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Activities, postures and comfort perception of train passengers as input for train seat design

Liesbeth GroenesteijnTNO Healthy Living, Hoofddorp, The Netherlands;Faculty of Industrial Design Engineering, Delft University of Technology, Delft, The NetherlandsCorrespondence[email protected]
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Suzanne Hiemstra-van MastrigtTNO Healthy Living, Hoofddorp, The Netherlands;Faculty of Industrial Design Engineering, Delft University of Technology, Delft, The Netherlands
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Cedric GallaisInnovative and Research Department, SNCF, Paris, France
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Merle BlokTNO Healthy Living, Hoofddorp, The Netherlands
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Lottie Kuijt-EversTNO Healthy Living, Hoofddorp, The Netherlands
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Peter VinkFaculty of Industrial Design Engineering, Delft University of Technology, Delft, The Netherlands
Pages 1154-1165 | Received 10 Jul 2013, Accepted 01 Apr 2014, Published online: 16 May 2014

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