Abstract
This study explores the relationship between space experience and human anthropometric sizes in different aircraft seat pitch. 294 participants experienced economy class seats in a Boeing 737 with 28 in, 30 in, 32 in and 34 in pitches for 10 min each. The sizes taken were: stature, sitting height, eye height seated, buttock-knee length and popliteal height sitting with shoes. A space experience questionnaire was completed by the 294 participants while sitting in the seat after the 10-min period given to explore the seat. The results show that passengers with a higher popliteal height, a longer buttock-knee depth, a higher eye height sitting and a higher sitting height show more discomfort with reduced pitch then shorter passengers. Eye height did not correlate as good with space perception as was expected.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | Proceedings of the 20th Congress of the International Ergonomics Association (IEA 2018) - Volume VI |
Subtitle of host publication | Transport Ergonomics and Human Factors TEHF, Aerospace Human Factors and Ergonomics |
Editors | S. Bagnara, R. Tartaglia, S. Albolino, T. Alexander, Y. Fujita |
Place of Publication | Cham |
Publisher | Springer |
Pages | 504-511 |
Number of pages | 8 |
Volume | VI |
ISBN (Electronic) | 978-3-319-96074-6 |
ISBN (Print) | 978-3-319-96073-9 |
DOIs | |
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 |
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Volume | 823 |
ISSN (Print) | 2194-5357 |
Conference
Conference | IEA 2018: 20th Congress of the International Ergonomics Association |
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Abbreviated title | IEA 2018 |
Country/Territory | Italy |
City | Florence |
Period | 26/08/18 → 30/08/18 |
Keywords
- Anthropometric measurements
- Comfort
- Discomfort
- Seat pitch
- Space experience