RAMSIS Industrial Vehicles

RAMSIS Industrial Vehicles – Ergonomic Excellence for Heavy-Duty Machines

When machines become workplaces, ergonomics make all the difference. RAMSIS Industrial Vehicles helps you create industrial vehicle cabins that are safe, comfortable, and compliant – while boosting driver performance and satisfaction.

With virtual human simulation and global anthropometric data, RAMSIS enables your team to optimize reachability, visibility, and operability from the earliest design stages. Transform your machine cabin into a productivity-and-safety powerhouse - ensuring operators see clearly, access controls effortlessly and remain comfortable and alert throughout long shifts.

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Why Ergonomics Matter in Heavy-Duty Vehicles

For commercial vehicles and mobile machinery, great ergonomics isn’t just a “nice-to-have” - it’s a competitive advantage. When your cabin is optimised for visibility, control layout and operator comfort, you benefit from:

Increased productivity and fewer operator errors
If the machine itself reduces accident risk and supports the driver with intuitive handling, your customers clearly win.
Stronger market appeal globally
With ergonomics built-in, your machines excel in international markets where regulation, operator demographics and usage conditions vary widely.
Reduced development cost and time
By identifying ergonomic issues early, you avoid costly redesign, delays and re-testing later in the process.

What RAMSIS Industrial Vehicles offers

RAMSIS Industrial Vehicles is a specialised suite of modules and simulation tools designed for large commercial and industrial vehicles - trucks, buses, construction equipment, agricultural machines and more.

The realistic 3D manikin enables detailed analysis of posture, movement, reach, and field of view. Automatic posture prediction and virtual test collectives support precise and efficient evaluation of different user groups. In addition, ergonomic assessments for controls, comfort, and force capability help optimize usability and safety early in the development process. Seamless integration into CAD platforms such as Catia, NX, and 3DEXPERIENCE ensures that ergonomic considerations can be incorporated directly into the design workflow. The system also supports international user populations with fully adjustable anthropometric parameters.

Key capabilities include:

Custom Posture Models for Professional Operators
Define and simulate operator postures – seated or standing – tailored to the specific vehicle type and user role. These models reflect real-world use in industrial environments.

Advanced Visibility & Sightline Analyses
Optimize the operator’s field of view, including mirrors and indirect vision. Evaluate sight-line obstructions and ensure operators can see critical zones, even before a physical prototype is built.

Global User Populations & Anthropometry
Access an extensive library of driver and operator body types - from different regions, sizes and corpulences. RAMSIS supports accurate design for diverse international fleets.

Control Reach & Effort Analysis
Ensure all essential controls (joysticks, switches, pedals) are placed within comfortable reach and require minimal effort. Simulate operator reach, strength and fatigue potential.

Ingress/Egress and Space Requirement Checks
Analyse how operators get in and out of the cabin, how much space different tasks require, and how the layout impacts safety and comfort.

Standards Compliance & Early Integration
Evaluate compliance with industry-specific ergonomics, sight and reach standards directly at CAD stage: long before physical prototypes are built.

The Benefits for Your Machines

Adopting RAMSIS Industrial Vehicles into your development process unlocks tangible advantages:

Better operator comfort → lower fatigue
Ergonomically designed cabins reduce strain, keeping operators alert and productive.

Faster approvals and international readiness
With ergonomic validation built in, you’re better prepared for export markets with varied regulations.

Reduced redesign cycles
Early simulation means fewer surprises, fewer changes and quicker time-to-market.

Stronger differentiation
A machine that is comfortable, safe and intuitive stands out to buyers and fleet operators.

How It Works - Seamless Integration into Your Workflow

Import or load your CAD models

Bring your machine cabin geometry or full vehicle model to RAMSIS.

Define your operator roles and populations

Choose seating or standing roles, specify regional anthropometry or custom operator profiles.

Define operating task and position manikin

Run posture prediction on geometrical constraints between manikin and environment.

Run ergonomic analyses

Visibility, reachability, control force, egress/ingress, space usage.

Evaluate and optimise

Adjust design variants directly in CAD, rerun simulations, validate per standards.

Document and export your results

Generate reports, documentation and export geometry for CAD or PLM systems.

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