{"id":1164,"date":"2009-03-19T14:45:40","date_gmt":"2009-03-19T21:45:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.plm.automation.siemens.com\/t5\/Siemens-PLM-Corporate-Blog\/Are-Digital-Humans-Cool\/ba-p\/333894"},"modified":"2026-03-26T11:05:38","modified_gmt":"2026-03-26T15:05:38","slug":"are-digital-humans-cool","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/news\/are-digital-humans-cool\/","title":{"rendered":"Are Digital Humans Cool?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><P>&#8230; look at this<BR \/><\/P><P align=\"center\"><A title=\"Jack riding a Chopper by Siemens PLM Software, on Flickr\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/31274959@N08\/3350516339\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\"><IMG src=\"http:\/\/farm4.static.flickr.com\/3440\/3350516339_70d005456a.jpg\" alt=\"Jack riding a Chopper\" width=\"500\" height=\"389\" \/><\/A><\/P><BR \/><BR \/>Cool, isn&#8217;t it?<BR \/><BR \/>We used <A title=\"NX \" href=\"http:\/\/www.plm.automation.siemens.com\/en_us\/products\/nx\/index.shtml\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">NX <\/A>in combination with our digital human model called <A title=\"Jack\" href=\"http:\/\/www.plm.automation.siemens.com\/en_us\/products\/tecnomatix\/assembly_planning\/jack\/index.shtml\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">Jack<\/A> to create this image. Other than the cool factor, these digital humans play a key role in <A title=\"digital manufacturing\" href=\"http:\/\/www.plm.automation.siemens.com\/en_us\/products\/tecnomatix\/index.shtml\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">digital manufacturing<\/A>, both in product engineering and production optimization:<BR \/><BR \/>1. In product engineering, they ensure that buyers can use the product. For example, automotive companies use human models to validate the vehicle&#8217;s cockpit design to answer questions like, can the seat be adjusted for different drivers so that they can all reach all switches? The same is true for aerospace companies.<BR \/><P align=\"center\"><IMG src=\"http:\/\/community.plm.automation.siemens.com\/legacyfs\/online\/wordpress\/images\/2009\/03\/eclipsePilots.jpg\" alt=\"Jack and Jill validating an airplane cockpit\" width=\"480\" height=\"417\" \/><\/P><BR \/><BR \/>2. In production optimization, they validate the ergonomic aspects of assembly situations. For example, can a part be assembled or maintained? Have you ever tried to change the headlamp bulb in your car? If yes, then you know what I am talking about.<BR \/><P align=\"center\">&nbsp;<\/P><BR \/><BR \/><A href=\"http:\/\/community.plm.automation.siemens.com\/legacyfs\/online\/wordpress\/images\/2009\/03\/NewHoseInsertion-SSP2_small.jpg\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\"><IMG class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2246\" src=\"http:\/\/community.plm.automation.siemens.com\/legacyfs\/online\/wordpress\/images\/2009\/03\/NewHoseInsertion-SSP2_small.jpg\" alt=\"NewHoseInsertion-SSP2_small\" width=\"480\" height=\"555\" \/><\/A><BR \/><BR \/>Digital human models can also be used to optimize workplaces in regards to process times.<BR \/><BR \/>In some cases it might be obvious that a certain task is not appropriate to be done by a worker several times a day, like lifting a heavy tire out of a box. In other cases scientific analysis, like e.g. <A title=\"NIOSH\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/NIOSH\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">NIOSH<\/A>, Burandt-Schultetus or OWAS, can provide a precise result of the ergonomic situation and allow to keep the workers save.<BR \/><P align=\"center\">&nbsp;<\/P><BR \/><BR \/><A href=\"http:\/\/community.plm.automation.siemens.com\/legacyfs\/online\/wordpress\/images\/2009\/03\/Jack_lifting_Wheel_Ergo_2.jpg\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\"><IMG class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2247\" src=\"http:\/\/community.plm.automation.siemens.com\/legacyfs\/online\/wordpress\/images\/2009\/03\/Jack_lifting_Wheel_Ergo_2.jpg\" alt=\"Jack_lifting_Wheel_Ergo_2\" width=\"480\" height=\"414\" \/><\/A><BR \/><BR \/>The digital human model can be adjusted to several sizes, shapes and gender \u2026 OK, only two genders <IMG style=\"border:0\" src=\"http:\/\/siemens.pmhclients.com\/images\/smileys\/wink.gif\" alt=\"wink\" width=\"19\" height=\"19\" \/>. BTW, Jack&#8217;s sister is Jill. If you want to get an impression, see more on this <A title=\"web page\" href=\"http:\/\/www.plm.automation.siemens.com\/en_us\/products\/tecnomatix\/assembly_planning\/process_simulate_human\/index.shtml\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">web page<\/A>.<BR \/><BR \/>More use cases could be found <A title=\"here\" href=\"http:\/\/www.plm.automation.siemens.com\/en_us\/products\/tecnomatix\/assembly_planning\/jack\/digital_humans.shtml\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">here<\/A>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8230; look at this           Cool, isn&#8217;t it?    We used NX in combination with our digital human model called Jack to create this image. 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