Measuring pressure distribution under the seat cushion and dividing the pressure map in six regions might be beneficial for comfort studies of aircraft seats

Seat pressure maps are often used to evaluate comfort of the users. In this study, we explored the relationships between pressure maps and comfort/discomfort of users in aircraft seats with a focus on a new 6-division method on the pressure maps collected at the bottom of the cushions. An experiment was designed where three cushions with...

Use pressure data below seat cushions to evaluate comfort

During a flight, passengers spend most of their time sitting in their seats. Studying the comfort and discomfort while passengers are sitting is helpful to improve the overall comfort during a flight. Pressure mats are commonly used in studies to collect pressure distribution in order to research sitting comfort. Different from most past studies...

Unified Binary Generative Adversarial Network for Image Retrieval and Compression

Binary codes have often been deployed to facilitate large-scale retrieval tasks, but not that often for image compression. In this paper, we propose a unified framework, BGAN+, that restricts the input noise variable of generative adversarial networks to be binary and conditioned on the features of each input image, and simultaneously learns...

Identifying Urban structure based on transit-oriented development

The fast development of urbanization has led to imbalances in cities, causing congestion, pollution, and urban sprawl. In response to the growing concern over the distribution of demand and supply, a more coordinated urban structure is addressed in comprehensive planning processes. In this study, we attempt to identify urban structure using a...