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Toward the Design of an Ultra-Light Car Seat With a Reclining Back Rest

2024; SAGE Publishing; Linguagem: Inglês

10.1177/10711813241273498

2169-5067

Lennert A. R. van den Boom-Stoop, Peter Kraaijeveld, P. Vink,

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To reduce the weight of a seat of a city car (A-segment), a car seat was developed. First, a questionnaire was used to define the main functions the occupants prefer to have in the seat. The reclining and forward afterwards movement of the seat were seen as most important. Therefore, a reclining mechanism was built into the lightweight chair. This seat was tested by 39 participants and compared with a benchmark seat of the Toyota Aygo. It was clear that comfort testing is difficult comparing a full developed car seat with a prototype, which still needs development. Nevertheless, the comfort was comparable between the two seats and the shoulder space of the new seat was appreciated. The conclusion is that it is possible to develop a lighter weight car seat, which has the main features preferred by occupants, but further development is needed.