| 摘要 |
The present invention provides an apparatus and method for simulating the thermal and perspiratory properties of human skin. The present invention provides an apparatus capable of being formed into any anthropometric form to emulate the thermal and perspiratory properties of an equivalent human part. The apparatus generally comprises thermally controlled, contoured, skeletal structure, typically made of metal, which can be split into any number of individually heated zones. The skeletal structure is covered with a correspondingly contoured soft synthetic polymer skin, incorporating any number of sweat zones, which is adhered to the skeletal structure. Each sweat zone is comprised of a reservoir of artificial perspiration embedded into the reverse of the skin punctured with wicking threads leading to the surface of the skin. Each sweating zone is individually dosed using a controllable pump, and a network of valves direct the sweat flow. |
