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Helicopter Seating and analyze the man-machine interface and securing the services of expert users of assess human performance within the different body types at the right times. Ergonomics Optimized design. Questions of visibility, task DELMIA facilitates analysis using a with DELMIA performance, physical accessibility, complete range of possible pilots and maintainability, and other factors are crew in multiple size combinations so we investigated. Design reviews are the are assured of developing aircraft to the forum for the results to be considered correct specifications.” Are you Sitting Comfortably? and because DELMIA presents the Today’s crews are operating findings in highly visual and animated Russell continued, “Ergonomic and task within one of the most advanced formats, the design and development simulation assessment along with environments yet devised by engineers. teams are able to comprehend and postural and activity examination is And each year that working space incorporate them with ease.” speedily carried out using DELMIA becomes more sophisticated, more Human and a feedback loop is generated technical, and in the case of He added, “Human issues are recognized with designers who are able to Westland’s ; more efficiently early in the development process which incorporate analysis findings into the accorded to the bodies of those who means that later physical mock-ups, that designs which are carried forward to operate them. represent the cockpit or airframe production. Since DELMIA digital environment, are much more accurate and manikins are very realistic, even to the Russell Bond, human factors engineer, hence, more useful.” extent of having anatomically jointed AgustaWestland, , UK, deploys fingers, we are able to refine our designs Dassault Systèmes DELMIA Human Top of the Form to very high levels of detail. Even small software to assess designs early in the “Another advantage of using digital adjustments to reach, vision, and comfort development process. He explained his manikins is that a full range of human can make a considerable difference to methodology, “Using digital human forms can be assessed. This is not ergonomic efficiency and to the ability to manikins in conjunction with digital 3D always possible using a physical operate the equipment to its maximum CATIA helicopter models, it is possible to prototype because of the problem of advantage.”

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Bond said, “Integration between DELMIA and CATIA offers considerable inter- departmental collaboration advantages since each department can be certain of data veracity within the PLM context. This helps enable progression of our work leading to improved comfort and safety levels for helicopter users.” [ An AgustaWestland rescue at sea from one of their world-class helicopters.

Hover Story verified, optimized and communicated to AgustaWestland by enabling designers to Integration with AgustaWestland’s CATIA all stake holders” use their time in the most efficient and design to production software allows effective ways. They can be sure, through Russell to utilize the latest iteration of the ConsolE analytical feedback, that their designs are design, and for changes to be incorporated Bond pointed to an example of DELMIA in on track and optimized allowing pilot and more efficiently. This leads not only to action. “A new helicopter mission console crew to function to their best capability. better designs, but also to considerable was presented as a blank space on which This allows crew stations under test to be business benefits. equipment could be positioned in the most operated at even greater levels of effective way. Using DELMIA Human we excellence with crews getting the most Bond said, “DELMIA is the only way to optimized the design, taking into account from the equipment; assured of demonstrate anthropomorphic fit with the most frequently used apparatus in ergonomic optimization. percentages of the population. It saves relation to minimizing operators’ negative enormous amounts of time and cost by or extreme posture. This was calculated In conclusion Bond said, “Integration reducing the reliance on physical mock- across a full range of body types, to our between DELMIA and CATIA offers ups and availability of subject matter customer’s specification, which will lead to considerable inter-departmental experts of specific sizes. Dassault an accurate declaration, including vision collaboration advantages since each Systèmes methodology removes the need assessment. The software allowed us to department can be certain of data veracity for speculation and allows us to indicate, measure the relative efficiencies of various within the PLM context. This helps enable substantiate, and easily communicate design layouts and to accurately assess progression of our work leading to ergonomic concerns, so that the optimum body types that would prove unsuitable for improved comfort and safety levels for solution can be developed. It allows us to the design.” helicopter users.” design the helicopter’s layout to make the best use of the available space, and to AgustaWestland is a progressive make the space work well. Use of enterprise dedicated to innovation and DELMIA helps us to get it right first time excellence in all of its activities. DELMIA + For more information visit: knowing that design decisions are valid, Human is advancing innovation at www..com

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