I need something more (body type) specific calculation table or/and calculations with more body segments.
NASA has a series of posture-specific inertial tables that describe inertial parameters of different body parts as well as the whole body. It is, however, very specific to certain postures like: seated, reclined etc. I don't have the reference immediately available, but if you are interested I might be able to find it.
Dear Sean,
Thank you very much for your answer. I need all the goodies so I wait patiently. Please send me anything you have got. Thank you! Sandor
Hi Beres,
Sorry for the delay. Unfortunately, I don't have the material anymore. I was able to find it originally in my institution's library, so you might want to start there. The data were from the 1960s I think, and they were not digitally available when I checked... only hardcopies.
Good luck!
I used recently the SSP 50005 from NASA that you can find easily. Interesting info but I do not think it is better than Dempster to find the body CG.
As far as I know Demsters model was calculated from 8 body. How can it be reliable for obes or extra thin people?
Dempster works surprisingly well for a wide range of body types. More accurate estimates have attempted to define certain body types, but even with DEXA and a three component mass model (fat, muscle, bone) the estimates have not been much better. Dempster did a HUGE amount of work, and his report is 20MB
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