Active material based conformable and reconfigurable seats

A seat assembly includes an active material in operative communication with a seat surface configured to undergo a change in at least one property upon receipt of an activation signal, wherein the change in at least one property is effective to change at least one feature of the seat surface.

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Main Authors Browne, Alan L, Johnson, Nancy L, Zavattieri, Pablo D, Ukpai, Ukpai I, Ulicny, John C, Cafeo, John A, Glaser, Rainer A, Jones, Gary L, Khoury, James Y, Perelli, Carol Ann, Rodgers, William R, Gao, Xiujie
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LanguageEnglish
Published 20.07.2010
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Summary:A seat assembly includes an active material in operative communication with a seat surface configured to undergo a change in at least one property upon receipt of an activation signal, wherein the change in at least one property is effective to change at least one feature of the seat surface.