Driver sitting comfort and discomfort (part I): Use of subjective ratings in discriminating car seats and correspondence among ratings

International Journal of Industrial Ergonomics - Tập 38 Số 5-6 - Trang 516-525 - 2008
Gyouhyung Kyung1, Maury A. Nussbaum1, Kari Babski-Reeves2
1Department of Industrial & Systems Engineering, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA 24061, USA
2Dept. of Industrial and Systems Engineering, Mississippi State University, Starkville, MS 39762, USA

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