Method and apparatus for setting a thermal comfort state
First Claim
1. A method for setting a thermal comfort state of at least one user of a transportation vehicle, the method comprising:
- acquiring, prior to and at a start time, at least one actual state variable of the at least one user, by at least one acquisition unit worn by the at least one user;
defining an initial comfort state of the at least one user based on the acquired at least one actual state variable of the at least one user;
defining a target comfort state;
defining at least one target state variable based on the defined target comfort state and at least one initial state variable;
determining whether the defined target comfort state differs from the initial comfort state; and
controlling at least one transportation vehicle-based variation unit to vary the at least one state variable such that a difference between the acquired at least one actual state variable and the defined at least one target state variable is minimized in response to the defined target comfort state differing from the initial comfort state,wherein the at least one transportation vehicle-based variation unit is controlled based on the acquired at least one actual state variable acquired prior to the start time such that the target state variable for the thermal comfort state of the at least one user is set based on that determined at least one initial state variable to provide customized thermal comfort for the at least one user based on the thermal comfort state of the at least one user at a time prior to and at the start time.
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Abstract
A method for setting a thermal comfort state of at least one user of a vehicle, wherein, at a starting time, at least one actual state variable of the user is detected by at least one device for detecting the at least one state variable and a starting comfort state of the user is determined depending on the at least one actual state variable, wherein a target comfort state is determined, wherein at least one target state variable is determined depending on the target comfort state, wherein at least one vehicle-end device for changing the state variable is controlled so that a deviation in the actual state variable from the target state variable is minimized when the target comfort state deviates from the starting comfort state, wherein the at least one state variable is detected by a device carried by the user for detecting the at least one state variable.
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1. A method for setting a thermal comfort state of at least one user of a transportation vehicle, the method comprising:
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acquiring, prior to and at a start time, at least one actual state variable of the at least one user, by at least one acquisition unit worn by the at least one user; defining an initial comfort state of the at least one user based on the acquired at least one actual state variable of the at least one user; defining a target comfort state; defining at least one target state variable based on the defined target comfort state and at least one initial state variable; determining whether the defined target comfort state differs from the initial comfort state; and controlling at least one transportation vehicle-based variation unit to vary the at least one state variable such that a difference between the acquired at least one actual state variable and the defined at least one target state variable is minimized in response to the defined target comfort state differing from the initial comfort state, wherein the at least one transportation vehicle-based variation unit is controlled based on the acquired at least one actual state variable acquired prior to the start time such that the target state variable for the thermal comfort state of the at least one user is set based on that determined at least one initial state variable to provide customized thermal comfort for the at least one user based on the thermal comfort state of the at least one user at a time prior to and at the start time. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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