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mean PMV values simulated using ANN are very close to the ones acquired with questionnaires during the
experimental investigations; in particular, results showed that the thermal sensation obtained by using ANN was
more reliable than the one calculated applying the Fanger static model approach.
The trained ANN is an alternative tool for predicting the thermal sensation within the rooms. This algorithm
allows to predict the thermal sensation by applying the adaptive approach without carrying out the experimental
investigations by means of questionnaires or expensive instrumentations, then it can allow time and money saving.