User-friendliness and operability of complex products are increasingly becoming an important competitive advantage. To exploit this to the full, it is necessary to develop products that are convenient for human beings to use and are safe to handle. Especially in early phases of product development, though, it has been difficult to integrate the human being when products do not yet physically exist. 

Digital ergonomic calculations with person models that come as close as possible to reality do justice to this circumstance. Thus, ergonomic studies can be undertaken on the digital product at an early stage to examine operability and userfriendliness. 

ICIDO offers enterprises a person model with which ergonomic questions can already be answered at an early stage on the basis of 3D data before a physical prototype is constructed. This saves valuable time and costs in the course of product development. 

With the aid of the virtual human being, operator controls can be examined in relation to their reachability and how well they handle, positioning and comfort analyses can be  conducted and visual areas can be meaningfully assessed. 

On the basis of interactive simulation, information about loads can be derived and can be made directly visible by high-grade visualisation of body geometries. Type-specific information is also possible thanks to specific anthropometric population data. Socalled

motion tracking makes it possible to transfer realistic movements to the person model. Thanks to a 1:1 spatial depiction in virtual reality, ergonomic issues can be clarified extremely efficiently and graphically. Decisions concerning product details are

accelerated and can be safeguarded so as to reduce complex physical tests.