Sandy Ressler at NIST has a comprehensive database. Try him at http://www.nist.gov/itl/div894/ovrt/projects/anthrokids/
Also, the Henry Dreyfus Associates "Measure of Man" book has some good summary statistics, including seated posture measurements.
Hope this helps -
-Mike Young
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On Thursday, October 23, 1997 8:54 AM, Mark Redfern [SMTP:mredfern@POP.PITT.EDU] wrote:
> Hello from Pittsburgh,
>
> I have a student design team that is re-designing a school bus as part of
> their engineering design project. Does anyone know of a good database of
> children anthropometry for ages 5-12 yrs.? Specifics are obviously seating
> anthropometric parameters.
>
> Thanks in advance.
> -Mark Redfern
> redfern@vms.cis.pitt.edu
>