Automotive Ergonomics

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Thermal Environments

and Vehicles

Simon Hodder

Loughborough University, UK

7.1 INTRODUCTION

With the strong drive across the transport industry to improve passenger comfort,

there is interest in optimising the thermal environment. The occupant space of a

vehicle is a complex thermal microclimate, which can be prone to large temporal

and spatial variation. The space has to be able to provide protection from extreme

CONTENTS

7.1 Introduction ....................................................................................................97

7.1.1 Environmental Parameters .................................................................98

7.1.2 ...