An Anthropometric Study of Head for Designing Ergonomic Helmet for Acehnese Adults

Abstract

One of the fundamental applications of ergonomics is the use of an anthropometric approach for product design and evaluation. Redesigning ergonomic helmets using anthropometric methods is the aim of the study. In this study, participants consisted of 102 women and 102 men who were involved voluntarily. Based on the preliminary study, we found the following head dimensions considered important for helmet design, including: Head breadth, Menton to top of the head, Diametric menton to back of the head, Nose to top of head, Pronasale to back of head, Face breadth, and Eye to back of head. Anthropometric data are presented in this paper, and proposed helmet size design data is discussed.