The aim of this thesis is to provide knowledge on how to design comfortable passenger seats, taking into account the diversity of passengers’ anthropometry and variety in the activities that they perform. First, existing literature on this topic is studied to provide an overview of the current state of knowledge. Furthermore, this chapter investigates whether it is possible to predict passenger comfort and discomfort on the basis of characteristics at human (anthropometry), seat and context (activities) level.
A new conceptual model has been constructed to serve as a framework for the literature review; both are explained in Section 2.2. In the results section (2.3), the relationships within the model are addressed one by one: between human, seat and context characteristics and interaction variables (posture, interface pressure, movement) on the one hand, and between interaction variables and comfort and discomfort perception on the other hand. This section concludes with a completed model that shows the gaps in current knowledge. Section 2.4 then discusses both the results of the literature review itself as well as the model, and in Section 2.5 it is concluded that the majority of studies found focus on pressure measures, whereas other factors play an important role as well.
The aim of this thesis is to provide knowledge on how to design comfortable passenger seats, taking into account the diversity of passengers’ anthropometry and variety in the activities that they perform. First, existing literature on this topic is studied to provide an overview of the current state of knowledge. Furthermore, this chapter investigates whether it is possible to predict passenger comfort and discomfort on the basis of characteristics at human (anthropometry), seat and context (activities) level.A new conceptual model has been constructed to serve as a framework for the literature review; both are explained in Section 2.2. In the results section (2.3), the relationships within the model are addressed one by one: between human, seat and context characteristics and interaction variables (posture, interface pressure, movement) on the one hand, and between interaction variables and comfort and discomfort perception on the other hand. This section concludes with a completed model that shows the gaps in current knowledge. Section 2.4 then discusses both the results of the literature review itself as well as the model, and in Section 2.5 it is concluded that the majority of studies found focus on pressure measures, whereas other factors play an important role as well.
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