@inproceedings{caa7a310e4454bb19b16e5f6c8067da1,
title = "Anthropometric factors in seat comfort evaluation: Identification and quantification of body dimensions affecting seating comfort",
abstract = "The objective of the presented study was the identification and quantification of anthropometric factors in seat comfort evaluation. Therefore, a “comfort-critical” and a “comfort-reference” seat were evaluated by 70 participants (38 men, 32 women) with a questionnaire consisting of 22 items. To identify anthropometric effects a certain requirement had to be fulfilled. The first analysis should show that the “comfort-reference” seat was rated better, compared to the basic “comfort-critical” seat, due to its additional adjustment tracks. The results showed that the “comfort-reference” seat was assessed better in 19 items. Based on these findings a second analysis was investigating, if the assumed anthropometric effects occurred more frequently on the worse rated “comfort-critical” seat. Therefore the participants were divided in three groups depending on their body dimensions. A statistical comparison of the three groups were performed for eight measured anthropometric variables. The number of significant differences between the body dimension groups were higher for the “comfort-critical” seat compared to the “comfort-reference” seat. The data show that anthropometric effects are existing in seat comfort evaluation and a deeper understanding of how body dimension affecting seat comfort needs to be researched.",
keywords = "Anthropometry, Evaluation method, Seat comfort",
author = "Benjamin Heckler and Manuel Wohlpart and Klaus Bengler",
note = "Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2019.; 20th Congress of the International Ergonomics Association, IEA 2018 ; Conference date: 26-08-2018 Through 30-08-2018",
year = "2019",
doi = "10.1007/978-3-319-96065-4_65",
language = "English",
isbn = "9783319960647",
series = "Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing",
publisher = "Springer Verlag",
pages = "612--622",
editor = "Sebastiano Bagnara and Riccardo Tartaglia and Sara Albolino and Yushi Fujita and Thomas Alexander",
booktitle = "Proceedings of the 20th Congress of the International Ergonomics Association (IEA 2018) - Volume IX",
}