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05-19-2010, 04:35 AM
Interesting technology...
FORD RECRUITS VIRTUAL SOLDIER TO BOOST QUALITY; SANTOS FEELS THE SAME STRAINS THAT HUMANS DO
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Santos is a computerized avatar that performs actions in the virtual world to help Ford to improve quality, safety and ergonomics of its employees on the assembly line.
Santos was created for the U.S. Department of Defense as part of the Virtual Soldier Research program at the University of Iowa; the military employs Santos to find ways to ease the physical strain on soldiers
Santos, now in the testing phase at Ford, is a computerized avatar that performs actions in the virtual world that can allow Ford to improve quality, safety and ergonomics in factories before an assembly line is built
Santos is designed with a complete biomechanical muscular system to provide feedback on fatigue, speed, strength and torque
More... (http://media.ford.com/article_display.cfm?article_id=32682)
FORD RECRUITS VIRTUAL SOLDIER TO BOOST QUALITY; SANTOS FEELS THE SAME STRAINS THAT HUMANS DO
http://media.ford.com/images/10031/santos.jpg
Santos is a computerized avatar that performs actions in the virtual world to help Ford to improve quality, safety and ergonomics of its employees on the assembly line.
Santos was created for the U.S. Department of Defense as part of the Virtual Soldier Research program at the University of Iowa; the military employs Santos to find ways to ease the physical strain on soldiers
Santos, now in the testing phase at Ford, is a computerized avatar that performs actions in the virtual world that can allow Ford to improve quality, safety and ergonomics in factories before an assembly line is built
Santos is designed with a complete biomechanical muscular system to provide feedback on fatigue, speed, strength and torque
More... (http://media.ford.com/article_display.cfm?article_id=32682)