Investigating User Experience of On-Body Heating Strategies in Indoor Environments

Autor: Eric Beaudette, Esther Foo, Md Tahmidul Islam Molla, Kai Johnson, Ellen Dupler, Nika Gagliardi, Heidi Woelfle, Martin Halvey, Lucy Dunne
Rok vydání: 2022
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Zdroj: Ergonomics in Design: The Quarterly of Human Factors Applications. :106480462210787
ISSN: 1064-8046
DOI: 10.1177/10648046221078720
Popis: Thermal physiology and psychophysics are complex and nuanced, with significant variability between individuals. Wearable devices have the potential to offer customizable microclimate control. However, individual experiences with different supplemental heating strategies are likely to vary considerably in unconstrained environments. The physiological responses, psychophysical effects, and qualitative experiences of participants using five readily available heating strategies were collected in a quasi-field study environment ( n=17). Although all devices maintained or increased fingertip temperature, effects observed from controlled studies of thermal physiology are not clearly seen. Physiological, perceptual, and experiential data are presented, exploring heating technologies and thermal comfort in typical indoor environments.
Databáze: OpenAIRE