Patent ID: 8577650
Filing Date: 2013-11-05
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A method for modeling thermal comfort, said method comprising: providing a first visual representation of a subject to a user for display on a user interface, said first visual representation including a first fabric layer and a second fabric layer on the subject, said first fabric layer and said second fabric layer having at least one air gap layer therebetween; accessing a first computerized model corresponding to the provided first visual representation, said first model simulating thermal comfort of the subject wearing said first fabric layer and said second fabric layer; accessing heat and moisture distribution data of said first fabric layer and said second fabric layer; receiving, from the user via a user interface selection device, input data for the accessed first model; executing the accessed first model as a function of the received input data to generate output data, the output data including data corresponding to a movement of heat and moisture to and from said first fabric layer, said at least one air gap, and said second fabric layer; modifying the first visual representation of the subject based on the generated output data to indicate the thermal comfort of the subject; providing the modified first visual representation for display to the user on the user interface; providing a second visual representation of the subject for display to the user on the user interface, the second visual representation including two or more additional fabric layers on the subject, the two or more additional fabric layers having at least one gap therebetween; determining a thermal comfort of the subject based on the second visual representation of the subject; presenting the first visual representation of the subject and the thermal comfort of the subject associated with the first visual representation of the subject side by side with the second visual representation of the subject and the thermal comfort of the subject associated with the second visual representation of the subject; and providing a comparison of the first visual representation of the subject with the second visual representation of the subject and the thermal comfort of the subject associated with the first visual representation of the subject with the thermal comfort of the subject associated with the second visual representation of the subject.