Dynamic Thermal Comfort in Architecture and Urban.

2021 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 20K22449
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Research Activity Start-up
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Review Section: 0304:Architecture, building engineering, and related fields
• Research Institution: Tokyo City University (2021); Waseda University (2020)
• Principal Investigator: NAKAGAWA Jun 東京都市大学, 建築都市デザイン学部, 准教授 (60875293)
• Project Period (FY): 2020-09-11 – 2022-03-31
• Keywords: 熱的快適性 / 移動計測 / オープンソースハードウエア

Outline of Final Research Achievements

The purpose of this research is to gain knowledge about dynamic thermal comfort by measuring when we feel comfortable or uncomfortable under live conditions, taking into account spatial characteristics, human behavior, psychology, and physiology. We have developed a system that automatically stores temperature, humidity, upper and lower radiation thermometers, illuminance, wind speed, location information, and comfort/uncomfort report values in a google spreadsheet by connecting to a Wi-Fi connected to the Internet. And, the electronic circuit diagram and board of the system are now available to the public.

Free Research Field

建築計画・建築環境工学

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

本研究は，気温，湿度，放射温度，照度，風速，位置情報，および被験者の心理量の申告を1秒間隔で計測し，自動的にサーバにアップする装置を，オープンソースハードウエアを用いて開発している．従来では難しかった移動中の動的な温熱環境を，心理量を含めて同時に測定する装置を開発しており，まだ課題はあるが，本装置を実際の半屋外空間の評価に用いている．センサ部の改良やソフトウエアの工夫は、今後広く適用可能な成果である．