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Published on: July 27, 2018
Application of microcontroller-based systems in human biometeorology studies: a bibliometric analysis
Eduardo Krüger1, Walter Ihlenfeld2, Solange Leder3
1Departamento de Construção Civil, Universidade Tecnológica Federal do Paraná - UTFPR/Campus Curitiba - Sede Ecoville, Rua Deputado Heitor Alencar Furtado, 4900, Curitiba, 81280-340, Brazil. ekruger@utfpr.edu.br.
Abstract:
Urban development creates several inadvertent impacts related to urban climate and human biometeorology. Monitoring systems based on microcontrollers are slowly emerging as an alternative to conventional devices for monitoring outdoor thermal comfort (OTC), thus overcoming limitations imposed by the high costs of commercially available equipment. This review was conducted using the Scopus database, searching for articles and conference papers according to a pre-defined search string, which included the terms "microcontrollers" and "human thermal comfort" up to 2022. From a total sample of 113 articles, 52 papers met the desired criteria (written in English, published in peer-reviewed journals, and within the given time frame). Results show a growing, yet timid trend of published material on low-cost, open-source technologies for diverse applications in human biometeorology.
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