Postural comfort inside a car: Development of an innovative model to evaluate the discomfort level

SAE International Journal of Passenger Cars - Mechanical Systems

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 1065-1070

  Alessandro, Naddeo ^a   Sandro, Memoli ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SALERNO   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAR DESIGNERS; DEGREE OF FREEDOM; DIGITAL HUMAN MODELING; DISCOMFORT LEVEL; GRANDJEAN; HUMAN BODIES; INNOVATIVE MODELS; NEUTRAL ANGLE; NEW INSTRUMENT; NUMERICAL EVALUATIONS; NUMERICAL INFORMATION; RESEARCH GROUPS; STATE OF THE ART; SUBJECTIVE TESTS;

DISTRIBUTION FUNCTIONS; INSTRUMENTS;

QUALITY CONTROL;

EID: 77953188594     PISSN: 19463995     EISSN: 19464002     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4271/2009-01-1163     Document Type: Article

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