Development of airliner passenger seat
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2025
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| Online Access: | https://utmik.utm.my/handle/123456789/51184 |
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| author | Ang, Wei Lung |
| author2 | Ainullotfi Abdul Latif, supervisor |
| author_facet | Ainullotfi Abdul Latif, supervisor Ang, Wei Lung |
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| spelling | utm-123456789-511842025-08-21T12:36:23Z Development of airliner passenger seat Ang, Wei Lung Ainullotfi Abdul Latif, supervisor Mechanical engineering Also available in printed version During a flight operation, weight directly translates to fuel cost. Current conventional airliner passenger seat is heavy mainly to comply with the safety regulations. In order to increase the profit margin, airlines configure the aircraft cabin with high density seat layouts at the expense of passenger comfort. The objective of this project is to design a lightweight airliner passenger seat which meets prescribed static strength requirements. The research methodologies involve understanding the seat’s static strength requirements, setting design goals, seat selection, seat evaluation, design selection, development of solid model using Solidworks and finite element analysis using Abaqus. In the scope of this project, a complex seat system is simplified to a triple-unit seat frame consisting of one seat pan, four seat legs, four armrests and four backrests. The design is remodeled to satisfy minimum 15% weight reduction using lightweight design strategies. The design is also remodeled to meet minimum 1.5 safety factor determined by von Mises stress criterion while considering 1.15 fitting factor and 1.25 casting factor. The accuracy of simulation results is maintained through appropriate selection of element type, verified weld modelling and mesh sensitivity study. The final seat design achieves 19.54% weight reduction and 1.58 safety factor which fulfill the predetermined design goals. In comparison with the reference AirAsia A320 seat, the new seat could save RM2,100 fuel cost per flight operation or RM155,400 for its fleet size. Demand for space-saving and fuel-saving seat remains strong to cater for passenger comfort, airline profit margin whilst satisfying the safety regulations and environmental policies zulaihi UTM 161 p. Project Paper (Sarjana Muda Kejuruteraan (Mekanikal-Aeronautik)) - Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, 2018 2025-03-14T04:08:41Z 2025-03-14T04:08:41Z 2018 Bachelor thesis https://utmik.utm.my/handle/123456789/51184 vital:117430 valet-20181112-12089 ENG Closed Access UTM Complete Unpublished Completion application/pdf Universiti Teknologi Malaysia |
| spellingShingle | Mechanical engineering Ang, Wei Lung Development of airliner passenger seat |
| thesis_level | Other |
| title | Development of airliner passenger seat |
| title_full | Development of airliner passenger seat |
| title_fullStr | Development of airliner passenger seat |
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| topic | Mechanical engineering |
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