- Author
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Clauser, C.
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Tebbetts, I.
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Bradtmiller, B.
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McConville, J.
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Gordon, C. C.
- Title
- Measurer's Handbook: U.S. Army Anthropometric Survey, 1987-1988. Final Report. October 1986-May 1987.
- Coporate
- Anthropology Research Project, Inc., Yellow Springs, OH
- Sponsor
- U.S. Army, Natick, MA
- Report
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NATICK/TR-88/043,
May 4, 1988,
334 p.
- Distribution
- Available from National Technical Information Service
- Keywords
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handbooks
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males
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females
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human beings
- Identifiers
- anthropometry; anthropometric survey; measurements; body sizes; human body; dimensions; U.S. Army
- Abstract
- The purpose of this manual is to describe and explain the tools and procedures required for the precise and accurate measurement of U.S. Army men and women. The handbook contains instructions for the measurement of 132 directly measured dimensions of the body, and for obtaining additional head and hand data collected with the use of two pieces of custom-designed equipment: an electronic headboard and a hand photometric system. Also included in this generously illustrated measurer's guide are instructions for locating and drawing the landmarks required to define and standardize the dimensions, suggestions for handling subjects, and a guide to the operations and care of the personal computers to be used to record and edit the data in the field. The measurements obtained in this anthropometric survey will form the basis for ensuring that Army clothing, equipment, and systems properly accommodate Army personnel who run the body-size gamut from small women to large men.