Abstract
The thermal comfort sensation is assured by the factors that depend on the heat exchange between the human body and the ambient environment. This paper presents the development of a seat heating system for automotive with infrared radiation which offers an improved human thermal comfort. The proposed solution uses a heating kit that includes a few materials and the heat source is a radiant foil based on far-infrared radiant heat which gives a longer heating effect than other heating systems. In this paper will be analysed the temperatures in different points on the automotive seat measured on the experimental way both for the heating system with infrared radiation, as well as the system using the electrical resistance, knowing that both systems develop the same power.
Keywords: seat heating system, infrared radiation, thermal comfort, automotive