Towards comfortable communication in future vehicles

Piro, Silvana; Fiorillo, Iolanda; Anjani, Shabila; Smulders, Maxim; Naddeo, Alessandro; Vink, P.

doi:10.1016/j.apergo.2019.03.008

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“…Also, sitting in this position all the time in a long-haul flight might be too long and solutions are needed for that. Piro et al, (2019) showed that sitting opposite to each other is not the most comfortable position regarding communication. A 45or 90-degrees position is more desirable for communication.…”

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Towards a hybrid comfortable passenger cabin interior for the flying V aircraft

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Rotte²,

Anjani

et al. 2020

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Towards a hybrid comfortable passenger cabin interior for the flying V aircraft

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“…Prior to the test the participants were not told what the difference in the seat is, they just were asked to have a seat. Piro et al [12] found that the quality of conversation is strongly correlated to rating comfort. Also, Hiemstra-van Mastrigt [13] reported the influence of a conversation on comfort.…”

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Does a reclined backrest with less legroom meet the same comfort as a fixed backrest with 80 mm more leg room?

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BACKGROUND: In vehicles there is often limited space for seats. This might mean that reclining the back rest reduces the legroom. The second row in a cargo van has this problem and in this limited space an upright seat and a reclined seat with less legroom was developed and tested. OBJECTIVE: The research question of this study is: Does a reclined backrest with less leg room result in the same comfort and/or discomfort as an upright backrest with more leg room? METHODS: Twenty participants are asked to sit 45 minutes in the upright seat with 8 cm more legroom and 45 minutes in the reclined seat. Ten participants started in the upright seat and ten in the reclined. Participants had to complete a comfort and discomfort questionnaire every 15 minutes and a qualitative interview was conducted after experiencing both seats. RESULTS: For comfort no statistically significant differences were found between both seats. For discomfort statistically significant differences were found where discomfort was lower in the reclined seat. Half of the participants preferred the upright and half the reclined seat. The interviews showed that the reclined position was more related to relaxation. CONCLUSIONS: This study indicates that a more reclined back rest results in less discomfort, but that does not lead to a clear preference of participants. The reclined position is associated with relaxing, and this study indicates that for the relaxing state the more reclined seat is preferred. For more active situations the upright posture seems better.

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“…Automobile seats are the key point that affects the layout of the interior space of an automobile and are the part of the interior space most closely related to people [ 7 ]. Piro et al [ 8 ] argued that the layout of automobile seats and the rotation of the backrest affect the riding comfort, level of communication among passengers, and their feelings. Piro et al established that, in addition to the physical state of the seat itself, the seat layout and its relative position not only affects seat comfort but also involves the communication state between people in the interior space of the automobile.…”

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