Investigation of the possibility of the use of heart rate as a human factor for thermal sensation models

Building and Environment

Volumn 50, Issue , 2012, Pages 165-175

  Choi, Joon Ho ^a   Loftness, Vivian ^b   Lee, Dong Won ^c  

^a Architectural and Environmental Engineering   (United States)

^b CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Shingu University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Heart rate; Human factor; Metabolic rate; Thermal comfort; Thermal sensation

Indexed keywords

ACTIVITY LEVELS; BODY MASS INDEX; CLOTHING INSULATION; COLD CONDITIONS; CORE BODY; HEART RATE VARIABILITY; HEART RATES; HUMAN SUBJECTS; METABOLIC RATES; POTENTIAL PARAMETERS; SKIN TEMPERATURES; THERMAL CONDITION; THERMAL SENSATION MODEL; THERMAL SENSATIONS; WARM CONDITIONS;

ENVIRONMENTAL CHAMBERS; HEALTH; HEART; HUMAN ENGINEERING; METABOLISM; THERMAL COMFORT;

THERMAL INSULATION;

BODY MASS; BODY TEMPERATURE; GENDER RELATIONS; INSULATION; METABOLISM; SKIN; THERMOREGULATION;

EID: 82055165942     PISSN: 03601323     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.buildenv.2011.10.009     Document Type: Article

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