Development of a thermal comfort management system in heat-protective clothing for people with disabilities

Abstract

The article deals with the development of a thermal comfort control system in thermal protective clothing for people with limited motor capabilities. In particular, the stages of forming the thermal comfort control system are described, and testing of the proposed system in real environmental conditions is carried out. The aim of the work is to develop and scientifically substantiate a thermal comfort control system used in thermal protective clothing for people with limited motor capabilities. The relevance of the paper is conditioned by the increased need for special heat-protective products with the function of control and monitoring of thermal comfort for people with limited motor abilities, who use a wheelchair as a means of transportation in everyday life. The work is based on the use of a systematic approach to the design of heat-protective adaptive clothing for people with limited motor capabilities. To solve a set of tasks the methods of mathematical modeling and experimental research were applied. The methods of system analysis and the basics of digital circuitry were used in theoretical research. The algorithm of the thermal comfort control system operation was substantiated and software for a smart phone was developed to control and monitor the temperature of under clothing space in a heat protective product for people with limited motor capabilities and findings are presented in the research work.