Comfortable train seats should be designed with anthropometric aspects in mind. Train seats are things that must be considered when we use train transportation modes. The reason is, train seats affect the movement of passengers. Especially when traveling long distances, train seats are key in determining the comfortable motion of the body.
The shape of the train seat is comfortable, so passengers will also feel comfortable and vice versa. Passenger seats with comfort aspects are seats that pay attention to ergonomic aspects.
Dalam kereta api, penumpang terbagi dalam empat kategori kelas atau tiket. Salah satunya kelas ekonomi yang mampu menampung penumpang hingga 80 sampai 106 kursi. Peletakan kursi di kelas ekonomi juga biasanya hadap-hadapan antar penumpang. Lantas, bagaimana perancangan kursi kereta api dengan aspek antropometri? Berikut penjelasannya.
Train Seats in Economy Class, Prioritizing Anthropometry?
The shape of train seats in economy class currently still uses the Union Internationale des Chemins de Fer (UIC) standard, which is a reference seating standard for Europeans. In this reference, the standard size of train seats used in the height of seat pan or seat height is 390 to 430 mm. The size turned out not to match the size of the popliteal length of Indonesians which is around 310 mm.
That way, anthropometric seat design must prioritize passenger comfort. So, in this design requires anthropometric data of the user. One way to get this anthropometric data is through the Ergonomic Function Deployment approach or called EFD. EFD is an anthropometric data approach through recording in the form of a matrix that can be examined in the future. Anthropometry itself is a study related to measuring the dimensions of the human body.
Anthropometric Data of Economy Class Train Seat Design
Anthropometric data used in the design of train seats for economy passengers reported from the journal Ergonomic Economy Train Passenger Seat Modification with the Ergonomic Function Deployment Method (Case Study on Logawa Train Produced at PT Inka) by Irma Puspitasari, et al (2016) are as follows:
- Seat height : 390 mm
- Seat depth : 400 mm
- Seat width per passenger: 400 mm
- Backrest height : 840 mm
- Backrest angle: 105 degrees and 115 degrees
- Backrest width : 430 mm
- Armrest height : 190 mm
- Armrest length : 300 mm
- Footrest width : 42 mm
- Seat pad thickness : 100 mm
The design of train seats cannot be separated from the application of anthropometry, because comfortable train seats are influenced by their users. So the design of train seats should be adjusted to the dimensions of the body of Indonesians.
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