Originally Posted by
Banzai
Can't be "accurately" correlated because the subjective part is the flaw here. That's what the OP has proposed to eliminate with his DOE.
The OP is attempting objectively quantify ride comfort. (his words, not mine)
To see the fallacy in this approach one need not look any farther than a standard mattress. What one finds comfortable is painful for some one else.
"comfort" is purely subjective. You can not measure it, at least not in manner that will meet everyone's standards. You can reach a median in most instances, but there will always be outliers that are not happy.