The plan view representation of the ‘body’ of each person is represented mathematically as three circles. The diagram below illustrates the central ‘torso’ circle with radius R(t), and the 2 shoulder circles with radius R(s). The offset of the centre of the shoulder circle from the centre of the body is S metres.
Figure 11: The Definition of a ‘Body’ within Simulex
Simulex contains different body types, containing the dimensions (in metres) given in the following table:
Body Type
Rb(m)
Rt(m)
Rs(m)
Median
0.25
0.15
0.10
Adult Male
0.27
0.16
0.10
Adult Female
0.24
0.14
0.09
Child
0.21
0.12
0.07
Elderly
0.25
0.15
0.09
NFPA-1 m/s
0.25
0.15
0.10
SFPE-1.4 m/s
0.25
0.15
0.10
SFV-1.2m/s
0.25
0.16
0.10
SFV-1.2m/s (+jacket)
0.25
0.235
0.10
Table 1: Body dimensions for the body types in Simulex
