A FUNCTIONAL APPLICATION OF ANTHROPOMETRIC DATA TO THE DESIGN OF THE WORKSPACE OF PPI SCOPE OPERATORS

摘要

The dimensions and layout of PPI consoles now in production are based on the needs of operators having average body dimensions. The use of averages results in equipment unsuitable both for operators who are larger than average and for those smaller than average. Two needs assumed to be basic to the operations of a PPI scope operator are the need to see the GCI plotting board and the need to feel comfortable while operating the scope for long periods of time. With these needs as a basic consideration, com promise dimensions should be chosen to accommodate approximately the middle 95.5% of the military population. These principles are applied to the design of a PPI console and the operator's chair, and to the placement of the PPI scopes in a GCI station.