Original scientific paper
Comfort Evaluation as the Example of Anthropotechnical Furniture Design
Zoran Vlaović
Andrija Bogner
Ivica Grbac
Abstract
Human health is becoming an increasingly important issue in contemporary hectic lifestyle imposed at work and by
struggle to save time and money. Sitting comfort and quality of chairs which we use for the most of our time have, thus,
become essential for healthy lifestyle. Sitting discomforts arise from prolonged sitting on the inappropriate chairs, which
failing to provide sufficient support to the body cause discomfort and tiring. The studies of the office chair constructions
have identified differences in perception of comfort provided by different types of seats. Four seat constructions and the
comfort they provide to the sitters were compared by means of subjective indicators. After a two-day sitting on each of the
studied chairs the subjects scored their perception of comfort and discomfort, using the questionnaire with 17 statements.
Constructional forms and materials which contributed more to the sense of comfort by minimizing fatigue and pains developed
by sitting were determined.
Keywords
office chair; comfort; seat; subjective method; ergonomics
Hrčak ID:
23739
URI
Publication date:
8.5.2008.
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