Niclas Delfs
  • Martin Rebas
  • Tobias Karlsson
  • Lars Hanson
  • Dan Högberg

Volume 7 • 2022 • Article 13 • 9 pages

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Digitizing human scalp shape through 3D scanning

  • Peng Li
  • Asbed Tashjian
  • Matthew Hurley

Volume 7 • 2022 • Article 14 • 3 pages

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Session 4: DHM in Biomechanics (Part 1)


Assessing effects of environmental factors on physical workload during motor-manual timber harvesting using motion capturing data and biomechanical modeling

  • Oliver Brunner
  • Christopher Brandl
  • Verena Nitsch

Volume 7 • 2022 • Article 15 • 11 pages

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Simulation of abdominal belt effects on IAP and spinal compressive force with musculoskeletal human model

  • Zhenkai Zhao
  • Leiming Gao
  • Benjamin Simpson
  • James Campbell
  • Neil Mansfield

Volume 7 • 2022 • Article 16 • 9 pages

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Effects of sex and weighted vest load arrangements on lower biomechanics and jump height during countermovement jump

  • Juan Baus
  • John R. Harry
  • James Yang

Volume 7 • 2022 • Article 17 • 8 pages

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Joint velocity dependence of fatigue in isokinetic tasks

  • Ritwik Rakshit
  • Shuvrodeb Barman
  • Yujiang Xiang
  • James Yang

Volume 7 • 2022 • Article 18 • 10 pages

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Multi-modal event standardization platform of biometric-derived human performance models in university students

  • Joseph Alemany
  • Meghan Garvey
  • Kristin Gowers
  • Robyn Highfill-McRoy
  • Patrick Walsh
  • Arlington Wilson

Volume 7 • 2022 • Article 19 • 2 pages

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Session 5: Hand Modeling


Wrist model for the whole human hand

  • Esteban Peña-Pitarch

Volume 7 • 2022 • Article 20 • 8 pages

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User-guided grasp planning for digital hand

  • Yi Li
  • Niclas Delfs
  • Johan S. Carlson

Volume 7 • 2022 • Article 21 • 11 pages

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Session 6: Exoskeletons


Modeling and simulation of a powered exoskeleton system to aid human-robot collaborative lifting

  • Asif Arefeen
  • Yujiang Xiang

Volume 7 • 2022 • Article 22 • 11 pages

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Prediction of walking kinematics and muscle activities under idealized lower limb exoskeleton assistances

  • Neethan Ratnakumar
  • Vinay Devulapalli
  • Niranjan Deepak
  • Xianlian Zhou

Volume 7 • 2022 • Article 23 • 9 pages

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Experimental assessment of effectiveness of arm-supporting exoskeleton for overhead work

  • Parisa Torkinejad Ziarati
  • Ting Xia
  • Simon Kudernatsch
  • Donald Peterson

Volume 7 • 2022 • Article 24 • 10 pages

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Session 7: DHM in Biomechanics (Part 2)


Definition of spinal joint coordination laws for repositioning a digital human model based on MRI observations in four different postures

  • Shabahang Shayegan
  • Xuguang Wang

Volume 7 • 2022 • Article 25 • 3 pages

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Forward and Backward Reaching Inverse Kinematics (FABRIK) solver for DHM: A pilot study

  • Maurice Lamb
  • Seunghun Lee
  • Erik Billing
  • Dan Högberg
  • James Yang

Volume 7 • 2022 • Article 26 • 11 pages

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Balance stability characteristics of human walking with preferred, fast, and slow speeds

  • William Peng
  • Joo H. Kim

Volume 7 • 2022 • Article 27 • 3 pages

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Session 8: DHM Using Finite Element Modeling


Evaluation of personalized human body buttock-thigh finite element models in terms of soft tissue deformation for seat comfort assessment

  • Goutham Sridhar
  • Leo Savonnet
  • Yoann Lafon
  • Xuguang Wang

Volume 7 • 2022 • Article 28 • 4 pages

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Developing a full-body finite element model and its preliminary validation for seating comfort

  • Shenghui Liu
  • Philippe Beillas
  • Li Ding
  • Xuguang Wang

Volume 7 • 2022 • Article 29 • 14 pages

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Moving deforming mesh modeling of human organ systems

  • Hamidreza Mortazavy Beni
  • Hamed Mortazavi
  • Gunther Paul
  • Mohammad Saidul Islam

Volume 7 • 2022 • Article 30 • 11 pages

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Understanding buttock deformation in a seated posture

  • Russell Marshall
  • Michael Harry
  • Michael Fray

Volume 7 • 2022 • Article 31 • 10 pages

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Optimization of nucleus pulposus removal rate in the intervertebral disc during artificial nucleus replacement using lumbar finite element model simulation

  • Yeeun Kang
  • Jaemin Kim
  • Junghwa Hong

Volume 7 • 2022 • Article 32 • 3 pages

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Automatic generation of partially homogenized FEM human body models based on 3D body scan data

  • Yordan Kyosev
  • Tino Kühn
  • Ann-Malin Schmidt

Volume 7 • 2022 • Article 33 • 2 pages

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Session 9: DHM in Packaging


Simulation of hip joint location for occupant packaging design

  • Estela Perez Luque
  • Erik Brolin
  • Maurice Lamb
  • Dan Högberg

Volume 7 • 2022 • Article 34 • 12 pages

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Using Santos Pro™ trade-off analysis to inform the rear chassis design of a novel electric scooter

  • Steven Fischer
  • Justin Davidson
  • Sanjay Veerasammy

Volume 7 • 2022 • Article 35 • 1 page

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Identifying the best objective function weightings to predict comfortable motorcycle riding postures

  • Justin Davidson
  • Steven Fischer

Volume 7 • 2022 • Article 36 • 2 pages

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Analysis of the influence of non-driving-related activities on seat parameters and sitting posters

  • Manuel Kipp

Volume 7 • 2022 • Article 37 • 3 pages

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Session 10: Virtual Reality and Digital Twin


Evaluation of upper body postural assessment of forklift driving using a single depth camera

  • Veeresh Elango
  • Simona Petravic
  • Lars Hanson

Volume 7 • 2022 • Article 38 • 12 pages

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Improving the efficiency of virtual-reality-based ergonomics assessments with digital human models in multi-agent collaborative virtual environments

  • Francisco Garcia Rivera
  • Maurice Lamb
  • Melanie Waddell

Volume 7 • 2022 • Article 39 • 11 pages

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Reinforcement learning with digital human models of varying visual characteristics

  • Nitesh Bhatia
  • Ciara M. Pike-Burke
  • Eduardo M. Normando
  • Omar K. Matar

Volume 7 • 2022 • Article 40 • 16 pages

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Human digital twin with applications

  • Zhiqing Cheng

Volume 7 • 2022 • Article 41 • 10 pages

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Modeling ability to perform common soldier tasks based on the Army Combat Fitness Test dead lift

  • Laura A. Frey-Law
  • Rajan Bhatt
  • Russell Schneider
  • Guillermo Laguna Mosqueda
  • Marco Tena Salais
  • Landon Evans
  • Karim Abdel-Malek

Volume 7 • 2022 • Article 42 • 15 pages

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Identifying benefits of using an instruction language for virtual simulation of manual assembly and logistics

  • Peter Mårdberg
  • Johan S. Carlson
  • Dan Högberg

Volume 7 • 2022 • Article 43 • 2 pages

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Session 11: DHM Modeling Methods


Improved modeling approach for the usage of mixed linear effects models in empirical digital human models

  • Martin Fleischer

Volume 7 • 2022 • Article 44 • 9 pages

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Multi-factorial modeling of comfort in an aircraft cabin considering thermal, noise, and vibration metrics

  • Neil Mansfield
  • Geetika Aggarwal
  • Frederique Vanheusden
  • Steve Faulkner

Volume 7 • 2022 • Article 45 • 10 pages

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The study of endolymph flow and hair cell control analysis simulation model through electromagnetic fields

  • Hyeyeong Song
  • Soonmoon Jung
  • Junghwa Hong

Volume 7 • 2022 • Article 46 • 3 pages

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Methods for including human variability in system performance models

  • Randall J. Hodkin Jr.
  • Michael E. Miller

Volume 7 • 2022 • Article 47 • 9 pages

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Santos the virtual soldier predicts human behavior

  • Karim Abdel-Malek
  • Rajan Bhatt
  • Chris Murphy
  • Marco Tena Salais

Volume 7 • 2022 • Article 48 • 12 pages

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ME-BVH: Memory Efficient Bounding Volume Hierarchies

  • Evan Shellshear
  • Yi Li
  • Johan S. Carlson

Volume 7 • 2022 • Article 49 • 13 pages

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Developing a response surface methodology to determine the best objective function weightings for predicting probable postures

  • Justin Davidson
  • Joshua Cashaback
  • Steven Fischer

Volume 7 • 2022 • Article 50 • 2 pages

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Collection: Abstracts for papers published elsewhere but presented at the conference