Abstract: An environmental equipment control apparatus for controlling a plurality of types of environmental equipment includes a grasping unit that grasps current physical and mental state information of the user, environmental situation information, and target relationship information representing a relationship between a target physical and mental state and a current physical and mental state; learning control plan output means that outputs a control change plan for each of combinations of the plurality of types of environmental equipment in accordance with the current physical and mental state information, the environmental situation information, and the target relationship information; and a selection control unit that selects one control plan from among a plurality of control plans output by the learning control plan output means and executes the one control change plan. The learning control plan output means learns to update a method for specifying the control plan to be output.

Abstract: An air conditioning control device controls an air conditioning apparatus capable of changing an air environment of a target space. The air conditioning control device includes a first information grasping unit and a control unit. The first information grasping unit grasps a predetermined comfort-related value relating to comfort of a subject. The control unit controls the air conditioning apparatus so as to satisfy a predetermined discomfort condition based on the comfort-related value grasped by the first information grasping unit. An air conditioning apparatus includes the air conditioning control device.

Abstract: The method for evaluating the body temperature regulating function includes: acquiring an autonomic index of a target; acquiring a perspiration index of the target; and evaluating the body temperature regulating function of the target by using the autonomic index of the target and the perspiration index of the target. In one preferred embodiment, the autonomic index includes at least one of a heart rate variability index or a pulse rate variability index, and the perspiration index includes at least one of a skin conductance change or an amount of perspiration.

Abstract: A temperature load management device is for use in exposing a user to a second environment for removing a first temperature load accumulated in a first environment. The temperature load management device includes the control unit as a main component. The control unit controls the second environment or makes a notification of a time to end the exposing of the user to the second environment, based on physiological information on the user.

Abstract: The derivation unit determines the stability of a parasympathetic nerve activity of the sleeper for each environment temperature, and derives a correspondence relationship between the environment temperature and the stability of the parasympathetic nerve activity of the sleeper. An estimation unit estimates an appropriate value of the environment temperature suitable for the sleeper based on the correspondence relationship derived by the derivation unit.

Abstract: A learning apparatus learns a quality of sleep of a sleeping person. The learning apparatus includes an acquisition unit, a learning unit, and a generation unit. The acquisition unit acquires, as a state variable, a feature quantity related to a core body temperature of the sleeping person or a feature quantity related to a skin temperature of the sleeping person. The learning unit learns the state variable and the quality of sleep in association with each other. The generation unit generates, based on a learning result of the learning unit, a learning model that receives, as an input, the feature quantity related to the core body temperature at sleep onset of the sleeping person. or the feature quantity related to the skin temperature and infers the quality of sleep of the sleeping person at the sleep onset of the sleeping person.

Abstract: An environmental control equipment control apparatus controls an environment of a target space using a plurality of environmental control equipment. The control apparatus includes a receiver and an electronic controller. The receiver may receive state information relating to states of a plurality of subject persons. In this case, the electronic controller controls a plurality of kinds of environmental control equipment such that the state information of the plurality of subject persons received by the state information receiver satisfies a predetermined target state condition. The receiver may receive a second environmental stimulus given to a subject person other than a first environmental stimulus caused by control of the environmental control equipment. In this case, the electronic controller controls the environmental control equipment such that an influence of the second environmental stimulus received by the environmental stimulus receiver on the subject person is cancelled or reduced.

Abstract: An environment control device includes a determination unit and a supply unit. The determination unit determines the type of symptom that disturbs sleep of a sleeper. The supply unit supplies the sleeper with a stimulus that reduces the symptom, according to the type of the symptom, disturbing the sleep, determined by the determination unit. The symptom includes at least snoring, and the determination unit determines whether the snoring is due to nasal congestion or due to constriction of the throat.

Abstract: An environmental apparatus controller performs control over multiple types of environmental apparatuses, and includes a grasping unit, learning control plan output means, and a selection control unit. The grasping unit grasps current mental and physical condition information of a user, environmental situation information, and target relationship information between a target mental and physical condition and a present mental and physical condition. The learning control plan output means outputs a control change plan for each combination of multiple types of the environmental apparatuses according to the current mental and physical condition information, the environmental situation information, and the target relationship information. The selection control unit selects one of a plurality of the control change plans output by the learning control plan output means and executes the plan.

Abstract: A heat-stress effect estimating device estimates an effect of a heat stress imposed on a subject by an ambient temperature of the subject. The heat-stress effect estimating device includes a storage unit and a calculation unit. The storage unit stores a correlation of at least an ambient temperature of a person and an outdoor air temperature with at least one index indicating an effect of a heat stress on a person. The calculation unit estimates a state of the subject in terms of the at least one index, based on the correlation stored in the storage unit, an ambient temperature of the subject at a predetermined time point, and a history of an outdoor air temperature up to the predetermined time point.

Abstract: An air conditioner system (1) runs in a concentration keeping mode to sequentially repeat a first operation of lowering a target temperature to a first target temperature lower than a predetermined reference temperature and a second operation of raising the target temperature to a second target temperature higher than the reference temperature. The target temperature is gradually raised from the first target temperature to the second target temperature in the second operation. Lowering the target temperature to the first target temperature in the first operation takes shorter time than raising the target temperature to the second target temperature in the second operation.

Abstract: An air conditioning control device controls an air conditioning apparatus capable of changing an air environment of a target space. The air conditioning control device includes a first information grasping unit and a control unit. The first information grasping unit grasps a predetermined comfort-related value relating to comfort of a subject. The control unit controls the air conditioning apparatus so as to satisfy a predetermined discomfort condition based on the comfort-related value grasped by the first information grasping unit. An air conditioning apparatus includes the air conditioning control device.

Abstract: An environment-control-means control apparatus controls an environment of a target space using a plurality of environment control means. The control apparatus includes a grasping unit and a control unit. The grasping unit may grasp state information relating to states of a plurality of subject persons. In this case, the control unit controls a plurality of kinds of environment control means such that the state information of the plurality of subject persons grasped by the state information grasping unit satisfies a predetermined target state condition. The grasping unit may grasp a second environmental stimulus given to a subject person other than a first environmental stimulus caused by control of the environment control means. In this case, the control unit controls the environment control means such that an influence of the second environmental stimulus grasped by the environmental stimulus grasping unit on the subject person is cancelled or reduced.

Abstract: An environmental apparatus controller performs control over multiple types of environmental apparatuses, and includes a grasping unit, learning control plan output means, and a selection control unit. The grasping unit grasps current mental and physical condition information of a user, environmental situation information, and target relationship information between a target mental and physical condition and a present mental and physical condition. The learning control plan output means outputs a control change plan for each combination of multiple types of the environmental apparatuses according to the current mental and physical condition information, the environmental situation information, and the target relationship information. The selection control unit selects one of a plurality of the control change plans output by the learning control plan output means and executes the plan.

Abstract: Provided is an environmental equipment control apparatus capable of immediately executing control for improving a physical and mental state of a user.