TY - JOUR
T1 - Predicting passenger seat comfort and discomfort on the basis of human, context and seat characteristics
T2 - A literature review
AU - Hiemstra-van Mastrigt, Suzanne
AU - Groenesteijn, Liesbeth
AU - Vink, Peter
AU - Kuijt-Evers, L.F.M.
PY - 2016
Y1 - 2016
N2 - This literature review focused on passenger seat comfort and discomfort in a human–product–context interaction. The relationships between anthropometric variables (human level), activities (context level), seat characteristics (product level) and the perception of comfort and discomfort were studied through mediating variables, such as body posture, movement and interface pressure. It is concluded that there are correlations between anthropometric variables and interface pressure variables, and that this relationship is affected by body posture. The results of studies on the correlation between pressure variables and passenger comfort and discomfort are not in line with each other. Only associations were found between the other variables (e.g. activities and seat characteristics). A conceptual model illustrates the results of the review, but relationships could not be quantified due to a lack of statistical evidence and large differences in research set-ups between the reviewed papers. Practitioner Summary: This literature review set out to quantify the relationships between human, context and seat characteristics, and comfort and discomfort experience of passenger seats, in order to build a predictive model that can support seat designers and purchasers to make informed decisions. However, statistical evidence is lacking from existing literature.
AB - This literature review focused on passenger seat comfort and discomfort in a human–product–context interaction. The relationships between anthropometric variables (human level), activities (context level), seat characteristics (product level) and the perception of comfort and discomfort were studied through mediating variables, such as body posture, movement and interface pressure. It is concluded that there are correlations between anthropometric variables and interface pressure variables, and that this relationship is affected by body posture. The results of studies on the correlation between pressure variables and passenger comfort and discomfort are not in line with each other. Only associations were found between the other variables (e.g. activities and seat characteristics). A conceptual model illustrates the results of the review, but relationships could not be quantified due to a lack of statistical evidence and large differences in research set-ups between the reviewed papers. Practitioner Summary: This literature review set out to quantify the relationships between human, context and seat characteristics, and comfort and discomfort experience of passenger seats, in order to build a predictive model that can support seat designers and purchasers to make informed decisions. However, statistical evidence is lacking from existing literature.
KW - anthropometry
KW - body posture
KW - pressure distribution
KW - seat design
KW - Sitting comfort
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84991282065&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1080/00140139.2016.1233356
DO - 10.1080/00140139.2016.1233356
M3 - Article
SN - 0014-0139
VL - 60
SP - 1
EP - 23
JO - Ergonomics: an international journal of research and practice in human factors and ergonomics
JF - Ergonomics: an international journal of research and practice in human factors and ergonomics
IS - 7
ER -