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Interface pressure and the prediction of car seat discomfort

✍ Scribed by Diane E. Gyi; J.Mark Porter

Publisher: Elsevier Science
Year: 1999
Tongue: English
Weight: 354 KB
Volume: 30
Category: Article
ISSN: 0003-6870
DOI: 10.1016/s0003-6870(98)00018-0

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✦ Synopsis

The technique of interface pressure measurement has generated considerable interest in the automotive industry as a method, which could be used to predict driver discomfort during the development of prototype seat designs. Two repeated measures experiments were carried out to evaluate the practical application of the technique. The variables of foam density and posture were used to create discomfort, the whole emphasis of the work being to generate results with real-world applicability. A clear, simple and consistent relationship between interface pressure and driving discomfort was not identified. Future studies using this technique should provide information regarding such factors as gender, body mass, anthropometric data, posture and foam hardness due to the confounding nature of these variables.

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