ABSTRACT
The abstract describes some automotive CHEM applications that were investigated with promising results. One of these is a customized, comfortable, smart CHEM seat concept. The advantages and benefits of this CHEM seat are that it can be personally customized to perfectly fit the body and provides back, hip and lumbar support; offers great comfort low-weight and ergonomic functionality; delivers long-term, balanced and comfortable support; potentially eliminates lower back pain, fatigue and muscle aches and provides a mechanical simplicity and ease of fabrication at comparable cost. Another potential CHEM application is of an innovative self-repairing bumper concept. The concept takes advantage of the unique properties of CHEM foam structures such as impact-energy absorption and heat-activated damage recovery/repair after collisions. The CHEM self-repairing bumper represents a simple, reliable bumper system that could be repaired quickly and in very simple way. That could save a lot of time and money to any car owner.
