The research paper is addressed to develop and validate an aircraft seat cushion to be used for the passenger seat directly integrated in the fuselage. For very light aircraft, these systems result to be a good choice in terms of weight reduction and space optimization, but can represent a challenging problem for crashworthiness design and a key energy-absorbing function for human protection from injuries so to improve the level of the safety. The first issue was dedicated to investigate the mechanical properties of four commercial foams, diffused in different industrial applications, which present nonlinear and time-depen- dent viscoelastic behavior, and finally to determine whether typical seat cushion materials are rate sensitive or not. Then, numerical simulations were validated with measurements to simulate the mechanical prop- erties of foams and to evaluate the contact pressures, stress distribution, and the dependence of stress on the strain rate in order to provide adequate levels of both comfort and energy absorption.

Analysis of integrated fuselage composite seat for small aircraft / Russo, P.; Guida, M.; Marulo, F.; Vitolo, B.. - In: JOURNAL OF MATERIALS ENGINEERING AND PERFORMANCE. - ISSN 1059-9495. - 28:8(2019), pp. 4856-4862. [10.1007/s11665-019-04027-w]

Analysis of integrated fuselage composite seat for small aircraft

M. Guida;F. Marulo;
2019

Abstract

The research paper is addressed to develop and validate an aircraft seat cushion to be used for the passenger seat directly integrated in the fuselage. For very light aircraft, these systems result to be a good choice in terms of weight reduction and space optimization, but can represent a challenging problem for crashworthiness design and a key energy-absorbing function for human protection from injuries so to improve the level of the safety. The first issue was dedicated to investigate the mechanical properties of four commercial foams, diffused in different industrial applications, which present nonlinear and time-depen- dent viscoelastic behavior, and finally to determine whether typical seat cushion materials are rate sensitive or not. Then, numerical simulations were validated with measurements to simulate the mechanical prop- erties of foams and to evaluate the contact pressures, stress distribution, and the dependence of stress on the strain rate in order to provide adequate levels of both comfort and energy absorption.
2019
Analysis of integrated fuselage composite seat for small aircraft / Russo, P.; Guida, M.; Marulo, F.; Vitolo, B.. - In: JOURNAL OF MATERIALS ENGINEERING AND PERFORMANCE. - ISSN 1059-9495. - 28:8(2019), pp. 4856-4862. [10.1007/s11665-019-04027-w]
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