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US 2018/0008149 A1Published application
Systems and Methods of Body Temperature Measurement
AssigneeGeneral Electric Company
InventorOtto Valtteri Pekander
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Abstract
Systems and methods of body temperature measurement obtain a first temperature from a first temperature sensor. The first temperature sensor is separated from a second temperature sensor by a first insulator. A second temperature is obtained from the second temperature sensor. A heat transfer rate between the first temperature and the second temperature sensor is calculated and a body temperature determined from the heat transfer rate.
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A method of measuring body temperature, the method comprising:
- obtaining a first temperature from a first temperature sensor;
- obtaining a second temperature from a second temperature sensor, the first and second temperature sensors separated by a first insulator having a first conductivity value;
- obtaining a third temperature;
- obtaining a fourth temperature;
- calculating a first heat transfer rate from the first temperature and the second temperature;
- calculating a second heat transfer rate from the third temperature and the fourth temperature;
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- determining a body temperature from the first heat transfer rate and the second heat transfer rate.
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A sensing system for measuring body temperature, the sensing system comprising:
- a first sensing module comprising:
- a first temperature sensor;
- a second temperature sensor;
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- a first insulator disposed between the first temperature sensor and the second temperature sensor the first insulator having a first conductivity value.
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