Print Email Facebook Twitter Pressure sensitivity for head, face and neck in relation to soft tissue Title Pressure sensitivity for head, face and neck in relation to soft tissue Author Yang, W. (Hunan University) He, Renke (Hunan University) Goossens, R.H.M. (TU Delft Human-Centered Design; TU Delft Applied Ergonomics and Design) Huysmans, T. (TU Delft Applied Ergonomics and Design) Department Human-Centered Design Date 2023 Abstract Pressure sensitivity research on the head, face, and neck is critical to develop ways to reduce discomfort caused by pressure in head-related products. The aim of this paper is to provide information for designers to be able to reduce the pressure discomfort by studying the relation between pressure sensitivity and soft tissue in the head, face and neck. We collected pressure discomfort threshold (PDT) and pressure pain threshold (PPT) from 119 landmarks (unilateral) for 36 Chinese subjects. Moreover, soft tissue thickness data on the head, face and neck regions of 50 Chinese people was obtained through CT scanning while tissue deformation data under the PDT and PPT states was obtained from literature. The results of the three-elements correlation analysis revealed that soft tissue thickness is positively correlated with deformation but not an important factor in pressure sensitivity. Our high-precision pressure sensitivity maps confirm earlier findings of more rough pressure sensitivity studies, while also revealing additional fine scale sensitivity differences. Finally, based on the findings, a high-precision "recommended map” of the optimal stress-bearing area of the head, face and neck was generated. Subject CT dataPressure discomfortProduct design To reference this document use: http://resolver.tudelft.nl/uuid:b6400d7a-bcd4-47c6-9564-de1e5a0fd280 DOI https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apergo.2022.103916 Embargo date 2023-07-01 ISSN 0003-6870 Source Applied Ergonomics: human factors in technology and society, 106 Bibliographical note Green Open Access added to TU Delft Institutional Repository ‘You share, we take care!’ – Taverne project https://www.openaccess.nl/en/you-share-we-take-care Otherwise as indicated in the copyright section: the publisher is the copyright holder of this work and the author uses the Dutch legislation to make this work public. Part of collection Institutional Repository Document type journal article Rights © 2023 W. Yang, Renke He, R.H.M. Goossens, T. Huysmans Files PDF 1_s2.0_S0003687022002393_ ... rne2.0.pdf 7.97 MB Close viewer /islandora/object/uuid:b6400d7a-bcd4-47c6-9564-de1e5a0fd280/datastream/OBJ/view