After a longer than expected gestation period, Thermetrics, a manufacturer of testing and measurement instrumentation systems, is introducing the latest custom thermal manikin – a new 11-zone baby sweating model that the company named “Baby Ruth.”
The 11-zone Baby Manikin is designed to be approximately the size of a nine-month old child. It is constructed from a thermally conductive carbon-epoxy shell with internal heater elements and temperature sensors. Spherical ball joints are used at the neck, shoulders, and hips, with single-flexure joints at the knees and elbows. Cable connections are at the eyes to minimise any interference with the garment being tested, the company explains.
The Baby Manikin also includes Thermetrics exclusive sweating skin system, which utilises a matrix of pores over the active surface of the manikin coupled with computerised fluid delivery and a wicking fabric skin layer to distribute water over the surface of the manikin. “This method allows for precise control of the sweating rate, selectable by manikin region,” the manufacturer reports.
