Overview of Applications and Technological Progress for Climatic Environment Simulation in Laboratory

In the climatic environment simulation test laboratory, air pressure, temperature, humidity, wind speed, precipitation, sunshine and specific weather conditions, even the environment of space and planet atmosphere can be simulated in the indoor facilities.The adaptability and durability are assessed for human beings or the specific objects.Furthermore, science and technology are studied for the impact of climate, meteorology, and even space environment.Since 1900s, the study of simulation test laboratory has been a frontier in various scientific and technological applications.In the paper, a series of projects on climatic environment simulation fields of biology, agriculture, aerospace, transportation, construction, weapons, and space explorations as well as on science and engineering are reviewed.The advancement of simulation technologies and systems for the environment element simulation is discussed.The progress and great potential about its future in the scientific and industrial applications and technological simulation trend in fine adjustment, Virtual Reality (VR) and Augmented Reality (AR), environment simulation and life support in space are projected.