Automotive seating comfort: Investigating the polyurethane foam contribution-phase 1

SAE Technical Papers

Volumn , Issue , 1998, Pages

  Blair, G R ^a   So, R ^a   Milivojevich, ^a   Van Heumen, J D ^a  

^a Woodbridge Group   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUTOMOTIVE ENGINEERING;

CHEMICAL DESIGNS; CHEMICAL FACTORS; CHEMICAL SYSTEMS; DRIVER SEAT; PHASE 1; POLYURETHANE FOAM; TRANSMISSIVITY; VIBRATIONAL RESPONSE;

MOLDS;

EID: 85072462163     PISSN: 01487191     EISSN: 26883627     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4271/980656     Document Type: Conference Paper

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