Predicting automobile seat comfort using a neural network

International Journal of Industrial Ergonomics

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 285-293

  Kolich, M ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WINDSOR   (Canada)

^b Johnson Controls Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Automobile seat comfort; Neural network; Seat interface pressure

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOMETRY; NEURAL NETWORKS; PRODUCT DESIGN; PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT; STATISTICAL METHODS;

BUCKET SEATS; DEMOGRAPHIC VARIABLES;

AUTOMOBILE SEATS;

ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTIFICIAL NEURAL NETWORK; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; CAR DRIVING; DEMOGRAPHY; HUMAN; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIABILITY; REVIEW; SEAT; VALIDATION PROCESS;

EID: 1242315587     PISSN: 01698141     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ergon.2003.10.004     Document Type: Article

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