How does the seat cover influence the seat comfort evaluation?

Maximilian Wegner; Shabila Anjani; Wenhua Li; Peter Vink

doi:10.1007/978-3-319-96071-5_75

How does the seat cover influence the seat comfort evaluation?

Maximilian Wegner^*, Shabila Anjani, Wenhua Li, Peter Vink

^*Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

This study investigates the tactile perceived influence of seat covers. Two identical BMW 3-Series seats are used, one with a leather cover and one with a fabric cover. Thirty healthy subjects participated in an experiment rating the tactile perceived properties of the seats while blindfolded. A discomfort test, a word pair rating and the overall experience of the seats were examined. The study has shown that not only the foam properties and the contour of the seat influences the seat characterisation but also the seat cover material. The leather and the fabric seats were characterised different, but the pressure distribution did not show so much differences. Furthermore, the perceived differentiation of the seats are distinctive for the seat pan and for the backrest. Therefore, further research is needed to investigate other characteristics of the seat like shear force related to various cover properties in combination with different seat components and contour combinations.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Proceedings of the 20th Congress of the International Ergonomics Association (IEA 2018) - Volume VII
Subtitle of host publication	Ergonomics in Design, Design for All, Activity Theories for Work Analysis and Design, Affective Design
Editors	S. Bagnara, R. Tartaglia, S. Albolino, T. Alexander, Y. Fujita
Place of Publication	Cham
Publisher	Springer
Pages	709-717
Number of pages	9
Volume	VII
ISBN (Electronic)	978-3-319-96071-5
ISBN (Print)	978-3-319-96070-8
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-96071-5_75
Publication status	Published - 2019
Event	IEA 2018: 20th Congress of the International Ergonomics Association - Florence, Italy Duration: 26 Aug 2018 → 30 Aug 2018 Conference number: 20

Publication series

Name	Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing
Volume	824
ISSN (Print)	2194-5357

Conference

Conference	IEA 2018: 20th Congress of the International Ergonomics Association
Abbreviated title	IEA 2018
Country/Territory	Italy
City	Florence
Period	26/08/18 → 30/08/18

Keywords

Cover materials
Seat comfort
Seat cover

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Wegner, M., Anjani, S., Li, W., & Vink, P. (2019). How does the seat cover influence the seat comfort evaluation? In S. Bagnara, R. Tartaglia, S. Albolino, T. Alexander, & Y. Fujita (Eds.), Proceedings of the 20th Congress of the International Ergonomics Association (IEA 2018) - Volume VII: Ergonomics in Design, Design for All, Activity Theories for Work Analysis and Design, Affective Design (Vol. VII, pp. 709-717). (Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing; Vol. 824). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-96071-5_75

Wegner, Maximilian ; Anjani, Shabila ; Li, Wenhua et al. / How does the seat cover influence the seat comfort evaluation?. Proceedings of the 20th Congress of the International Ergonomics Association (IEA 2018) - Volume VII: Ergonomics in Design, Design for All, Activity Theories for Work Analysis and Design, Affective Design. editor / S. Bagnara ; R. Tartaglia ; S. Albolino ; T. Alexander ; Y. Fujita. Vol. VII Cham : Springer, 2019. pp. 709-717 (Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing).

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Wegner, M, Anjani, S, Li, W & Vink, P 2019, How does the seat cover influence the seat comfort evaluation? in S Bagnara, R Tartaglia, S Albolino, T Alexander & Y Fujita (eds), Proceedings of the 20th Congress of the International Ergonomics Association (IEA 2018) - Volume VII: Ergonomics in Design, Design for All, Activity Theories for Work Analysis and Design, Affective Design. vol. VII, Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing, vol. 824, Springer, Cham, pp. 709-717, IEA 2018: 20th Congress of the International Ergonomics Association, Florence, Italy, 26/08/18. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-96071-5_75

How does the seat cover influence the seat comfort evaluation? / Wegner, Maximilian; Anjani, Shabila; Li, Wenhua et al.
Proceedings of the 20th Congress of the International Ergonomics Association (IEA 2018) - Volume VII: Ergonomics in Design, Design for All, Activity Theories for Work Analysis and Design, Affective Design. ed. / S. Bagnara; R. Tartaglia; S. Albolino; T. Alexander; Y. Fujita. Vol. VII Cham: Springer, 2019. p. 709-717 (Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing; Vol. 824).

Research output: Chapter in Book/Conference proceedings/Edited volume › Conference contribution › Scientific › peer-review