Nissan Goes Holistic
08-August-2010
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Nissan’s going holistic to bring drivers and passengers more harmonised and healthy chi.
Think thermal seating designed to improve blood circulation, premium quality air for improved health, and there’s even a device that ensures your skin’s optimally moisturised. Meh.
The gist, as Nissan says, is to “help reduce stress and fatigue of drivers and passengers, providing body and mind with the necessary comfort for a optimum driving experience”. Here’s the 411…
Comfortable Captain Seat
The new Comfortable Captain Seat design incorporates 3 new technologies: seat cushion-integrated leg rest, articulated seatback, and 3-layered cushion pads. Nissan is the only automaker adopting all 3 technologies at the same time.
With the seats all-in-one seat cushion and leg rest seat design, the body is supported as a whole, helping maintain a posture that can be relaxed and stress-free.
The seat cushion-integrated leg rest supports the lower legs over a large area and helps spread body weight to help avoid leg swelling.
The articulated seatback helps maintain the balance of the muscular force around the backbone at close to “zero gravity,” which is said to be the least stressful posture for the human body, helping reduce physical strain.
The 3-layered cushion pads optimally combine upholstery of different characteristics and can be adjusted for greater comfort in various seating postures and vehicle types.
Advanced Climate Control System
The new Advanced Climate Control System allows 3 related devices to be controlled with a single switch – the Plasmacluster Ions generator, the inside/outside air control, and the grape polyphenol clean air filter.
The latest version is equipped with highly concentrated Plasmacluster Ions that have been proven to help keep the skin naturally moisturised.
Plasmacluster Ions help reduce airborne bacteria and mold levels, help to deactivate ticks and microbe allergens in the air, and control odors.
In addition to the conventional emission gas sensor, the system detects various other odors – such as from animals and factories – and automatically switches the ventilation flow as needed. These functions provide a more comfortable environment inside the vehicle.
Quick Comfort Seat Heater
The Quick Comfort Seat Heater optimises heating density and control, based on human temperature sensitivity studies (world-first) conducted in a joint research program with Professor Yutaka Tochihara of Kyushu University Faculty of Design.
The studies showed that heat transfer efficiency and sense of comfort vary according to the region of the body.
In the first stage of operation, the Quick Comfort Seat Heater warms the area of the thighs and butt. Once the heat becomes stable, warming of the lower back and the thighs shortens the time it takes for a person to feel warm by 35% (compared to a conventional system), and creates a longer sense of comfort.
These technologies not only have a relaxing effect, but also help to improve blood circulation, thereby reducing driving fatigue.