Design of virtual manikins in spaces with complex topology and high density of occupation

Abstract

This work presents a software developed to design virtual manikins inside spaces with complex topology and high density of occupation. The software is used to design 330 typical seated occupants in a roman theatre or in an adapted auditorium. The virtual manikins are used by a numerical software in the evaluation of the occupants’ thermal comfort level. This software simulates the human body and clothing thermal responses and analyses simultaneously several persons inside a space. The human body is divided into 1 spherical and 34 cylindrical elements. These elements consider the height and the weight of the occupants and have dimensions and angles similar to the human body. In the theatre and auditorium, all fundamental elements are considered.