Possibilities to improve the aircraft interior comfort experience

Applied Ergonomics

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 354-359

  Vink, P ^a,d   Bazley, C ^b   Kamp, I ^c   Blok, M ^d  

^a FACULTY OF INDUSTRIAL DESIGN ENGINEERING   (Netherlands)

^b Jimconna   (United States)

^c BMW AG   (Germany)

^d TNO   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Aircraft interiors; Cabin comfort; Legroom; Passengers' opinion

Indexed keywords

ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN; CABINS (AIRCRAFT); TRANSPORTATION;

AIRCRAFT INTERIORS; CABIN COMFORT; COMFORT RATINGS; FLIGHT ATTENDANTS; INTERIOR DESIGNS; LEGROOM; PASSENGERS' OPINION; SCIENTIFIC INFORMATION;

AIRCRAFT;

ADULT; AIRCRAFT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYGIENE; INTERNET; INTERVIEW; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SATISFACTION; SCORING SYSTEM;

EID: 80054683536     PISSN: 00036870     EISSN: 18729126     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apergo.2011.06.011     Document Type: Article

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