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CAN UNCLASSIFIED Human Factors Plan: 2012 Canadian Forces Anthropometric Survey Brian Mangan Harry Angel Prepared by: Humansystems Incorporated. 111 Farquhar St, Guelph, On., N1H 3N4 PSPC Contract Number: W7711-088136/001/TOR Technical Authority: Allan Keefe Contractor's date of publication: December 2011 Defence Research and Development Canada Contract Report DRDC-RDDC-2018-C055 March 2018 CAN UNCLASSIFIED CAN UNCLASSIFIED IMPORTANT INFORMATIVE STATEMENTS This document was reviewed for Controlled Goods by Defence Research and Development Canada (DRDC) using the Schedule to the Defence Production Act. Disclaimer: This document is not published by the Editorial Office of Defence Research and Development Canada, an agency of the Department of National Defence of Canada but is to be catalogued in the Canadian Defence Information System (CANDIS), the national repository for Defence S&T documents. 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Template in use: © Her Majesty the Queen in Right of Canada (Department of National Defence), 2018 © Sa Majesté la Reine en droit du Canada (Ministère de la Défense nationale), 2018 CAN UNCLASSIFIED HUMAN FACTORS PLAN: 2012 CANADIAN FORCES ANTHROPOMETRIC SURVEY by: Brian Mangan and Harry Angel Humansystems® Incorporated 111 Farquhar Street Guelph, ON, N1H 3N4 Project Manager: Harry Angel (519) 836-5911 PWGSC Contract No. W7711-088136/001/TOR Task Authorization No. 4500892240 Call-up 8136-009 On Behalf of Department of National Defence As represented by Defence Research and Development Canada – Toronto 1133 Sheppard Avenue West Toronto, ON, M3K 2C9 Technical Auuthority: Allan Keefe 29 December 2011 Revisions DATE AUTHOR STATUS 13 December 2011 B. Mangan Preliminary draft 26 December 2011 H. Angel Revised draft 29 December 2011 H. Angel Revised draft with BM comments of 27Dec 22 March 2012 B. Mangan Revised draft with Allan Keefe comments i Table of contents Revisions……………………………………………………………………………………………i Table of contents .............................................................................................................................. ii List of figures ................................................................................................................................... v List of tables .................................................................................................................................... vi 1 Background ................................................................................................................................ 1 2 Aim………………………………………………………………………………………....…..4 3 Proposed Sampling Strategy ...................................................................................................... 5 3.1 Demographics of the Current Canadian Forces by Environment .................................. 5 3.2 Demographics of the Current Canadian Forces by Gender ........................................... 6 3.3 Demographics of the Current Canadian Forces by Ethnic Background ........................ 6 3.4 Demographics of the Current Canadian Forces by Age ................................................ 6 3.5 Demographics of the CF by MOSID .............................................................................. 7 3.6 Identifying a Representative Minimum Sample Size .................................................. 13 3.7 Proposed MOSID Stratification Strategy ..................................................................... 22 3.8 Proposed Air Force Stratification Strategy ................................................................... 22 3.9 Proposed Canadian Army Stratification Strategy ........................................................ 24 3.10 Proposed RCN Stratification Strategy .......................................................................... 24 4 Proposed Survey Method ......................................................................................................... 26 4.1 Participants ................................................................................................................... 26 4.2 Proposed Bases ............................................................................................................. 26 4.3 Proposed Sampling Goals ............................................................................................. 27 4.3.1 Proposed RCAF Sampling Goal (Males) ........................................................... 28 4.3.2 Proposed RCN Sampling Goal (Males) .............................................................. 29 4.3.3 Proposed Canadian Army Sampling Goal (Males) ............................................ 30 4.3.4 Proposed Sampling Goal (Females) ................................................................... 31 4.4 Apparatus ...................................................................................................................... 31 4.4.1 Computer Data Entry .......................................................................................... 31 4.4.2 Anthropometric Instruments ............................................................................... 32 4.4.3 Vitus XXL Whole Body scanner ........................................................................ 35 4.4.4 ANTHROSCAN Software .................................................................................. 37 4.4.5 Personal Data ...................................................................................................... 38 4.4.6 ANTHROSCAN Anthropometric Central Server ............................................. 38 4.4.7 Database Viewing ............................................................................................... 39 4.4.8 VITUS aHead scanner ........................................................................................ 39 4.4.9 PEDUS Hand and Foot Scanner ......................................................................... 40 4.4.10 BoSS XXI Photogrammetric Scanner ................................................................. 41 4.5 Measurements ............................................................................................................... 42 ii 4.5.1 Demographic Information .................................................................................. 42 4.5.2 Landmarks .......................................................................................................... 42 4.5.3 Standard Measurements ...................................................................................... 43 4.5.4 Scanned Measures .............................................................................................. 44 4.6 Error Control ................................................................................................................ 44 4.6.1 Test Instrument Accuracy ................................................................................... 45 4.6.2 Scanner Accuracy ............................................................................................... 45 4.6.3 Test object ........................................................................................................... 45 4.6.4 Test measurements .............................................................................................. 45 4.6.5 Test Accuracy ..................................................................................................... 45 4.6.6 Scanning Attire ................................................................................................... 46 4.6.7 Scanning Position ............................................................................................... 46 4.6.8 Observer Error Control ....................................................................................... 47 4.7 Process .......................................................................................................................... 51 4.7.1 Measurer training ................................................................................................ 51 4.7.1.1 Traditional anthropometry ........................................................................ 51 4.7.1.2 Scanner training ........................................................................................ 52 4.7.2 Pilot testing ......................................................................................................... 52 4.7.3 Subject Processing .............................................................................................. 52 4.7.3.1 Set-up ........................................................................................................ 52 4.7.3.2 Data collection .......................................................................................... 52 4.7.3.3 Screening and Intake