The influence of car-seat design on its character experience

Applied Ergonomics

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 329-335

  Kamp, Irene ^a,b  

^a BMW AG   (Germany)

^b FACULTY OF INDUSTRIAL DESIGN ENGINEERING   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Car seats; Comfort; Emocard; Seat contour; Tactile experience

Indexed keywords

COMPETITION;

CAR SEATS; COMFORT; COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE; EMOCARD; HIGHER EFFICIENCY; LIGHT WEIGHT; LIMITED INFORMATION; TACTILE EXPERIENCE;

RATING;

ARTICLE; CAR; CAR DRIVING; CAR SEAT; EMOTION; EXPERIENCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LEISURE; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; QUESTIONNAIRE; SAFETY; SITTING;

EID: 80054708825     PISSN: 00036870     EISSN: 18729126     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apergo.2011.06.008     Document Type: Article

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