Optimum air pressure for an air-cell seat to enhance ride comfort

International Journal of Automotive Technology

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 251-257

  Yoo, W S ^a   Park, D W ^a   Kim, M S ^a   Hong, K S ^a  

^a Pusan National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Air Pressure; Air cell Seat; Experiments; Pressure distribution; SEAT values

Indexed keywords

EID: 33244455282     PISSN: 12299138     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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