The latest version of SAMMIE now includes significant new functionality to support visual analyses. Through the use of the Volumetric and Spherical Projection menu users can now assess the field of view (FoV) of a human model through an aperture or via a mirror. Using new 3D volumtric projections, the visible volume of space can be projected and visualised. Up to 12 apertures and mirrors can be projected simultaneously allowing full 360掳 fields of view to be assessed.

Volumetric field of view projections through windows and via mirrors

FoV projections can be shown in 3D and also projected onto either a 2D plane such as the ground, or onto the surface of a sphere centred at the eye point. Both of these methods create their own version of a visual area. For spherical projections the area can then be calculated in m² to provide an objective measure of FoV.

2D projection mapping onto the ground plane

Projections can be performed from a minocular eye point or from binocular eye points. The resulting projections can then be combined to provide the total visual area (Boolearn OR) or combined to provide the visual area only visible to both eyes (Boolean AND). Further refinements include the clipping of projections to limited distances or angles subtended from the eye point of the human model.

3D spherical projections provide an objective measure of field of view

The usual array of minor tweaks and bug fixes are also included.

Contact us for information on upgrades from your existing version.

History

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• 40 years of SAMMIE

  SAMMIE was initially developed at Nottingham University by two PhD students starting in 1968.

  SAMMIE has been based at 含羞草视频 since the 1980s, becoming a limited company (SAMMIE CAD Ltd) in 1985.

  In 1994 Professor Maurice Bonney, Professor Keith Case and Professor Mark Porter, received the Otto Edholm Award from the Ergonomics Society in recognition of their significant contribution to the development and application of ergonomics.

Gallery

SAMMIE has been used in hundreds of projects, here are a selection of images from some of them.

UPDATES

SAMMIE v8.5 is available.

Version 8.5 is the latest update to the SAMMIE system.

v8.5 brings significant additional functionality and interface changes to Volumetric and Spherical projection capabilities. Projections can now be done in 2D, 3D, clipped and tesselated, combined to provide common or exclusive areas and for spherical projections the area can be reported in m2.