"active comfort" means the best in seating comfort
Who did the research: TNO, the second largest institute in Europe for ergonomic studies, located in Hoofdorp, Holland.
The aim: Assessing seating comfort of office chairs by objective measurements.
The trial: Based on the LPD-Test ("Local Postural Discomfort" by van der Grinten, 1992), localised impairments to comfort when seated on an office chair are measured with a "body-map" (Illustration on left) and a ten point scale. The investigation was carried out as part of a field study (i.e. not in the laboratory).
