BoSS-21SP (Body Scanning System for the 21st Century: Sitting Posture) is an accurate, efficient and cost effective tool that measures the human body in a sitting posture.

Why is this useful? The design of a workspace can dramatically impact safety, efficiency and productivity. When a critical mission is involved, such as in the cockpit of an aircraft, workspace ergonomics becomes even more significant.

BoSS-21 SP quickly and easily gathers the anthropometric data needed for good ergonomic design of the seated workspace.

Unlike the data available from standard anthropometric surveys, the information gathered with BoSS-21 SP is accurate, current, and specific to your target population.
 

The system captures two simultaneous high-resolution images of a person sitting on an adjustable seat, from the front and the side. In seconds, the proprietary image processing software measures the following critical sitting dimensions:

• Sitting height
• Sitting eye height
• Sitting acromion height
• Knee height
• Buttock to knee length

BoSS-21 SP can be customized to work in any language, and to interface with an existing IT infrastructure.
 

• Fast: image acquisition takes only a fraction of a second, measurement is completed in seconds
• Accurate: more reliable than measures repeated by different anthropometric experts
• Dependable: requires almost no maintenance
• Cost effective: constructed using off-the-shelf commonly available equipment
• Easy to operate: requires no special knowledge or training

BoSS-21 SP is a stand-alone turnkey solution that can operate independently, or as part of an IT network.
 

BoSS-21 SP helps designers "fit the job to the man" rather than "fitting the man to the job." It offers the following advantages:

• Provides accurate data for outfit people with customized sitting related equipment and workspaces
• Quickly and easily creates and updates an anthropometric database of sitting posture body dimensions of a specific user group (e.g. drivers, pilots)
• Assists ergonomic design of workspaces such as offices, vehicle interiors, cockpits, ship bridges, and command centres.