THIS paper reports work begun in 1935 at the instigation of the Murray Corp. of America. Methods used in studying the relations between the automobile seat cushion and its function in transporting passengers with greater comfort and less fatigue are described.Constructed for this purpose was a piece of apparatus called the Universal Test Seat, whose dimensions were completely adjustable with arrangements to vary the distribution of the supporting pressure in any manner which seemed most comfortable to the passenger.The authors describe tests made by use of this apparatus, present summaries of some of the results recorded and conclude that, to give the passenger the maximum comfort and least fatigue, the following mechanical objectives should be attained by the cushion: By extending their analysis of the conditions required for static comfort, the authors believe that the objectives to be attained for dynamic comfort are:


    Access

    Check access

    Check availability in my library

    Order at Subito €


    Export, share and cite



    Title :

    RIDING COMFORT and CUSHIONS


    Additional title:

    Sae Technical Papers


    Contributors:
    FISHER, L. C. (author) / LAY, W. E. (author)

    Conference:

    Pre-1964 SAE Technical Papers ; 1906



    Publication date :

    1940-01-01




    Type of media :

    Conference paper


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English




    Riding comfort and cushions

    Lay, W.E. / Fisher, L.C. | Engineering Index Backfile | 1940


    Riding comfort and cushions

    Lay, W.E. / Fisher, L.C. | Engineering Index Backfile | 1940


    Automobile seat cushions and riding comfort

    Tea, C.A. | Engineering Index Backfile | 1938


    Automobile seat cushions and riding comfort

    Tea, C.A. | Engineering Index Backfile | 1938


    Riding Comfort

    EVANS, R. D. | SAE Technical Papers | 1951