Virtual optimisation of car passenger seats: Simulation of static and dynamic effects on drivers' seating comfort

International Journal of Industrial Ergonomics

Volumn 38, Issue 5-6, 2008, Pages 410-424

  Siefert, A ^a   Pankoke, S ^a   Wolfel H P ^a  

^a Wölfel Beratende Ingenieure GmbH+Co KG ^*  (Germany)

Author keywords

Driver performance; Dynamic comfort; Human FE model; Seat optimisation; Static comfort

Indexed keywords

AUTOMOBILE DRIVERS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OPTIMIZATION; SEATS;

DRIVER PERFORMANCE; DYNAMIC COMFORT; HUMAN FE MODELS; SEAT OPTIMISATION; STATIC COMFORT;

PASSENGER CARS;

ARTICLE; BACK; BODY POSTURE; DRIVER; ERGONOMICS; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; GRAVITY; MODEL; MOTOR VEHICLE; PRESSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEAT; SIMULATION; SITTING;

EID: 42749094957     PISSN: 01698141     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ergon.2007.08.016     Document Type: Article

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