METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DYNAMICALLY CONTROLLING HVAC(HEATING, VENTILATING, AND AIR-CONDITIONING) FOR VEHICLE BASED ON DISCOMFORT INDEX

摘要

An apparatus for controlling an HVAC device for a vehicle includes a sensor unit mounted on the vehicle and configured to sense a bodily response of the user, an HVAC device control unit configured to control temperature and humidity inside the vehicle, and a control unit configured to control the HVAC device control unit based on the bodily response sensed by the sensor unit and to control temperature, direction, air volume, and speed of wind supplied inside the vehicle. The bodily response includes any one selected from the group consisting of body temperature, respiration volume, carbon dioxide amount in breath, voice, used words, facial expression of the user, and combinations thereof. The control unit is configured to calculate the discomfort index of the user based on the bodily response and to dynamically control the HVAC device control unit based on the discomfort index.

主权项

1. An apparatus for controlling an HVAC (Heating Ventilating and Air Conditioning) device for a vehicle based on a discomfort index of a user of the vehicle, the apparatus comprising:
a sensor unit mounted on the vehicle and configured to sense a bodily response of the user; an HVAC device control unit configured to control temperature and humidity inside the vehicle; and a control unit configured
to control the HVAC device control unit based on the bodily response sensed by the sensor unit, and to control temperature, direction, air volume, and speed of wind supplied inside the vehicle, wherein the bodily response includes any one selected from the group consisting of body temperature, respiration volume, carbon dioxide amount in breath, voice, used words, facial expression of the user, and combinations thereof, and the control unit is configured
to calculate the discomfort index of the user based on the bodily response, andto dynamically control the HVAC device control unit based on a calculated discomfort index.