@article{ref1,
title="The influence of car-seat design on its character experience",
journal="Applied ergonomics",
year="2012",
author="Kamp, Irene",
volume="43",
number="2",
pages="329-335",
abstract="Producing higher efficiency cars with less and lighter materials but without compromising safety, comfort and driving pleasure might give a competitive advantage. In this light, at BMW a new light weight car-seat concept was developed based on the human body contour. A possibility to increase the comfort is using a seat which elicits positive tactile experiences. However, limited information is available on seat characteristics and tactile experiences. Therefore, this study describes the contour of three different car-seat designs, including a light weight seat, and the recorded corresponding emotion and tactile experience of 21 persons sitting in the seats. <br><br>RESULTS show that the new light weight car-seat concept rated well on experienced relaxedness, even with the lack of a side support. The most important findings are that hard seats with rather high side supports are rated sporty and seats that are softer are rated more luxurious.<br><br>Copyright &copy; 2011 Elsevier Ltd and The Ergonomics Society. All rights reserved.<p /><p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0003-6870",
doi="10.1016/j.apergo.2011.06.008",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.apergo.2011.06.008"
}