TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2014//
TI  - Aircraft seat in- and egress differences between elderly and young adults
JO  - Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomic Society annual meeting
A1  - Lijmbach, Willem
A1  - Miehlke, Peter
A1  - Vink, Peter
SP  - 520
EP  - 524
VL  - 58
IS  - 1
N2  - An aircraft interior should be adjusted to the needs of elderly, but research data in this area are limited. Especially, in- and egress could be an issue. In this paper differences in strategies between elderly and students are studied in a mock-up by analyzing video recordings of the in- and egress in seat rows. It shows that elderly take significantly more in- and egress time, especially for the non-aisle seat. Elderly also use more often support by touching arm rests and backrests. The in- and egress of PRMs could be improved to give the right support, perhaps by redesign and to assign PRMs to special seats.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 2169-5067
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1541931214581108
ID  - ref1
ER  -