TY - JOUR
T1 - Effect of in-seat exercising on comfort perception of airplane passengers
AU - Bouwens, Joyce
AU - Fasulo, Luisa
AU - Hiemstra-van Mastrigt, Suzanne
AU - Schultheis, U.
AU - Naddeo, Alessandro
AU - Vink, Peter
PY - 2018
Y1 - 2018
N2 - Sitting still for extended periods of time can lead to physical discomfort and even serious health risks. Due to safety regulations, reducing passenger’ sitting time in aircrafts is not feasible. This paper presents the results of a laboratory study, in where an interactive airplane seat was compared with a current economy class seat. Participants used both seats for 3.5 h, and performed significantly more in-seat movements when using the interactive seating system. Furthermore, this interactive seat predominantly lead to significantly better comfort experiences and reduced discomfort experiences, however no significant differences have been found in self-reported localized musculoskeletal discomfort. Passengers indicated that they would prefer this interactive seat over a standard aircraft seat.
AB - Sitting still for extended periods of time can lead to physical discomfort and even serious health risks. Due to safety regulations, reducing passenger’ sitting time in aircrafts is not feasible. This paper presents the results of a laboratory study, in where an interactive airplane seat was compared with a current economy class seat. Participants used both seats for 3.5 h, and performed significantly more in-seat movements when using the interactive seating system. Furthermore, this interactive seat predominantly lead to significantly better comfort experiences and reduced discomfort experiences, however no significant differences have been found in self-reported localized musculoskeletal discomfort. Passengers indicated that they would prefer this interactive seat over a standard aircraft seat.
KW - Aircraft interior
KW - Airplane seat
KW - In-seat exercise
KW - Passenger comfort
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85048177964&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1016/j.apergo.2018.05.011
DO - 10.1016/j.apergo.2018.05.011
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85048177964
VL - 73
SP - 7
EP - 12
JO - Applied Ergonomics: human factors in technology and society
JF - Applied Ergonomics: human factors in technology and society
SN - 0003-6870
ER -