SAMMIE

SAMMIE started life in 1968 through the development work of two PhD at Nottingham University.  The image shows an early version on the cover of New Scientist.  During the early 1970s SAMMIE utilised some of the early developments in computing technology including the mainframe computer at Warwick University (a 0.064 megabyte Elliott computer) using paper tape and later, punched cards for programming.  

SAMMIE has been based at Loughborough University since the 1980s, and over the years protocols have been developed for a variety of ergonomics assessments which have been applied to numerous research and industrial applications, with a strong emphasis on the validation of the virtual analysis by using physical mock-ups in the later stages of the design process. Design studies have been undertaken over the years with a broad range of collaborators and clients in a diverse range of applications  including the Brussels Tram, the Eurofighter aircraft, Hong Kong airport Lantau Line, Rover Group, Fiat, Jaguar and Rolls Royce, the Rail Safety and Standards Board (RSSB), NCR, Ipeco (Boeing Aircrew seats), The Air Accident Investigation Branch, the Royal National Lifeboat Institute, the UK Government Department for Transport and Transport for London.  In addition, SAMMIE is used in Education in Universities across the globe.   

Most recently SAMMIE has been instrumental in supporting the development of a new UNECE Regulation setting minimum standard for HGV driver direct vision.