Print Email Facebook Twitter Development of a Soft Robotics Module for Active Control of Sitting Comfort Title Development of a Soft Robotics Module for Active Control of Sitting Comfort Author Roozendaal, Tjark (Student TU Delft) Verwaal, M. (TU Delft Technical Support) Buso, A. (TU Delft Emerging Materials) Scharff, R.B.N. (TU Delft Materials and Manufacturing; Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia) Song, Y. (TU Delft Mechatronic Design) Vink, P. (TU Delft Materials and Manufacturing) Date 2022 Abstract Sitting comfort is an important factor for passengers in selecting cars, airlines, etc. This paper proposes a soft robotic module that can be integrated into the seat cushion to provide better comfort experiences to passengers. Building on rapid manufacturing technologies and a data-driven approach, the module can be controlled to sense the applied force and the displacement of the top surface and actuate according to four designed modes. A total of 2 modules were prototyped and integrated into a seat cushion, and 16 subjects were invited to test the module’s effectiveness. Experiments proved the principle by showing significant differences regarding (dis)comfort. It was concluded that the proposed soft robotics module could provide passengers with better comfort experiences by adjusting the pressure distribution of the seat as well as introducing a variation of postures relevant for prolonged sitting. Subject adaptivecomfortpneumaticsseatsoft-robotics module To reference this document use: http://resolver.tudelft.nl/uuid:5ed37ae3-db7d-46d5-9c2d-b63fa90e9517 DOI https://doi.org/10.3390/mi13030477 ISSN 2072-666X Source Micromachines, 13 (3) Part of collection Institutional Repository Document type journal article Rights © 2022 Tjark Roozendaal, M. Verwaal, A. Buso, R.B.N. Scharff, Y. Song, P. Vink Files PDF micromachines_13_00477_v2.pdf 5.75 MB Close viewer /islandora/object/uuid:5ed37ae3-db7d-46d5-9c2d-b63fa90e9517/datastream/OBJ/view