Distracting people from sources of discomfort in a simulated aircraft environment

Lewis, Laura; Patel, Harshada; Cobb, Sue; D’Cruz, Mirabelle; Bues, Matthias; Stefani, Oliver; Grobler, Tredeaux

doi:10.3233/wor-162356

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“…From the in-depth insights of the qualitative reporting, it suggests that food and drink service provides passenger something to do and it distracts them from boredom and the discomfort of lack of leg room. Also VR can distract from a situation with low discomfort [6]. In the retrospective study it is shown that under the same conditions the comfort is rated significantly higher while gaming, walking through the plane, reading, when the garbage is collected, while watching IFE, when listening to music and while the food is being served, probably also because it distracts from the situation.…”

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“…Knee space has the highest correlation with comfort [4], which corresponds with the finding of Kremser, Guenzkofer, Sedlmeier, Sabbah and Bengler [5] that seat pitch is an important design factor. Increasing leg room seems to offer the obvious solution to improve comfort, however Lewis, Patel, Cobb, D'Cruz, Bues, Stefano et al showed that by using a VR entertainment system, passengers can be distracted from discomfort caused by a lack of knee space [6]. In addition, Hiemstra-van Mastrigt showed that interaction with other people could also distract from discomfort [7].…”

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The high and low comfort peaks in passengers’ flight

Bouwens

Tsay

Vink

2017

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Abstract. BACKGROUND:Knowing the high and low peaks in comfort during a flight could be useful in prioritizing aircraft interior improvements. OBJECTIVE: The first objective of this study was to identify whether there are differences in comfort experiences during different phases of a flight. The second objective of this study was to identify similarities between recalled and real time reported comfort experiences. METHODS: 149 participants were asked to rate the comfort in the different phases of their last flight on a scale from 1-10. Additionally, a combination of a self-reporting design probe and generative interview was used to investigate the appraisal patterns of emotions in nine passengers. RESULTS:The 149 subjects reported the highest comfort after take-off and arriving at the destination, the lowest while stowing the luggage and during the cruise flight. The qualitative long haul inflight study showed after take-off and while arriving at the destination the most positive emotions and during the cruise flight there is a negative experience phase. CONCLUSIONS: Suggestions are given to improve the cruise flight phase, by for example stimulation of movement or better service.

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The high and low comfort peaks in passengers’ flight

Bouwens

Tsay

Vink

2017

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“…Virtual environments can fully or partially distract people from sources of discomfort, becoming more effective when they are interesting. They are also more effective at distracting people from discomfort caused by restricted space than noise disturbances (Lewis et al 2016) MR headsets can also better take into account passenger attitudes towards their environment. For example, Ahmadpour et al (2016) classified these attitudes in terms of: adjusting, avoiding, approaching and shielding, linked to "passengers' concerns for control, privacy, social connectedness and/ or social tolerance".…”

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Challenges in passenger use of mixed reality headsets in cars and other transportation

McGill

Williamson

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This paper examines key challenges in supporting passenger use of augmented and virtual reality headsets in transit. These headsets will allow passengers to break free from the restraints of physical displays placed in constrained environments such as cars, trains and planes. Moreover, they have the potential to allow passengers to make better use of their time by making travel more productive and enjoyable, supporting both privacy and immersion. However, there are significant barriers to headset usage by passengers in transit contexts. These barriers range from impediments that would entirely prevent safe usage and function (e.g. motion sickness) to those that might impair their adoption (e.g. social acceptability). We identify the key challenges that need to be overcome and discuss the necessary resolutions and research required to facilitate adoption and realize the potential advantages of using mixed reality headsets in transit.

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“…Lewis et al [10] demonstrated that people can be distracted from discomfort caused by the environment, but also showed that the distance between the human and the environment determines the types of senses involved. In the Lewis et al [10], study the eyes played a more dominant role than the close to the body pressure sensors.…”

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“…The environment may be close to the human body, i.e., the storage possibilities around the driver or passenger in a car [9] or a virtual reality system distracting the driver from discomfort [10]. The effect of people seated next to each other (neighbors) in an aircraft [11] and variations in posture, which result in more comfort [12], are examples of environments close to the body.…”

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Modeling the relationship between the environment and human experiences

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Bazley²,

Jacobs

2016

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Abstract. Within this special issue, different aspects of the environment are studied: aspects that are distant from the human body, close to the body and touching the human body. Consequently, different human senses are involved in these studies as well as the different consequences and effects on the brain and human behaviour. This special issue also highlights many remaining questions about the effects and relationships between environments and human beings and the need for more studies and research. In particular, future studies are needed that address long-term effects and the effects of the combinations of elements which provide comfort or discomfort.Keywords: Comfort, discomfort, transportation, office design, expectations The influence of the environment on the human in a modelAccording to the Environmental Design Technical Group (EDTG) of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society [1], "Environmental design is the discipline concerned with the relationship between human behavior and the designed environment". This special issue of WORK consists of 21 papers concerned with research in the area of environmental design. These papers studied environment and many designed environments for improvement of performance, well-being, comfort or experience * Address for correspondence: Conne Bazley, 5966 County- of humans in contact with the environment. The relationship with the human and the environment is schematically shown in Fig. 1. The scheme shows the environment, the human sensor noticing the environment, the brain processing the input, and the behavior. The process may commence as follows: the human brain decides to focus on a sense organ. These sense organs record a signal, which is processed by the brain. During this processing between the senses and the brain, experiences and the human state play a role. The human state can be excited or relaxed, which influences the way the input is processed. This process has an influence on the behavior of the human being. Time is an important factor. Sometimes the process starts with seeing the environment, which leads to the brain taking an action. Sometimes the brain activates sensors searching for an object such as an exit door. Time is also of importance as usually this action fits into a 'customer 1051-9815/16/$35.00

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Distracting people from sources of discomfort in a simulated aircraft environment

Cited by 22 publications

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The high and low comfort peaks in passengers’ flight

The high and low comfort peaks in passengers’ flight

Challenges in passenger use of mixed reality headsets in cars and other transportation

Modeling the relationship between the environment and human experiences

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