Document Type : Original Article
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PhD Researcher at Helwan University, Faculty of Applied Arts, Apparel Design Department, Cairo, Egypt
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HELWAN UNIVERSITY - FACULTY OF APPLIED ART
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Prof. of Color theories and color management, Faculty of Applied Arts, printing, publishing, and packaging Design Department, Helwan University, Cairo, Egypt
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Lecturer , at Apparel Design & Technology Department , Faculty of Applied Arts, , Helwan University, Cairo, Egypt
Abstract
The research aims at studying the definition of Anthropometry as Anthropometry is the science that defines physical measures of a person’s size, form, and functional capacities. Applied to occupational injury prevention, anthropometric measurements are used to study the interaction of workers with tasks, tools, machines, vehicles, and personal protective equipment — specially to determine the degree of protection against dangerous exposures, whether chronic or acute . It will present the history of Anthropometry as the study of human growth has been a part of anthropology since the founding of the discipline. European anthropology of the early to mid-nineteenth century was anatomy and anthropometry, the science of human body measurements through cultures such the ancient civilizations of Rome, Greece, and Egypt besides the Anthropomorphic measurements during the Renaissance. The research also demonstrates the different Anthropometric Somatotypes. It also demonstrates Heath-Carter Anthropometric Somatotype
While physical anthropologists and criminologists continue to use anthropometric measurements in the study of human evolution through the comparison of novel fossil remains to archived specimens and forensics, respectively, current applications have extended to: (Industrial design and architecture -Clothing- Ergonomics-Medicine (nutrition, aging, obesity, sports science, and diabetes)
In these industries, anthropometric data is invaluable to the optimization of various products and observing the changes which occur in response to various lifestyle, genetic, and ethical factors.
The research also presents the definition of ergonomics and its criteria, and it also demonstrates the relevance between ergonomics and design
With the technological progress that humanity is witnessing, there has become a noticeable tendency to purchase via the Internet, but there remains fear among most consumers of this shift due to the lack of confidence in the offered product, regarding measurements and their conformity with their bodies, as it is displayed on typical bodies that do not match necessarily with actual measurements there-fore here lies the role of anthropometry in determining the method of measuring the human body in the manufacture and marketing of clothing
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