Thermal sensation models: Validation and sensitivity towards thermo-physiological parameters

Six models showed a good performance for the analyzed range of conditions, with a mean root-mean-square deviation equal to or lower than 1 thermal sensation unit, even beyond their original range of application. A sensitivity study towards thermo-physiological parameters was also performed, showing that the models are not equally influenced by some inaccuracies in these input parameters. Since thermal sensation models are often associated with different thermal sensation scales, the possibility of applying a scaling to the predictions has been considered. However, the scaling did not consistently improve the predictions accuracy.