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Optimizing Occupant Thermal Comfort for Automotive Seating Systems
Technical Paper
2016-01-1435
ISSN: 0148-7191, e-ISSN: 2688-3627
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Many studies have been conducted and supporting literature has been published to better understand thermal comfort for the automotive environment, particularly, for the HVAC system within the cabin. However, reliable assessment of occupant thermal comfort for seating systems has lacked in development and understanding. Evaluation of seat system performance in terms of comfort has been difficult to quantify and thus most tests have been established such that the hardware components are tested to determine if the thermal feature does no harm to the customer. This paper evaluates the optimal seat surface temperature range to optimize human thermal comfort for an automotive seating system application for heated and ventilated seats.
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Hall, A. and Kolich, M., "Optimizing Occupant Thermal Comfort for Automotive Seating Systems," SAE Technical Paper 2016-01-1435, 2016, https://doi.org/10.4271/2016-01-1435.Also In
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