| Aircraft seating comfort: the influence of seat pitch on passengers' well-being. | |
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PMID: 22317483 Owner: NLM Status: In-Data-Review |
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One of the most important factors influencing aircraft seating comfort in economy class, is legroom. In an airline interior mock up, with the ability to adjust the seat pitch in a range of 28 inches to 43 inches, a study to investigate the influence of seat pitch on passengers' well-being was conducted. In a pre-study, aspects of subjective postural sensations and spatial perception were identified, and a questionnaire was developed. In the main study, 30 subjects rated at different seat pitch settings the spatial perception and the ability of adopting and changing sitting postures. As a result a functional relationship between overall well-being, the subjects' anthropometry and seat pitch was developed. Furthermore it was identified, that there is a maximum overall well-being at a seat pitch of 34 inches to 40 inches, depending on the passengers' anthropometry. A further enlargement of seat pitch, led to a reduction of well-being. |
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Authors:
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Florian Kremser; Fabian Guenzkofer; Claudia Sedlmeier; Olaf Sabbah; Klaus Bengler |
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Type: Journal Article |
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Title: Work (Reading, Mass.) Volume: 41 ISSN: 1875-9270 ISO Abbreviation: Work Publication Date: 2012 Jan |
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Created Date: 2012-02-09 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 9204382 Medline TA: Work Country: Netherlands |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 4936-42 Citation Subset: IM |
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Institute of Ergonomics, Technische Universität München, Boltzmannstr. 15, D-85747 Garching, Germany. |
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