Scribd
Upload
55 views4 pages

I R I M C Body Temperature

This document discusses measuring human body temperature using infrared sensors. It aims to accurately measure core body temperature by placing infrared sensors on the skin surface to avoid errors. The sensors detect infrared energy emitted by the body which is proportional to temperature. Key factors like gender, age, and exertion impact baseline temperatures which normally range from 36.5-37°C. The armpits and chest provide reliable measurement sites. The device seeks to minimize self-heating effects and isolate the sensors thermally for optimal performance. Future work involves research on smart wearables and validating the temperature readings through algorithm development and testing.

Uploaded by

Abhishek
Copyright
© © All Rights Reserved
We take content rights seriously. If you suspect this is your content, claim it here.
Available Formats
Download as DOCX, PDF, TXT or read online on Scribd
55 views4 pages

I R I M C Body Temperature

This document discusses measuring human body temperature using infrared sensors. It aims to accurately measure core body temperature by placing infrared sensors on the skin surface to avoid errors. The sensors detect infrared energy emitted by the body which is proportional to temperature. Key factors like gender, age, and exertion impact baseline temperatures which normally range from 36.5-37°C. The armpits and chest provide reliable measurement sites. The device seeks to minimize self-heating effects and isolate the sensors thermally for optimal performance. Future work involves research on smart wearables and validating the temperature readings through algorithm development and testing.

Uploaded by

Abhishek
Copyright
© © All Rights Reserved
We take content rights seriously. If you suspect this is your content, claim it here.
Available Formats
Download as DOCX, PDF, TXT or read online on Scribd
You are on page 1/ 4

BODY TEMPERATURE

OVERVIEW
Human body-temperature is the typical temperature range found
in humans. The normal human body temperature range is typically stated as
36.5–37 °C (97.7–98.6 °F).  Every person’s baseline body temperature is
slightly different, and may consistently be a little higher or lower.
It depends on several factors like gender, age, time of day, exertion level,
health status (such as illness), part of the body the measurement is taken at,
state of consciousness (waking, sleeping, sedated) and emotions.
Measuring the temperature of a person is the initial part of a full clinical
examination. It can be measured from various sites of the body like in the
mouth, under the arm, in the rectum, in the ear and on the skin of the forehead
over the temporal artery.
OBJECTIVES
Our project objective is to measure the core body temperature of a person
providing improved accuracy.
The temperature is measured by placing Infrared Sensors over the
surface of the skin. These sensors work by focusing the infrared energy emitted
by an object onto one or more photodetectors.
These photodetectors convert that energy into an electrical signal, which
is proportional to the infrared energy emitted by the object. Because the emitted
infrared energy of any object is proportional to its temperature, the electrical
signal provides an accurate reading of the temperature.
 Removal of strain effects:
Thermistor configuration is commonly being used in most wearable
sensors, whereas the resistance of the thermistor varies depending on the
temperature.
Thermistors show a strain dependence. The challenging issue remains
separating strain effects from temperature effects in thermistors. This is avoided
in our device with the use of optical infrared sensors.
 Reduction of self-heating:
Our device aims to reduce the self-heating of the sensing elements.
Human body temperatures do not conventionally exhibit changes on the order
of seconds, so taking the readings at 10 to 60 second interval is sufficient to
monitor patient temperature over long time.
The sensor remains in shutdown mode between successive readings to
reduce self-heating.

BOUNDARIES
The body temperature is estimated from the skin surface with infrared
thermopiles, thermistors, thermoelectric effects or via optical means. Our device
implements the temperature measurement by placing the infrared sensors close
to the body surface thus providing better accuracy and no room for error.

POSSIBLE LOCATION
It is desirable to place the skin-side temperature sensor in good contact
with the skin and in a location where the correction for core temperature is not
large. The most reliable sites for temperature measurement are the armpits and
the chest of an individual.

ACCEPTANCE CRITERIA
The device should meet the requirement of the estimation of the
parameters causing the least discomfort to the user.
The device should be more reliable in terms of accuracy and user-
convenience in comparison to the existing products in market.
The device will be biocompatible and used in a secure integration with
the skin surface without causing any allergic responses to the user.
The estimated data should be stored and the abnormal data be sent to the
clinicians for the diagnosis of any kind of disease.
Any malfunctioning of the sensors used in the device must be intimated
so that the patient safety and device reliability is not compromised.
The device will provide special access control to the user’s data and share
it with user’s consent.
The device will analyze the data that has been presented using pattern
recognition algorithms with the help of Artificial Intelligence and Machine
Learning.
CONSTRAINTS
 Thermal Isolation:
The thermal isolation between the sensing element and other devices is
major constraint in the temperature sensor usability. The thermal isolation must
be maximised for better operation of the sensor. The sensor must also be as
close to the skin as possible for improved accuracy.
 Self-heating:
Some self-heating will always be present in the temperature sensing
elements owing to the resistive losses. The device must be designed such that
the self-heating of the sensing element is minimized.
TECHNICAL FLOW
 Sensor:
The sensor used in our device for the measurement of the body
temperature is MLX90614 sensor. The MLX90614 is an infrared thermometer
for non-contact temperature measurements.
Both the IR sensitive thermopile detector chip and the signal conditioning
ASIC are integrated in the same TO-39 can. Integrated into the MLX90614 are
a low noise amplifier, 17-bit ADC and powerful DSP unit thus achieving high
accuracy and resolution of the thermometer.
It can be used to measure the temperature of a particular object ranging
from -70° C to 382.2°C. The sensor uses IR rays to measure the temperature of
the object without any physical contact and communicates to the
microcontroller using the I2C protocol.

MILESTONES
 Parameter Research
The human body temperature has been researched and the possible
implementation of the sensors for data acquisition has been studied. The
commercial availability of the sensors was also taken into account.
 Implementation Research
The implementation of existing systems has been studied. The methods
for calculating the body temperature have been developed.
 Monitoring Scope
Determination of maximum monitoring scope with the available list of
parameters was done. The data has been refined through clinical consultancy.
FUTURE WORK
 Smart-wearable Research
 Output Categorization
 Validation of Output
 Algorithm Development
 Final Testing

You might also like

pFad - Phonifier reborn

Pfad - The Proxy pFad of © 2024 Garber Painting. All rights reserved.

Note: This service is not intended for secure transactions such as banking, social media, email, or purchasing. Use at your own risk. We assume no liability whatsoever for broken pages.


Alternative Proxies:

Alternative Proxy

pFad Proxy

pFad v3 Proxy

pFad v4 Proxy