Qualitative models of seat discomfort including static and dynamic factors

Ergonomics

Volumn 43, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 771-790

  Ebe, Kazushige ^a   Griffin, Michael J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Dynamic seat properties; Foam cushion; Seat comfort; Static seat properties

Indexed keywords

BIOMECHANICS; FOAMS; POLYURETHANES; SEATS; VIBRATIONS (MECHANICAL);

SEATING COMFORT; VIBRATION MAGNITUDE;

ERGONOMICS;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY POSITION; FOAM; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MODEL; MOTOR VEHICLE; NORMAL HUMAN; RIGIDITY; SEAT; VIBRATION;

EID: 0033945654     PISSN: 00140139     EISSN: 13665847     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/001401300404742     Document Type: Article

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