Seat Pressure Mapping
On an aircraft or in a car, the quality of the seat has a huge impact on the experience of the passenger or driver. ESI is right on target with realizing the importance of this area and offers their customers ESI’s Virtual Seat Solution. This software allows for the virtual prototyping of seats. The solution is the first on the market solely dedicated to the virtual prototyping of seats. This gives manufacturers the ability to design, test and improve their seats.
They are able to carry out sophisticated analysis, including seat pressure mapping, without any requirement for producing expensive physical prototypes. Seat suppliers and OEMs can therefore save time and money while producing more innovative designs.
Seat pressure mapping in complex designs
Many of us take seats for granted; after all, seats have been around as long as humans have walked the earth. Whether lounging on a sofa or loveseat, we usually are aware of the comfort level of the seat. But this awareness becomes heightened when seated in a car or on an aircraft. These seats not only have to provide a high level of comfort for the passenger but they must also pass stringent safety tests. These seats are also more complex and are comprised of many different materials and components. Carrying out virtual tests, like seat pressure mapping, allows designers to better understand how these components interact with one another and come together to create a successful product.
The company behind the innovative seat pressure mapping solution
ESI Group is a world leader in the discipline of virtual prototyping. The company is renowned for its expertise in materials physics and also for its approach to innovation, which has resulted in its virtual seat pressure mapping solution. This package is only one part of ESI’s Virtual Seat Solution and the company’s wider array of virtual prototyping applications. These innovative products make use of the latest immersive 3D environments and create a single, open and joined-up solution.
The experience to lead in seats pressure mapping software
ESI Group has been in business for more than four decades and recently celebrated 40 years of business and proudly serving their customers. The company was formed by four UC Berkeley PhD graduates who set up their business in Paris, France. Their expertise allowed the company to grow and today the ESI Group employs more than 1,000 experts and operates in 40 different countries. The company has an impressive client roster in the areas of aerospace, automotive, defense, energy, marine and transportation industries.
