Smart tEchnologies for Stress free Air Travel (SEAT)

The SEAT project is funded by the Sixth Framework Programme of the European Commission; Priority “Aeronautics and Space” that focuses on upstream questions of an integrated system in the aircraft cabin that i) creates a healthier and more comfortable cabin environment and ii) provides a high level of customer focused services that simulate home and office environment. The SEAT project aims to develop such new radical approach through integration of cabin systems with multimedia features. The project is focused on [SEAT, 2006]:

· creation of a “smart seat” that adapts climatic characteristic to the passenger physiological status;

· integrated physiological monitoring system with health alert options;

· development of a system for active/passive vibration dampening incorporating smart textiles;

· development of interactive entertainment; and

· development of fully integrated cabin passenger services.

Technical University Eindhoven, contribute as the Work Package 4 (WP4) leader. The aims is to develop a new intelligent in-flight entertainment system where both entertainment contents and entertaining interactive patterns are sensitive to passengers’ personal information and different fly phases to address the passenger's personalized entertainment requirements.