E-014

Modelling and simplification of a human thermoregulation model for thermal comfort regulation in a car interior.

Authors: Lakhdar BENASSER*/**, Geneviève DAUPHIN-TANGUY*, Jean-Christophe RIAT**
Affiliations: *LAIL UPRESA CNRS 8021, Ecole Centrale de Lille, Cité Scientifique BP 48 F-59651 Villeneuve D'ascq Cedex
** PSA Peugeot-Citroën, DINQ/DRIA/RPAI/CSH, 2 route de Gisy, F-78943 Velizy Villacoublay Cedex FRANCE

Abstract
This paper describes a mechatronic approach in order to define regulation strategy for a climate controller for car interior. This strategy takes into account the car passenger's thermal sensations. A thermal sensations model and different techniques to simplify this model are presented.

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