Technical note: Spine loading in automotive seating

Applied Ergonomics

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 290-295

  Zenk, R ^a   Franz, M ^a,b   Bubb, H ^c   Vink, P ^b,d  

^a BMW AG   (Germany)

^b DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

^c TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^d TNO   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Automatic seat comfort adjustment; Comfort; Intelligent car seat; Spine load measurement

Indexed keywords

AUTOMOBILE MANUFACTURE;

AUTOMATIC SEAT COMFORT ADJUSTMENT; COMFORT; IN-VIVO MEASUREMENT; INTELLIGENT CARS; INTERVERTEBRAL DISCS; LOAD MEASUREMENTS; OBJECTIVE ASSESSMENT; OPTIMAL LOAD DISTRIBUTIONS;

AUTOMOBILE SEATS;

ARTICLE; AUTOMOTIVE SEATING; BIOMECHANICS; BODY POSTURE; COMPRESSION; DECOMPRESSION; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK; LUMBAR SPINE; MECHANICAL STRESS; PRESSURE; PRESSURE DISTRIBUTION; SEAT; SITTING;

EID: 80054702897     PISSN: 00036870     EISSN: 18729126     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apergo.2011.06.004     Document Type: Article

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