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.


    Zugriff

    Zugriff prüfen

    Verfügbarkeit in meiner Bibliothek prüfen

    Bestellung bei Subito €


    Exportieren, teilen und zitieren



    Titel :

    Aircraft seating comfort: the influence of seat pitch on passengers’ well-being


    Erschienen in:

    Work ; 41 , Supplement 1 ; 4936-4942


    Erscheinungsdatum :

    2012-01-01


    Format / Umfang :

    7 pages




    Medientyp :

    Aufsatz (Zeitschrift)


    Format :

    Elektronische Ressource


    Sprache :

    Englisch




    Advanced Seating Material for Improved Passengers’ Comfort

    Chan, Chiu / Blakely, John / Fairfield, Rich | SAE Technical Papers | 2005


    Ivanced Seating Material for Improved Passengers Comfort

    Chan, C. / Fairfield, R. / Blakeley, J. et al. | British Library Conference Proceedings | 2005


    Advanced seating material for improved passengers comfort

    Chan,C. / Fairfield,R. / Blakely,J. et al. | Kraftfahrwesen | 2005


    The influence of active seating on car passengers' perceived comfort and activity levels

    Hiemstra-van Mastrigt, S. / Kamp, I. / van Veen, S.A.T. et al. | Tema Archiv | 2015


    Passengers' Comfort Modeling Inside Aircraft

    Brindisi, A. | Online Contents | 2008