A dynamic electro-mechanical ottoman for a passenger vehicle, such as an aircraft, comprising: a rail assembly comprising: one or more rails ; and one or more actuatable tracks coupled to the one or more rails ; and a cushion assembly translatable via the one or more actuatable tracks between a first translation position and a second translation position, the cushion assembly comprising: one or more cross plates coupled to the one or more actuatable tracks ; a pivot shaft coupled to the one or more cross plates ; and a cushion sub-assembly comprising: one or more support plates coupled to the pivot shaft ; and a cushion coupled to the one or more support plates , the cushion sub-assembly rotatable about an axis through the pivot shaft between a first rotation position and a second rotation position, the ottoman being configured such that, when installed in a vehicle, a top surface of the cushion at least partially faces a passenger seat of the vehicle when the cushion sub-assembly is in the second rotation position, the cushion sub-assembly further comprising a handle , the cushion sub-assembly rotatable about the axis through the pivot shaft between the first rotation position and the second rotation position when the handle is depressed, wherein the cushion sub-assembly further comprises: one or more actuation devices configured to assist the cushion sub-assembly during rotation about the axis through the pivot shaft between the first rotation position and the second rotation position when the handle is depressed, the cushion sub-assembly preferably further comprising: one or more actuators configured to prevent the cushion sub-assembly from rotating about the axis through the pivot shaft between the first rotation position and the second rotation position when the handle is not depressed. a rail assembly comprising: one or more rails ; and one or more actuatable tracks coupled to the one or more rails ; and a cushion assembly translatable via the one or more actuatable tracks between a first translation position and a second translation position, the cushion assembly comprising: one or more rails ; and one or more actuatable tracks coupled to the one or more rails ; and a cushion assembly translatable via the one or more actuatable tracks between a first translation position and a second translation position, the cushion assembly comprising: one or more cross plates coupled to the one or more actuatable tracks ; a pivot shaft coupled to the one or more cross plates ; and a cushion sub-assembly comprising: one or more support plates coupled to the pivot shaft ; and a cushion coupled to the one or more support plates , the cushion sub-assembly rotatable about an axis through the pivot shaft between a first rotation position and a second rotation position, the ottoman being configured such that, when installed in a vehicle, a top surface of the cushion at least partially faces a passenger seat of the vehicle when the cushion sub-assembly is in the second rotation position, the cushion sub-assembly further comprising a handle , the cushion sub-assembly rotatable about the axis through the pivot shaft between the first rotation position and the second rotation position when the handle is depressed, wherein the cushion sub-assembly further comprises: one or more actuation devices configured to assist the cushion sub-assembly during rotation about the axis through the pivot shaft between the first rotation position and the second rotation position when the handle is depressed, the cushion sub-assembly preferably further comprising: one or more actuators configured to prevent the cushion sub-assembly from rotating about the axis through the pivot shaft between the first rotation position and the second rotation position when the handle is not depressed. <EOS>