GM RAMSIS Project...
SomaDynamics is a key partner in a new project of the CRC for Advanced Automotive Technology (AutoCRC). In collaboration with SomaDynamics partners GM Holden and the University of South Australia, the projects aim is to allow car designers to better shape future motor vehicles for safer and more comfortable driver entry and exit (called ‘ingress and egress’).

Employing one of the most advanced digital optical motion capture systems available on the market today, our researchers attach an array of data sensors on driver subjects to their feet, hands, arms, body and head. These sensors then relay real-time information on ingress/egress movements to infrared cameras.

Until now, no such optical tool existed to map the complex pattern of human movements in the ingress/egress environment of doors and full seating, coupled with the interior design space of automobiles. The ultimate outcome of this project has been the motion capture of the entry and exit movement of a diverse range of demographics which can then been integrated into a usable tool within the well-known Human Solutions software, RAMSIS, used widely in automotive and other advanced design industries (http://www.human-solutions.com).

This will provide designers with a much sought-after CAD simulation tool that will help them better design products (such as cars) for the needs of a broad range of drivers.