A sensor system of seat sensor network for adaptive aircraft passenger seat system

Air travel is becoming increasingly more accessible to people both through the availability of cheap flights and because the airlines are now able to cater for individuals of all ages and disabilities. Air travels, especially for long haul, may cause both physiological and psychological discomfort to passenger. Passenger comfort is clearly a main factor in user’s acceptance of transportation systems. In order to reduce the sitting discomfort during air travel, an adaptive system is developed to integrate into the aircraft passenger seat. The paper describes the adaptive seat framework and development of sensor system to monitor passenger sitting comfort during air travel