Reliability and validity of a long term survey for automobile seat comfort

International Journal of Vehicle Design

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 158-167

  Kolich, Mike ^a   White, Patricia L ^a  

^a Johnson Controls Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Automotive seating; Comfort; Survey

Indexed keywords

AUTOMOBILE DRIVERS; CORRELATION METHODS; ERGONOMICS; RELIABILITY; RIDING QUALITIES; SURVEYS;

AUTOMOBILE SEAT COMFORT; TEST-RETEST RELIABILITY; VALIDITY;

AUTOMOBILE SEATS;

EID: 1342308610     PISSN: 01433369     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJVD.2004.003899     Document Type: Article

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