Title :
Improving human thermal comfort with smart clothing
Author :
Rantanen, Jaana ; Vuorela, Timo ; Kukkonen, Kari ; RyynÄnen, Outi ; Siili, Arto ; Vanhala, Jukka
Author_Institution :
Inst. of Electron., Tampere Univ. of Technol., Finland
Abstract :
Modem fiber techniques have enabled the implementation of truly usable smart clothes, which can aid a user to manage in specific situations by improving the functionality of the clothing.,An additional electrical heating option in the clothing widens the operating temperature range of the garment and improves the protection against cold. This paper describes the implementation of the electrical heating prototypes 1 and 2. The implementation includes also a sensor shirt for physiological signal measurements. Usability tests are made with the electrical heating prototype 1 and the results from these tests are also discussed
Keywords :
biothermics; electric heating; intelligent sensors; temperature control; temperature sensors; cold protection; electrical heating option; fiber techniques; human thermal comfort; operating temperature range; physiological signal measurements; sensor shirt; smart clothing; usability tests; Clothing; Humans; Modems; Protection; Prototypes; Resistance heating; Temperature distribution; Temperature sensors; Testing; Usability;
Conference_Titel :
Systems, Man, and Cybernetics, 2001 IEEE International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Tucson, AZ
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7087-2
DOI :
10.1109/ICSMC.2001.973012
