Implementing spring-foam technology to design a lightweight and comfortable aircraft seat-pan

This paper investigates whether spring-foam technology in an aircraft seat-pan can reduce weight and at the same time provide equal or better comfort. Firstly, through literature studies and using an iterative design process a prototype seat-pan was designed and developed using spring-foam technology. The (dis)comfort of this seat was...

Implementing spring-foam technology to design a lightweight and comfortable aircraft seatpan

This paper investigates whether spring-foam technology in an aircraft seatpan can reduce weight and at the same time provides equal or better comfort. Firstly, through literature studies and iterative design process a prototype seatpan was designed and developed using spring-foam technology. This was then tested against standard aircraft seat...