Fabric Evaluations Based on Physiological Measurements of Comfort

Abstract

Physiological factors such as body surface temperature, electrical conductivity of the skin, rate of sweating, total sweat cost, and heart rate were measured as criteria for evaluating in warm and hot environments the comfort afforded human test subjects by textile apparel. To correlate the physiological parameters with individual impressions of comfort and to assess the contributing psychological factors, expressions of subjective opinion of the different fabrics were solicited.