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Study on the evaluation of automotive seat comfort during prolonged simulated driving

  • Beihang University
  • China National Institute of Standardization

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › peer-review

Abstract

Prolonged driving can affect driver's lumbar and neck such as low back pain and cervical spondylosis. The purpose of this study is to clarify the relationship between drivers' comfort and their physiological parameters, the seat pressure distribution during prolonged driving in order to evaluate the comfort of different automotive seats. The experiment was performed on two actual automobiles. Six male drivers, aged 20 to 24 years participated in the simulated driving experiment in which the drivers sat in the car and simulated the driving movements in 2 hours. Electromyography (EMG), seat pressure distribution and oxygen saturation were measured during the experiment with subjective questionnaire. According to the results, MPF, MF, Pm and longitudinal pressure integral (PL) are high significant with the subjective comfort, otherwise the oxygen saturation was almost constant during the whole experiment which has little significance. Therefore from the study we can see the most sensitive part to feel discomfort during prolonged driving and the relationship between discomfort and physiological parameters was also clarified which can be used to find which automotive seat is more comfortable.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationDigital Human Modeling
Subtitle of host publicationApplications in Health, Safety, Ergonomics and Risk Management - 5th International Conference, DHM 2014, Held as Part of HCI International 2014, Proceedings
PublisherSpringer Verlag
Pages101-111
Number of pages11
ISBN (Print)9783319077246
DOIs
StatePublished - 2014
Event5th International Conference on Digital Human Modeling and Applications in Health, Safety, Ergonomics and Risk Management, DHM 2014 - Held as Part of 16th International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction, HCI International 2014 - Heraklion, Greece
Duration: 22 Jun 2014 → 27 Jun 2014

Publication series

NameLecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)
Volume8529 LNCS
ISSN (Print)0302-9743
ISSN (Electronic)1611-3349

Conference

Conference5th International Conference on Digital Human Modeling and Applications in Health, Safety, Ergonomics and Risk Management, DHM 2014 - Held as Part of 16th International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction, HCI International 2014
Country/TerritoryGreece
CityHeraklion
Period22/06/14 → 27/06/14

Keywords

  • automotive
  • electromyography
  • pressure distribution
  • seat comfort

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