The evaluation of seating comfort by the objective measures

SAE Technical Papers

Volumn , Issue , 1997, Pages

  Park, S J ^a   Kim, Chae Bogk ^b  

^a Korea Research Institute of Standards and Science   (South Korea)

^b Korea National University of Education   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PRESSURE DISTRIBUTION;

BODY DISCOMFORTS; BODY PRESSURE DISTRIBUTION; DRIVER SEAT; OBJECTIVE EVALUATION; OBJECTIVE MEASURE; SHORT TERM; SUBJECTIVE ASSESSMENTS; SUBJECTIVE EVALUATIONS;

AUTOMOBILE BODIES;

EID: 85072485842     PISSN: 01487191     EISSN: 26883627     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4271/970595     Document Type: Conference Paper

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