Five UGM students have developed a jacket that can adjust the wearer’s body temperature to the surrounding environment, known as the ACO Jacket.
“The ACO jacket is a temperature-control jacket equipped with a heating and cooling system,” team leader Wahyu Agong Nugroho Jati explained.
Jati explained that the wearer can set the desired comfortable temperature limit when wearing this jacket. The jacket has cooling and heating features that can be selected according to the conditions.
The ACO Jacket was created through the creativity and efforts of UGM students participating in the Student Creativity Program in Innovative Work, receiving funding from the Ministry of Education and Culture.
Besides Wahyu Jati (Mechanical Engineering Technology), the ACO Jacket team includes Yogi Ilham Ruswara (Mechanical Engineering Technology), Genesis Junior Sumlang (Electrical Engineering Technology), Linthang Cahya Wijaya (Civil Infrastructure Management and Maintenance Engineering), and Melani Putri Pratama (Software Engineering Technology) under the guidance of Ma’un Budiyanto.
Yogi Ruswara added that the jacket’s cooling and heating features are expected to increase users’ comfort levels when wearing the jacket in various conditions.
Genesis Sumlang explained that the development of the ACO Jacket stemmed from the unpredictable weather and rising temperatures in Indonesia. Observing these conditions, they developed a cooling and heating system implemented in secondary clothing, such as a jacket.
“We tried to develop a jacket commonly worn by most people as secondary clothing to be more comfortable with a temperature adjustment system,” said Sumlang.
“The ACO Jacket is the answer to this idea by adding heating and cooling features to the jacket, making it easy to use and protective of the human body.”
Melani Pratama stated that the product is available in various sizes. It has multiple layers, with the outer layer being water-resistant, making it safe for its electrical components.
Inside the jacket are pockets designed to hold the heating elements, and at the back, there is an integrated fan. In order to ensure comfort, there is foam padding covering the embedded components in the jacket.
Author: Ika
Photo: The ACO Jacket Team