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http://dx.doi.org/10.14695/KJSOS.2020.23.4.33

Analysis of Ventilating Seat Comfort Temperature for Improving the Thermal Comfort inside Vehicles  

In, Chung-Kyo (한밭대학교 산업경영공학과)
Kwak, Seung-Hyun (한밭대학교 산업경영공학과)
Kim, Chang-Hoon (한밭대학교 스마트생산경영공학과)
Kim, Kyu-Beom (한밭대학교 산업경영공학과)
Jo, Hyung-Seok (한밭대학교 산업경영공학과)
Seo, Sang-hyeok (한밭대학교 산학협력단)
Myung, Tae-Sik (한밭대학교 기계공학과)
Min, Byung-Chan (한밭대학교 산업경영공학과)
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Science of Emotion and Sensibility / v.23, no.4, 2020 , pp. 33-40 More about this Journal
Abstract
As the number of automobile registrations increases and luxury expectations grow, consumers are increasingly interested in indoor environment of vehicles. Therefore, manufacturers have an increasing interest in improving the indoor comfort as well as automobile performance. Research on indoor automobile comfort can help manufacturers increase driver satisfaction and reduce driver stress and discomfort, thereby reducing the risk of traffic accidents. Using electroencephalogram (EEG) measurements, we investigated the change in comfort and comfortable temperature according to the ventilating seat temperature change for both men and women. Results showed that the sensation of comfort was statistically significantly higher at 25℃ than at 28℃. Secondly, there was no statistically significant difference in temperature-based comfort feeling between male and female subjects. In the future, if the correlation between the driver's comfort feeling and the change in ventilating seat temperature is analyzed, it is possible to reduce traffic accidents caused by human error and reduce the electric energy consumption of the automobile.
Keywords
EEG; Themal Comfort; Vehicle; Indoor Temperature; Ventilation Seat;
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