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What makes a space invader?: passenger perceptions of personal space invasion in aircraft travel (2017)
Journal Article
Lewis, L., Patel, H., D’Cruz, M., & Cobb, S. (2017). What makes a space invader?: passenger perceptions of personal space invasion in aircraft travel. Ergonomics, 60(11), 1461-1470. https://doi.org/10.1080/00140139.2017.1313456

The invasion of personal space is often a contributory factor to the experience of discomfort in aircraft passengers. This paper presents a questionnaire study which investigated how air travellers are affected by invasions of personal space and how... Read More about What makes a space invader?: passenger perceptions of personal space invasion in aircraft travel.

Passenger-centric factors influencing the experience of aircraft comfort (2017)
Journal Article
Patel, H., & D'Cruz, M. (2018). Passenger-centric factors influencing the experience of aircraft comfort. Transport Reviews, 38(2), 252-269. https://doi.org/10.1080/01441647.2017.1307877

Enhancing passenger comfort in an air cabin environment is uniquely challenging. Air travel offers a restrictive passenger experience in terms of available space and the ability to change one’s position or journey. The first step to designing experie... Read More about Passenger-centric factors influencing the experience of aircraft comfort.

Distracting people from sources of discomfort in a simulated aircraft environment (2016)
Journal Article
Lewis, L., Harshada, P., Cobb, S., D'Cruz, M., Bues, M., Stefani, O., & Tredeaux, G. (in press). Distracting people from sources of discomfort in a simulated aircraft environment. WORK: A Journal of Prevention, Assessment & Rehabilitation, 54(4), https://doi.org/10.3233/WOR-162356

BACKGROUND: Comfort is an important factor in the acceptance of transport systems. In 2010 and 2011, the European Commission (EC) put forward its vision for air travel in the year 2050 which envisaged the use of in-flight virtual reality. This paper... Read More about Distracting people from sources of discomfort in a simulated aircraft environment.