Development of a Low-Cost Thermal Human Manikin with Seven Zones for Comfort Assessment in Passenger Cabins

A low-cost thermal human manikin with seven zones has been developed for comfort assessment in passenger cabins. The total costs for tor the manikin amount to less than 1, 000 € and it allows for temperature measurements in the individual zones, where the small differences in the resistance depending on the temperature are recorded. Based on this dependence both, the surface temperature and the equivalent temperature, can be determined on a zonal basis. The latter allows for a comfort assessment of the individual zones in accordance with common standards.