Evaluating Short and Long Term Seating Comfort 950144
This paper reports the results of a study comparing the subjective assessment of short and long duration sitting comfort associated with an 80 mile highway drive. Thirty-six subjects evaluated five cars selected from the small car market segment. Subjects completed a comfort assessment questionnaire and were pressure mapped before and after the ride and drive. Subjective evaluation of several seat zones were analyzed and compared to pressure readings. The results for four zones including shoulder, lumbar, ischial tuberosity, and thigh areas are discussed.
Citation: Thakurta, K., Koester, D., Bush, N., and Bachle, S., "Evaluating Short and Long Term Seating Comfort," SAE Technical Paper 950144, 1995, https://doi.org/10.4271/950144. Download Citation
Author(s):
Kuntal Thakurta, Daniel Koester, Neil Bush, Susan Bachle
Affiliated:
Johnson Controls, Inc.
Pages: 7
Event:
International Congress & Exposition
ISSN:
0148-7191
e-ISSN:
2688-3627
Also in:
Human Factors in Vehicle Design: Lighting, Seating, and Advanced Electronics-SP-1088
Related Topics:
Comfort
Pressure
Seats and seating
Roads and highways
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