Predicting human thermal comfort in automobiles

SAE Technical Papers

Volumn , Issue , 2005, Pages

  Rugh, John P ^a   Bharathan, Desikan ^a  

^a NATIONAL RENEWABLE ENERGY LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUTOMOBILE BODIES; AUTOMOBILE COOLING SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; SENSORY PERCEPTION; TEMPERATURE CONTROL; THERMAL COMFORT;

HUMAN THERMAL COMFORT; HUMAN-SUBJECT TESTS; NATIONAL RENEWABLE ENERGY LABORATORY; PHYSIOLOGICAL DATA; PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSE; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; THERMAL SENSATIONS; VALIDATION TESTING;

PHYSIOLOGICAL MODELS;

EID: 85072455060     PISSN: 01487191     EISSN: 26883627     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4271/2005-01-2008     Document Type: Conference Paper

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