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INNOVATIVE SEATING 2014 
Seating Comfort Concepts 
Dr. Susanne Frohriep 
Seat Systems Human Factors
Seating Comfort Concepts 
Agenda 
 Johnson Controls Automotive Seating T&AD 
 Defining Comfort 
 The Interrelationship of Comfort and Discomfort 
 Methods for Measuring Comfort and their Reliability 
 Embracing Human Variation 
Technology 2 & Advanced Development Group
Technology & Advanced 
Development Group (T&AD) 
Automotive Seating
Technology & Advanced Development Group Automotive Seating 
Mission and Role 
 Product Groups drive product and process excellence 
 Technology Group Mission: 
Provide Product Groups with unique technologies 
that help them to be best-in-class 
with innovative, differentiating products 
3 – 10 Years 1 – 3 Years Market Ready 
AE Seating 
Technology 
Product 
Groups Products 
Advanced 
Product 
Development, 
Phase 0 
Market-available 
Technology 
Johnson Controls Automotive Seating - Technology 8 & Advanced Development Group 
Differentiating
Technology & Advanced Development Group Automotive Seating 
Technology Domains 
 Senior technology experts in 
each Domain – Domain 
Leads – build a “critical mass” 
of expertise around them 
 Each Technology Domain 
develops a strategy and 
implements a roadmap for 
developing a leading 
technology portfolio 
 Cross-functional project 
teams deliver differentiating 
technologies that enable our 
Product Groups to be 
best-in-class 
Johnson Controls Automotive Seating - Technology 9 & Advanced Development Group
Seating Comfort Concepts 
Defining Comfort 
Historical Definitions 
 It was previously assumed that “comfort” could be defined as the “absence of 
discomfort”, and that 
 Comfort and discomfort are on two opposite ends of the same scale 
 These models have been deemed obsolete in current research 
Technology 10 & Advanced Development Group

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Seating Comfort Concepts by Dr. Susanne Frohriep - Seat Systems Human Factors

  • 1. INNOVATIVE SEATING 2014 Seating Comfort Concepts Dr. Susanne Frohriep Seat Systems Human Factors
  • 2. Seating Comfort Concepts Agenda  Johnson Controls Automotive Seating T&AD  Defining Comfort  The Interrelationship of Comfort and Discomfort  Methods for Measuring Comfort and their Reliability  Embracing Human Variation Technology 2 & Advanced Development Group
  • 3. Technology & Advanced Development Group (T&AD) Automotive Seating
  • 4. Technology & Advanced Development Group Automotive Seating Mission and Role  Product Groups drive product and process excellence  Technology Group Mission: Provide Product Groups with unique technologies that help them to be best-in-class with innovative, differentiating products 3 – 10 Years 1 – 3 Years Market Ready AE Seating Technology Product Groups Products Advanced Product Development, Phase 0 Market-available Technology Johnson Controls Automotive Seating - Technology 8 & Advanced Development Group Differentiating
  • 5. Technology & Advanced Development Group Automotive Seating Technology Domains  Senior technology experts in each Domain – Domain Leads – build a “critical mass” of expertise around them  Each Technology Domain develops a strategy and implements a roadmap for developing a leading technology portfolio  Cross-functional project teams deliver differentiating technologies that enable our Product Groups to be best-in-class Johnson Controls Automotive Seating - Technology 9 & Advanced Development Group
  • 6. Seating Comfort Concepts Defining Comfort Historical Definitions  It was previously assumed that “comfort” could be defined as the “absence of discomfort”, and that  Comfort and discomfort are on two opposite ends of the same scale  These models have been deemed obsolete in current research Technology 10 & Advanced Development Group