Presentations and Papers by the BDRL Staff
Modeling and Measurements:
Biomechanical Design and Evaluation of Truck Seats. SAE Truck and Bus Conference (Society of Automotive Engineering). Presentation made by Hubbard. Publication: T.R. Bush and R. Hubbard. Paper No. not assigned. December 2000
An Evaluation of Postural Motions, Chair Motions, and Contact in Four Office Seats. T.R. Bush, Robert Hubbard, and Steve. Reinecke presented an published in the proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society 43rd Annual Meeting, October 1999.
Measuring and Modeling Support Forces of People to Assist in the Development of the ASPECT Manikin Weighting. SAE (Society of Automotive Engineering) Publication: Tamara Reid Bush, Sarah J.Gregg, Robert Hubbard. Paper No. 1999-01-0961. February 1999
Methodology for Posture Measurement in Automobile Seats: Experimental Methods and Computer Simulations. Published through ISATA (International Symposium on Automotive Technology and Automation). T.R. Bush, D. Ekern, R. Hubbard. Paper No. 98SAF036. June 1998
Simulation of Torso Posture and Motion in Seating. SAE Presentation made by Hubbard. Publication: R. Hubbard, M. Gedraitis, T.R. Bush. Invited Paper. Paper No. 981304. April 1998
The Use of Electromyography for Seat Assessment and Comfort Evaluation: SAE (Society of Automotive Engineering). Presentation made by Bush. Publication: T. Reid Bush, F. Mills, J. Vorro, R. Hubbard, K. Thakurta. Paper No. 950143. February 1995
An Evaluation of Postural Motions, Chair Motions, and Contact in Four Office Seats, presented at in the proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society 43rd Annual Meeting, Paper by Bush, T., R. Hubbard, and S. Reinecke. 1999.
ASPECT: The Next Generation H-point Machine and Related Seat Design and Measurement Tools, presented at the 1999 SAE International Congress. Paper by Schneider, L., M. Reed, R. Roe, M. Manary, C. Flannagan, R. Hubbard, and G. Rupp. Paper No 1999-01-0962. March 1999.
Initial Measurements and Interpretations of Seat Factors for the ASPECT Program, presented at the 1999 SAE International Congress. Paper by Hubbard, R., and C. Gedraitis. Paper No 1999-01-0958. March 1999.
Measurement and Analysis of Human Thigh and Buttocks Contours for ASPECT Manikin Development, presented at the 1999 SAE International Congress. Paper by Setyabudhy, R., Z. Liu, and R. Hubbard. Paper No 1999-01-0964. March 1999.
Measuring and Modeling Support Forces of People to Assist in Development of the ASPECT Manikin Weighting, presented at the 1999 SAE International Congress. Paper by Bush, T., S. Gregg, and R. Hubbard. Paper No 1999-01-0961. March 1999.
Methodology for Posture Measurement in Automotive Seats: Experimental Methods and Computer Modeling, International Symposium on Automotive Technology and Automation – Ergonomics and Safety. Paper by Bush, T., D. Ekern, and R. Hubbard. Paper No 98SAF036. 1998.
Measuring and Modeling Humans for Seating Design, paper presented at and in the proceeding of the GfA Herbstkonferenz: Mensch-Maschine-Schnittstellen, Darmstadt, Germany. Paper by Hubbard, R. October 1998.
Kinetic Modeling of Human Posture in Automotive Seats, Soc. of Auto. Engin. Congress. Paper by Ekern, D., C. Gedraitis, R. Hubbard, and N. Bush. Paper No. 970592. 1997.
Measuring and Modeling Human Soft Tissue and Seat Foam Interactions, Soc. of Auto. Engin. Congress. Paper by Setyabudhy, R., A. Ali, C. Beckett, R. Hubbard, and R. Averill.
Paper No. 970593. 1997.
The Use of Electromyography for Seat Assessment and Comfort Evaluation, presented at the 1995 Soc. of Auto. Engin. Congress. Paper by Bush, T., F. Mills, R. Hubbard, J. Vorro, and K. Thakurta,. Paper No. 950143, and published in SP-1088. 1995
Measuring and Modeling Force-Deflection Responses of Human Thighs in Seated Postures, poster at and in the Proceedings of the Internat. Mech. Engin. Congress, Am.Soc. of Mech. Engin. Poster designed by Deng, B., and R. Hubbard, 1994.
Biomechanical Models for Automobile Seat Design, Hubbard, R., W. Haas, R. Boughner, R. Canole, and N. Bush, 1994 Automotive Seating Review, Automotive Interiors International, pages 44-51, 1994.
Biomechanical Models for Automobile Seat Design, poster at and in the Proceedings of the Internat. Mech. Engin. Congress, Am.Soc. of Mech. Engin. Designed by Hubbard, R., W. Haas, R. Boughner, and N. Bush. 1994.
New Biomechanical Models for Automobile Seat Design, presented at the 1993 SAE Internat. Cong. and Expos. Written by Hubbard, R., W. Haas, R. Boughner, R. Canole, and N. Bush. Paper No. 930110. Also in Soc. of Auto. Engin. publication SP-963: Seat System Comfort and Safety, and in the 1993 SAE Transactions. 1993.
Head and Neck Support:
Development of the HANS Head and Neck Support for Formula One, presented at and in the Proceedings of the Motor Sports Engineering Conference and Exposition, Soc. of Auto. Engin. Written by Gramling, H., P. Hodgman, and R. Hubbard. Paper No. 983060. Nov. 1998.
Biomechanical Evaluation and Driver Experience with the Head and Neck Support, presented at and in the Proceedings of the Motor Sports Engineering Conference and Exposition, Soc. of Auto. Engin. Written by Hubbard, R., P. Begeman, and J. Downing, Paper No. 942466. Dec. 1994.
Driver Experience and Recent Developments with the HANS® Head and Neck Support, presented at the 1993 Congress of the International Council of Motorsports Sciences, Houston, Texas by Hubbard, R, and J. Downing. 1993.
A New Head and Neck Support Device for Handicapped Children, presented at and in the Proc. of the First Conf. of the Saudi Benevolent Assoc. for Handicapped Children, Riyahd, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, by Boughner, R. and R. Hubbard. 1992.
Other:
Articulating Torso Contours for Automotive Seat Design, Soc. of Auto. Engin. Congress. Written by Frost, B., R. Hubbard, and R. Boughner. Paper No. 970590. 1997
Biomechanically Articulating Seat Concept and Prototypes, Soc. of Auto. Engin. Congress. Written by Hubbard, R., and C. Gedraitis. Paper No. 970591. 1997.
Biomechanical Design Tools for Automotive Seating, for proprietary use by the Automotive Systems Group, Johnson Controls, Inc. Hubbard, R., and R. Boughner, 1994.
