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SYSTRA Demonstrates Santos for Cab Design
May 24, 2022SYSTRA, a global engineering firm specializing in transportation such as urban rail systems, recently wrote about why they love using Santos® to optimize train cab designs. Their post includes an overview of Digital Human Modeling and features in-game video of predictive posturing. Read it now It is always fascinating to see how engineers use Santos […]
FAQ Provides Detailed Answers to SantosHuman Questions
March 14, 2022Using our predictive digital human modeling software is now even easier. Our FAQ page provides detailed guidance on Santos Lite® and Santos Pro®. We have assembled almost 90 of the most frequently asked questions about our company and products into a user-friendly online format. Plus, the page includes some of the most popular videos about […]
Royal Enfield to Improve Motorcycles through Human-Centric Design
May 5, 2021The world’s oldest motorcycle manufacturer and producer of the longest-lived motorcycle design in history, Royal Enfield, a unit of Eicher Motors Ltd., is adding the use of SantosHuman Inc.’s predictive digital human models to their design processes. “We started working with Royal Enfield in 2019, when the focus was on hand-operated switch gear,” said Steve […]
University of Ottawa School of Human Kinetics Joins Santos University Program
January 11, 2021The University of Ottawa’s School of Human Kinetics is adding digital human modeling, using Santos technology, to the Physical Ergonomics course for the Winter 2021 semester. Because of their involvement in Canadian Armed Forces soldier performance research, the University of Ottawa has previously seen the capabilities of SantosHuman’s predictive human modeling software. “Our students can […]
U of Ottawa, U of Waterloo & SantosHuman Receive Additional $847K to Enhance Soldier Performance
October 20, 2020SantosHuman Inc. with research partners from the University of Ottawa and the University of Waterloo received an additional $846,863 (Canadian) in funding to continue their work toward optimizing Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) soldier performance. The one-year phase 1b funding will produce a beta version of the CANadian virtual Soldier Performance Prediction and Optimization Tool (CAN-SPPOT), […]
Applied Ergonomics to Publish University of Waterloo Research
September 29, 2020Congratulations to the University of Waterloo, whose paper has been accepted for publication in Applied Ergonomics: Human Factors in Technology and Society, a leading journal on ergonomics and human factors in systems design. The paper, “Improving human-in-the-loop simulation to optimize soldier-systems integration,” addresses important issues of soldier survivability, vulnerability and overall operational performance. The University […]
Universidade Federal de São Carlos New Partner in Ergonomic Education
September 8, 2020Brazil’s Universidade Federal de São Carlos (USFCar) is the latest industrial engineering program to employ Santos digital human modeling software in its hands-on ergonomics education and research endeavors. Through the Santos University Program, future industrial engineers can leverage the powerful human behavior simulation capabilities of Santos Pro to explore the design of new personal protective equipment for healthcare workers on the front lines of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Submit Design Problems to YourSantosProject.com
August 17, 2020When was the last time you received something of value for free? You can now submit your human-centric design challenges to a new website, YourSantosProject.com. If we select your project, the Santos Solutions team will provide you with a free demonstration showing a Santos technologies solution. “Every month or so, our team dreams up human-centric […]
University of Illinois at Chicago Brings Santos Technology into Ergonomics Research
July 20, 2020The Santos University Program welcomes the University of Illinois at Chicago to its group of partners using Santos digital human modeling software.
Texas A&M to Use Santos Technology for Seat Design & Fall Prevention Research
February 24, 2020The new Industrial Engineering program at Texas A&M University—Corpus Christi (TAMUCC) will utilize Santos digital human modeling software in their growing programs for Human Factors and Digital Human Modeling. The powerful human behavior simulation capabilities of Santos Pro will support the university’s research into fall prevention for the elderly and seat design in autonomous vehicles. […]
Santos Digital Human Modeling Introduced into RMIT University Biomechanics Course
November 11, 2019RMIT University will integrate Santos digital human modeling software into its undergraduate Engineering Biomechanics courses and research activities. RMIT University, a public university in Melbourne, Australia, is taking advantage of the Santos University Program to enable students to learn how to measure, calculate, analyze and interpret forces and movements acting on the human body using […]
Lakehead University to Use Santos Digital Human Modeling for Workplace Research
August 21, 2019Lakehead University’s School of Kinesiology plans to integrate Santos digital human modeling software into their studies of the relationship between workplace factors, task performance strategies and injuries in complex work environments. They will also incorporate Santos into ergonomics courses through the Santos University Program. “Santos provides a unique platform to model human performance,” said Dr. […]
Oregon State University Includes Santos in Graduate Digital Human Modeling Course
June 10, 2019Following the successful introduction of its first digital human modeling (DHM) course in 2018, Oregon State University (OSU) conducted a successful pilot of a computational ergonomics design course for advanced degrees last year. Now, the School of Mechanical, Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering plans to introduce Santos technologies into Digital Human Modeling for Design. The graduate-level […]
Brock University Continues SantosHuman Worker Safety Research Partnership
April 15, 2019Brock University’s Neuromechanics and Ergonomics Lab in Ontario, Canada, will continue to partner with SantosHuman Inc. through the Santos® University Program. In 2018, their Kinesiology students began using the company’s predictive virtual human modeling and simulation software in studying the relationship between workplace injuries, ergonomics and fatigue.
SHI Partners with U of Ottawa & U of Waterloo to Research a Canadian virtual Soldier Performance Prediction & Optimization Tool
March 21, 2019In 2019, SantosHuman Inc. will engage in research with the University of Ottawa and the University of Waterloo to develop and validate a tool to predict and optimize performance and minimize injury risk to Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) soldiers based on personal, operational, equipment and environmental factors.
SHI to Exhibit at Association of Canadian Ergonomists Conference
August 31, 2018SantosHuman Inc. is excited to announce that we will have a booth in the exhibitors’ hall at the Conference for the Association of Canadian Ergonomists on October 16-17 in Sudbury, Ontario. Stop by and let’s discuss how our predictive human-in-the-loop solutions can assist you in your efforts to make the world a safer place to work.
Santos Warfighter Program Welcomes SPAWAR Atlantic
July 31, 2018SantosHuman Inc. is proud to welcome Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command, Systems Center Atlantic (SPAWAR Atlantic) to its Santos Warfighter Program, which provides the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) with access to Santos technologies at a significant reduction in cost. This program exists in recognition that the DoD has provided over 60 percent of the more than $50 million in externally funded research in digital human modeling and simulation at the University of Iowa, which has continued from 2003 through today.
Featured in the Corridor Business Journal
July 10, 2018The Corridor Business Journal recently interviewed SantosHuman CEO Steve Beck. The resulting article provides a good explanation of the problems we solve for manufacturers. Read it to learn more:
University of Michigan-Dearborn Racing Adopts SantosHuman Inc. Technology for Improving Race Car Design
July 3, 2018In July 2018, the University of Michigan-Dearborn Racing team will begin using the Santos® predictive human modeling capabilities from SantosHuman Inc. (SHI) to improve driver performance with the interface of its Formula SAE® racecar. Santos® technologies are provided to institutions of higher education and research in the USA through the Santos® University Program which provides free access to state-of-the-art digital human modeling software. “The software provides the team with the ability to optimize driver performance virtually to avoid the trial and error approach typically used to address operator-centric elements in design,” said Steve Beck, President and CEO of SantosHuman Inc.
Santos ® Lite Workshop at the KIN@50 Conference
April 6, 2018The KIN@50 Conference, a kinesiology conference at the University of Waterloo in Ontario, Canada is hosting a workshop on SantosHuman Inc’s predictive digital human modeling tool, Santos ® Lite. “Innovations in Ergonomics—an intro to digital human modeling using Santos”, has been developed, and will be led, by Prof. Steven Fischer, a Registered Kinesiologist and Canadian Certified Professional Ergonomist. Workshop attendees will receive a coupon providing one year of access to Santos Lite.
SHI Welcomes Nipissing University
February 19, 2018SantosHuman, Inc welcomes Nipissing University’s School of Physical and Health Education to the Santos® University Program. Dr. Aaron Kociolek, Assistant Professor in Biomechanics and Ergonomics, will utilize SantosHuman Inc. (SHI) software in his study of biomechanics and control of the hand. Kociolek is also excited to show students how digital human modeling and virtual reality can be used proactively in the initial design phase of a workplace. “This proactive approach is a fundamental shift in how we do ergonomics, allowing us to optimize worker efficiency and minimize injury risk before a job actually exists,” – Dr. Aaron Kociolek
Featured in the University of Iowa News
January 4, 2018The University of Iowa College of Engineering discusses the Santos® University Program in their most recent news article. The program provides US colleges and universities with free access to Santos® technologies for educational and non-commercial research efforts.
Brock University Becomes a SantosHuman Worker Safety Research Partner
December 19, 2017The Santos Institute welcomes Brock University to the Santos University Program. The Santos University Program provides Brock University with an additional virtual human resource to enhance and expand the university’s high-fidelity workplace simulations. “SantosHuman has emerged as a world leader in digital human modeling, and the power of this technology is an innovative step forward for the Ergonomics profession,” said Michael Holmes, Assistant Professor of Kinesiology at Brock University. Click here to read more on the integration of Santos® technologies at Brock University.
Ariens Company to Use SantosHuman Software
December 18, 2017SantosHuman Inc. is pleased to welcome Ariens Company, manufacturer of gas-powered snow and lawn equipment, to its growing list of global clients. Ariens is using SantosHuman’s first-of-its-kind predictive human simulation software to optimize the usability and safety of its equipment.
2017 Altair Technology Conference
October 2, 2017SantosHuman, Inc will be attending the Altair Technology Conference this year in Detroit Michigan on October 9th and 10th. The 2017 Americas ATC East will showcase Altair’s innovations in simulation technology, including Santos® Pro. The SHI booth will also be available in the Atwater Lounge in the Cobo Conference Center, feel free to stop by for […]
New Webinar – Designing for Occupant Safety Envelopes
September 28, 2017New Webinar is available now! Come watch a Santos® webinar on the use of Santos® Technologies to evaluate risk of injury from impact due to flailing. Available on the Atlair partner site. Want to learn more? Contact us.
SHI Welcomes the University of Ontario Institute of Technology
September 14, 2017SantosHuman, Inc welcomes the University of Ontario Institute of Technology to the Santos® University Program. Dr. Nicholas La Delfa will collaborate with the Santos® Institute through its Santos® University Program on several educational and research initiatives. “I want students to understand the power of digital human modelling and how these approaches can be applied to areas such as ergonomics and human factors.” says La Delfa.
SHI Welcomes DSO National Laboratories
August 22, 2017SantosHuman Inc. (SHI) is pleased to welcome DSO National Laboratories to its growing list of global companies that use both Santos® Pro and Santos® ETOWL. SHI's clients include some of the most highly recognized companies in the world from industries spanning heavy construction, aerospace, automotive, lawn and garden, engineering, agriculture, consumer goods, and defense. Contact info@santoshumaninc.com to learn how Santos® technologies can assist your company in providing greater customer satisfaction with products that can be brought to market sooner. SHI's success is tied directly to your success. Santos® Pro is one of the many ways in which we strive every day to match state-of-the-art, human-centric, virtual product design and analysis methods, technologies, and resources with client requirements.
SHI Welcomes Oregon State University
August 3, 2017Oregon State University (OSU) is now working with the Santos® Institute to integrate Santos® technologies into product development courses, including with the introduction of a first-ever DHM course at OSU. Additional information on Prof. Onan Demirel programs, publications and current research projects can be found at http://www.onandemirel.com/ & at http://design.engr.oregonstate.edu/demirel. Contact the Santos® Institute at institute@santoshumaninc.com for more information and to participate in the Santos® University Program.
The Future of Making
July 25, 2017Congratulations to Tom Wujec, Autodesk Fellow, Adjunct Professor at Singularity University, and multiple TED Conference speaker on his new book, “The Future of Making” which features a 7 page exposé on the use of Hand Modeling at Procter & Gamble (P&G), highlighting the use of Santos® technologies.
16th Annual Society of Concurrent Product Development Conference
May 22, 2017We are excited to announce SHI will be attending and presenting at the 16th Annual Society of Concurrent Product Development Conference held at the 3M Innovation Center in Maplewood, MN. Steve Beck, president and CEO of Santos Human Inc., will be presenting, “Predictive Human Models for Human-Centric Product Design”, providing an overview of the Santos® 1st-principles-based approach to predicting human performance and physical behavior as a foundation for truly human-centric design. We would love to connect if you are planning on attending.
Santos at the HFE TAG Conference
May 16, 2017Santos Human Inc. will be presenting, “Big Data and Digital Human Models”, at the HFE TAG (Human Factors Engineering Technical Advisory Group) Conference in Atlantic City, NJ on Wednesday, May 24th. The conference will be discussing how to handle new sources of human and system performance data to answer the questions; What do we do with the data once we have access? And, do we have the tools and expertise to make meaningful decisions?
New Exposure Assessment Methods in Ergonomics
May 12, 2017Dr. Carisa Harris-Adamson, Assistant Professor at the Division of Occupational & Environmental Medicine at UCSF and Director of Ergonomics Research & Graduate Training at UCSF/UC Berkeley, will be hosting a 2-day course on the latest updates, techniques and tools to assess physical exposures in the workplace. Participants will gain practical experience using the latest tools and techniques for assessment of exposure to risk and interpreting the results through seminars and hands-on workshops. One of the guest instructors, Dr. Jim Potvin (Emer. Prof., McMaster University and SantosHuman Inc. Technical Advisor), will be providing a hands-on workshop demonstrating his Arm Force Field Method through the use of Santos® Pro, Lite, and the Santos® AFF Plug-In.
Altair Partner Spotlight
April 24, 2017We are excited to announce that SantosHuman, Inc has been selected for a Partner Spotlight from our strategic partner Altair. Steve Beck, the president and CEO of SantosHuman, Inc, goes into detail about the development, benefits, and applications for one of our flagship products, Santos® Pro.
SHI Welcomes the University of California Berkeley
April 4, 2017The Santos® Institute welcomes the University of California Berkeley to the Santos University Program. The University will be integrating the Santos® technologies into its teaching curriculum and research programs. Through the Santos® University Program, UCSF/UC Berkeley obtains access to state of the art digital human modeling and simulation tools that will be used to solve difficult workplace and tool design challenges.
NDIA: Human Systems Conference
March 2, 2017We are excited to announce that SantosHuman, Inc will be presenting at the Human Systems Conference for the National Defense Industrial Association (NDIA) this year on March 7th – 8th, 2017. If you are planning on attending, we hope to see you there.
Santos® Technologies Webinar
January 24, 2017As part of the recently announced Altair | SantosHuman Inc. Hyperworks Partnership, SHI provided an Introduction to Santos Technologies webinar on January 31st, 2017. A recording of this webinar is available here.
SantosHuman Inc. | Altair Strategic Alliance
January 18, 2017SantosHuman Inc. is excited to announce Altair to its growing list of strategic partners. Santos® Pro has been added to Altair's list of available solutions.
SHI Welcomes Pontificia Universidad Javeriana
December 13, 2016SantosHuman Inc. (SHI) is pleased to welcome Pontificia Universidad Javeriana in Bogota, Columbia to its growing list of University users. Contact institute@santoshumaninc.com to take advantage of a variety of programs focused on the development and dissemination of Santos® technology. Follow us on Facebook, LinkedIn, and Twitter. Contact sales@santoshumaninc.com to learn how Santos® technologies can assist your company in providing greater customer satisfaction with products that can be brought to market sooner.
UWaterloo and SHI Partner to Educate Next Generation
December 7, 2016The University of Waterloo in Canada and SantosHuman Inc. are partnering in order to educate the next generation of engineers and ergonomists. Through the use of state of the art virtual human performance simulation, this next generation will be educated in optimizing human performance and well-being in the workplace. Santos® technology will be used as a teaching tool for upper-level students interested in ergonomics at the University of Waterloo. This will enable students to apply human simulation-based analyses to estimate important metrics of interest when evaluating the design and layout of products and workspaces.
The Arm Force Field Method Paper will be Published in Applied Ergonomics in March 2017
November 29, 2016Congratulations to Dr. Nick La Delfa and Dr. Jim Potvin (Prof. Emer., McMasters University), whose Arm Force Field method paper will be published in Applied Ergonomics in March 2017 but is now available online. The ‘Arm Force Field’ method, accessible through Santos® Pro and Lite via the AFF Plug-in, is the most accurate and most extensively validated method of predicting manual arm force available today.
SHI to Showcase at Innovation Expo 2016
October 24, 2016The Innovation Expo 2016 will be held at the DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Cedar Rapids Convention Complex this Wednesday, October 26th. This event features over 100 entrepreneurs and inventors to talk with you about their Iowa businesses in a convention-like setting. We'll be there at our booth during the Entrepreneur Showcase from 4:30pm to 7:00pm so stop by and say hello.
SHI Welcomes Lockheed Martin
September 23, 2016SantosHuman Inc. (SHI) is pleased to welcome Lockheed Martin to its growing list of global brands that use Santos® Pro. SHI's clients include some of the most highly recognized companies in the world from industries spanning heavy construction, aerospace, automotive, lawn and garden, engineering, agriculture, consumer goods, and defense.
The Arm Force Field Method is Critical to your Industry
August 29, 2016The most accurate and extensively validated method of predicting exposure to risk of injury for tasks involving manual arm strength available today is called the Arm Force Field (AFF). This method is now available through the Santos® AFF Plug-In and for a limited time, $960 provides a 1 year license of Santos® Lite bundled with the Santos® AFF Plug-In.
Santos® Lite now comes bundled with the AFF Plug-in
August 24, 2016The bundled packaged provides the user with a basic set of Santos® state of the art human modeling and simulation technologies with the only existing means of accessing the most accurate and extensively validated method of predicting exposure to risk of injury for any activity involving manual arm strength available today.
SHI Featured in Enterprise IOWA
July 26, 2016SantosHuman® Inc. has been featured in the latest issue of the Enterprise IOWA Newsletter.Discussed in the article is the recent release of our newest product, the Santos® Arm's Force Field plug-in module. The AFF® Plug-In is the only product on the market that tends to the need for integrated and linked models that help address more complex problems.
New Avatar Capabilities
July 20, 2016SantosHuman is working with a potential partner to see if Santos®-compatible avatars can effectively and efficiently be provided from a massive and very well-known anthropometric database. The accompanying clip shows initial testing of a prototype avatar using basic Santos® capabilities.
Santos® Pro provided free to educational institutions in the United States
July 19, 2016SantosHuman Inc. (SHI) will be providing Santos® Pro free to educational institutions in the United States following the delivery of GruntSim® to the United Stated Marine Corps.
Santos® Arm Force Field (AFF) available today
July 18, 2016The Santos® Arm Force Field (AFF) plug-in module provides access to the most accurate method for predicting manual arm strength (MAS) available today.
PREMUS 2016 Conference in Toronto, Canada
June 21, 2016On June 20-23, 2016, PREMUS, the 9th International Scientific Conference on the Prevention of Work-Related Musculoskeletal Disorders, is taking place in Toronto, Canada. A variety of professionals, including scientists, researchers, and ergonomists, come together to discuss their shared interests in understanding the causes and prevalence work-related musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs).
Santos® Pro Experience
June 20, 2016A proof-of-concept interactive guide into Santos® Pro, Santos® Pro Experience, is available at Santos Pro Experience. Developed to be a foundational platform for human-centric, virtual product design and analysis, Santos® Pro is a highly flexible and feature-rich environment which can provide solutions for any digital human modeling requirement. However, as with any feature-rich application, providing new or casual users with a contextual, introductory overview of the many capabilities and features available within Santos® Pro is a significant challenge. The Santos® Institute is making its Proof-of-Concept effort, “The Santos® Pro Experience”, available for your review and feedback. In addition, feel free to invite friends and colleagues to experiment with it as well. The more feedback received, the better (and more useful) this experience will be.
Virtual Reality Gets Real with SantosHuman Inc. Predictive Models and Worldviz VR Development System
April 18, 2016WorldViz and SantosHuman Inc. (SHI) have begun co-development to integrate SHI predictive models into the Worldviz VR development platform, enabling users to rapidly develop virtual reality applications that accurately reflect and predict human physical performance and interactions with virtual objects and environments.
Santos® Featured in the Huffington Post
March 25, 2016Dr. Karim Abdel-Malek, professor of biomedical engineering at the University of Iowa and co-creator of Santos® was interviewed by The Huffington Post regarding the Virtual Soldier Research (VSR) program at the university.
Santos® Deploys to the Netherlands
March 11, 2016SantosHuman Inc. (SHI) and the Netherlands Organization for Applied Scientific Research (TNO) have begun the first phase in a planned multi-phase program designed to assist TNO in achieving their goals of reducing Warfighter injury associated with carrying too much heavy and bulky equipment as well as enhancing Warfighter performance and interaction with equipment.
Santos® Technologies Featured in The Ergonomist
October 5, 2015SantosHuman's capabilities were recently featured in April 2015 edition of The Ergonomist, a monthly magazine by the Chartered Institute of Ergonomics & Human Factors which features individuals and companies who work in fields related to ergonomics and human factors.
New Version of Santos® Pro Now Available – Changes Included
October 2, 2015Due to upcoming Santos® Technology-related products, the Digital Human Modeling & Simulation environment that contains all existing capabilities that continue to be developed since 2003 (formerly Santos®) is now called Santos® Pro.
Detroit Engineering Products (DEP) chooses Santos®
September 17, 2015Detroit Engineering Products (DEP) has chosen to showcase the capabilities in Santos®, one of SantosHuman Inc.’s products, at their 2015 Conclave, Advanced Optimization Technologies for Rapid Product Development.
SantosHuman Inc. continues its support of the Naval Post Graduate School (Monterey, CA) in 2015
September 1, 2015SantosHuman Inc. (SHI) has been providing the Naval Post Graduate School (NPS) with assistance in its courses on Digital Human Modeling and Simulation since 2012. This semester’s course, MV4501 Simulation Application Practicum, provides students with extensive laboratory experience applying simulations to address a defense capability gap using simulation-based systems.
Santos® Now Includes Precision Grasping
August 11, 2015As a result of ongoing efforts with one of SantosHuman's significant research partners, Santos® now has capabilities that include full integration and coupling its predictive models for whole-body posture and precision grasping. Improvements in the algorithms used to couple autonomous posture prediction with precision grasping were also achieved. The next Phase in the development of advanced grasping prediction capabilities as outlined in a comprehensive, multi-year, road map with this research partner is being planned now and expected to begin soon.
SantosHuman Inc. Celebrates its 7th Anniversary
July 28, 2015Founded on July 28th, 2008, SantosHuman Inc. celebrates its 7th anniversary today.
Santos® Motion Capture
July 7, 2015In addition to various capabilities for physics-based prediction of dynamic human motion and posture, SantosHuman Inc. (SHI) is also providing new solutions for easily processing motion-capture data.
Santos® Technologies Featured on the Official U.S. Navy Website
June 8, 2015One of SantosHuman’s products, ETOWL® was recently featured in an article on the Office of Naval Research Science of Technology website.
SHI Integrates Santos® in Politecnico de Milano Curriculum
April 18, 2014In early 2012, SantosHuman, Inc. (SHI) began working with Politecnico de Milano in Milan, Italy to integrate Santos® into their design curriculum. Politecnico de Milano is one of the most outstanding technical universities in Europe.
SHI Provides Santos® Demos at West Point
March 12, 2014On March 5th, SantosHuman, Inc (SHI) provided demonstrations of key Santos® capabilities relevant to Cadets and their instructor in the Anthropometrics and Biomechanics class at The United States Military Academy, West Point, NY.
Client Uses Santos® Automotive Assembly Line Capabilities
June 16, 2012Santos® automotive assembly line capabilities helped out one of our partners to continue to move forward in the field of ergonomics. This is just one of the many capabilities of our digital human modeling (DHM) software.