The interface pressure distribution is an important indicator for evaluating the static comfort of the seat. At present, the interface pressure of a real person is acquired through testing and used in assessing the seat comfort, which has poor consistency and accuracy, and it is difficult to combine the test results of different persons to make an objective evaluation. The idea is presented to evaluate the seat static comfort by the objective interface pressure. The H-point machine (HPM) is the standard loading device which can be used to acquire the objective interface pressure. The test criterion was made, and the measurement consistency of the standard loading device passed the experimental verification. As a case study, five seats were selected to obtain the subjective rating of static comfort and the objective interface pressure data. Based on these data, the evaluation model of seat static comfort was established. The above standard loading device, the objective interface pressure test criteria, and the seat static comfort evaluation model form a comprehensive system for assessing seat static comfort. By using the system in evaluating and optimizing the studied seat and by the afterward validation, the method of evaluating the seat static comfort by the objective interface pressure illustrated reliable and accurate performance, which is easy to use and showed the good value of engineering application.
{"title":"Research on Seat Static Comfort Evaluation Based on Objective\u0000 Interface Pressure","authors":"T. Zhang, Jindong Ren","doi":"10.4271/02-16-04-0023","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4271/02-16-04-0023","url":null,"abstract":"The interface pressure distribution is an important indicator for evaluating the\u0000 static comfort of the seat. At present, the interface pressure of a real person\u0000 is acquired through testing and used in assessing the seat comfort, which has\u0000 poor consistency and accuracy, and it is difficult to combine the test results\u0000 of different persons to make an objective evaluation. The idea is presented to\u0000 evaluate the seat static comfort by the objective interface pressure. The\u0000 H-point machine (HPM) is the standard loading device which can be used to\u0000 acquire the objective interface pressure. The test criterion was made, and the\u0000 measurement consistency of the standard loading device passed the experimental\u0000 verification. As a case study, five seats were selected to obtain the subjective\u0000 rating of static comfort and the objective interface pressure data. Based on\u0000 these data, the evaluation model of seat static comfort was established. The\u0000 above standard loading device, the objective interface pressure test criteria,\u0000 and the seat static comfort evaluation model form a comprehensive system for\u0000 assessing seat static comfort. By using the system in evaluating and optimizing\u0000 the studied seat and by the afterward validation, the method of evaluating the\u0000 seat static comfort by the objective interface pressure illustrated reliable and\u0000 accurate performance, which is easy to use and showed the good value of\u0000 engineering application.","PeriodicalId":45281,"journal":{"name":"SAE International Journal of Commercial Vehicles","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.5,"publicationDate":"2023-05-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"46578797","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}