Abstract
To reduce the weight of a seat of a city car (A-segment), a car seat was developed. First, a questionnaire was used to define the main functions the occupants prefer to have in the seat. The reclining and forward afterwards movement of the seat were seen as most important. Therefore, a reclining mechanism was built into the lightweight chair. This seat was tested by 39 participants and compared with a benchmark seat of the Toyota Aygo. It was clear that comfort testing is difficult comparing a full developed car seat with a prototype, which still needs development. Nevertheless, the comfort was comparable between the two seats and the shoulder space of the new seat was appreciated. The conclusion is that it is possible to develop a lighter weight car seat, which has the main features preferred by occupants, but further development is needed.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 709-712 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Journal | Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Annual Meeting |
| Volume | 68 |
| Issue number | 1 |
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| Publication status | Published - 2024 |
| Event | Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Annual Meeting 2024 - ASPIRE - Phoenix, United States Duration: 9 Sept 2024 → 13 Sept 2024 https://www.hfes.org/Events/ASPIRE-International-Annual-Meeting/2024-Program/Program-Outline |
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Keywords
- car seat
- lightweight
- prototype
- backrest recline
- discomfort
- comfort
- test