Automotive seats are usually designed for structural safety, road visibility and reachability to dashboard controls. In the last few years, design for seat comfort has gained momentum as many automotive OEMs (Original Equipment Manufacturers) and seat suppliers strive to make seats more comfortable for customers, as this has become a recent trend. Seat comfort is evolving in tandem with the growing automotive market, providing automotive OEMs with a significant advantage in competition.

Seat comfort is often connected to how well the occupant is seated and supported inside the car. The overall seat comfort can be described through a combination of factors like static comfort, dynamic comfort, thermal comfort, pressure distribution, etc. Seat comfort is very subjective to occupants and it varies from person to person. However, automotive OEMs and suppliers have conducted numerous studies and benchmarked several standards to design seats that provide the best comfort for most occupants.

CAE (Computer-Aided Engineering) enables the virtual evaluation of seat designs against these standards and facilitates iterations to achieve the optimal design in the early development stage. Our latest whitepaper aims to discuss various seat comfort standards, CAE evaluation and design recommendations.

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