Occupant thermal comfort inference using body shape information

Francis, Jonathan; Munir, Sirajum; Quintana Rosales, Matias Alberto

Occupant thermal comfort inference using body shape information

Patent · Tue Jan 31 04:00:00 EST 2023

OSTI ID:1987096

Francis, Jonathan; Munir, Sirajum; Quintana Rosales, Matias Alberto

Occupant thermal comfort may be inferred and improved using body shape information. Height, weight, and shoulder circumference of an occupant of a room may be obtained using a depth sensor. A model may be utilized that is trained on a dataset including information reflecting of occupant comfort within the room versus temperature, the model receiving, as inputs, the height, the weight, and the shoulder circumference of the occupant and environmental information and outputting a comfort class. A temperature set-point for is identified which the room occupant is identified by the model as having the comfort class being indicative of user comfort. Heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) controls are adjusted for the room to the identified temperature set-point.

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Research Organization:: Robert Bosch GmbH, Stuttgart (Germany)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE

DOE Contract Number:: EE0007682

Assignee:: Robert Bosch GmbH (Stuttgart, DE)

Patent Number(s):: 11,566,809

Application Number:: 16/681,131

OSTI ID:: 1987096

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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