Introduction to the Special Issue, Anthropometry in Design

Feature at a Glance: Welcome to the special issue on anthropometry! This discussion will cover a range of differently sized topics to fit your interests. De Bruin and Castelluci discuss the problems of designing school furniture that fits students, noting that “Regarding School furniture dimensions, students are usually exposed to furniture...

Reduced Air Leakage During Non-Invasive Ventilation Using a Simple Anesthetic Mask With 3D-Printed Adaptor in an Anthropometric Based Pediatric Head–Lung Model

Non-invasive ventilation (NIV) is increasingly used in the support of acute respiratory failure in critically ill children admitted to the pediatric intensive care unit (PICU). One of the major challenges in pediatric NIV is finding an optimal fitting mask that limits air leakage, in particular for young children and those with specific...

A high-end wheelchair for kids

Subject of this graduation project is a manually propelled wheelchair for children, intended for daily use over a period of multiple years. Products like this are in general reimbursed by local governments which has resulted in a complex and static market situation with numerous stakeholders. A completely unconventional paediatric wheelchair...