Human-state estimating method and human-state estimating system
AssigneePanasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
InventorsShinichi Shikii, Koichi Kusukame
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Abstract
A human-state estimating method includes: obtaining a thermal sensation index obtained by indexing, in a specified range, an estimated thermal sensation of a person; determining whether or not the obtained thermal sensation index is in a predetermined range in the specified range; and estimating a human state, which is a state of the person, based on a physiological amount in which an activity of an autonomic nervous system of the person is reflected, the physiological amount being obtained when it is determined that the obtained thermal sensation index is in the predetermined range.
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A human-state estimating method comprising:
- estimating, using a processor, a thermal sensation of a person,
- wherein the thermal sensation is estimated based on a skin temperature of a peripheral part of the person's body output from a sensor, being put on the peripheral part of the person's body, that detects the skin temperature of the peripheral part of the person's body, or
- wherein the thermal sensation is estimated based on (i) a state of a space including a person which is output from a sensor that detects, as the state of the space, a temperature in the space, a radiant temperature in the space, a wind speed in the space or a humidity in the space and (ii) an amount of clothing worn by the person which is obtained from an image output by a camera that captures the person;
- obtaining, using the processor, a thermal sensation index obtained by indexing the estimated thermal sensation of the person, in a specified range, the specified range including a thermoneutral point for thermal sensation;
- and
- estimating a human state, using the processor, which is a state of the person, based on a physiological amount in which an activity of an autonomic nervous system of the person is reflected, the physiological amount being obtained from a sensor when it is determined that the obtained thermal sensation index is in a predetermined range in the specified range,
- wherein if the obtained thermal sensation index is determined to be outside the predetermined range, the processor does not estimate the human state of the person.
A non-transitory recording medium storing a program causing a computer to execute operations comprising:
- estimating, using a processor of the computer, a thermal sensation of a person,
- wherein the thermal sensation is estimated based on a skin temperature of a peripheral part of the person's body output from a sensor, being put on the peripheral part of the person's body, that detects the skin temperature of the peripheral part of the person's body, or
- wherein the thermal sensation is estimated based on (i) a state of a space including a person which is output from a sensor that detects, as the state of the space, a temperature in the space, a radiant temperature in the space, a wind speed in the space or a humidity in the space and (ii) an amount of clothing worn by the person which is obtained from an image output by a camera that captures the person;
- obtaining, using the processor, a thermal sensation index obtained by indexing the estimated thermal sensation of the person, in a specified range, the specified range including a thermoneutral point for thermal sensation;
- and
- estimating a human state, using the processor, which is a state of the person, based on a physiological amount in which an activity of an autonomic nervous system of the person is reflected, the physiological amount being obtained from a sensor when it is determined that the obtained thermal sensation index is in a predetermined range in the specified range,
- wherein if the obtained thermal sensation index is determined to be outside the predetermined range, the processor does not estimate the human state of the person.
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