Development of a Web Interface for the Advanced Berkeley Comfort Model
Charlie Huizenga, Research Specialist
Center for Environmental Design Research
Applications for Spring 2024 are closed for this project.
The Advanced Berkeley Comfort (ABC) Model is recognized as one of the world's most advanced human thermal comfort models. It simulates many detailed aspects of human thermophysiology (including blood flow, sweating, metabolic activity, thermoreceptor response) and heat transfer (convective, conductive, radiative, evaporative) to predict skin and core temperatures throughout the body. What makes it even more unique is the psychological model that can predict subjective response (thermal sensation and comfort) to transient, non-uniform environments. Over the past year, we have implemented a client server version of the model that allows the tool to be called over a web-based API. We do not yet have a convenient user interface. The outcome of this project will be a web-based interface that can be readily used by architects, engineers, and designers for applications in buildings, automobiles, airplanes, public transportation and outdoor spaces where human thermal comfort is a key design goal.
Role: Based on user interface requirements gathered from the research team, design and implement a web-based application that allows a user to describe non-uniform, transient thermal environments as well as characteristics of an occupant of that environment. This information is to be sent to the existing simulation model via a web-based API, which will return simulation results (e.g., skin and core temperatures, sensation and comfort indices for different parts of the body as well as overall) that should be displayed in a clear and useful manner.
Qualifications: - Experience with web-based GUI application development platforms
- HMI design skills
- Good understanding of json data structures
Hours: to be negotiated
Related website: https://cbe.berkeley.edu/research/advanced-human-comfort-model/
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