Flexible temperature sensor including conformable electronics

A system to monitor a potential risk of harm to objects or individuals using conformal sensor devices mounted to a surface of the objects or the individuals, the system comprising:

• a communication interface to receive data indicative of a measurement of a sensor component of a conformal sensor device, wherein:
• the measurement comprises a measure of a property of a temperature of the portion of a surface;
• the conformal sensor device substantially conforms to contours of the surface to provide a degree of conformal contact;
• and
• the data indicative of the at least one measurement comprises data indicative of the degree of the conformal contact;
• at least one memory for storing processor executable instructions;
• and
• at least one processing unit, communicatively coupled to the at least one communication interface and the at least one memory, wherein upon execution of the processor-executable instructions, the at least one processing unit:
• using the communication module, receives first data indicative of a first measurement of a first sensor component of a first conformal sensor device disposed on a first surface;
• using the communication module, receives second data indicative of a second measurement of a second sensor component of a second conformal sensor device disposed on a second surface;
• computes, using the first data, a first parameter indicative of the first property of the first temperature based on the first degree of the conformal contact;
• computes, using the second data, a second parameter indicative of the second property of the second temperature based on the second degree of the conformal contact;
• compares the first parameter to the second parameter;
• issues a first notification if the second parameter exceeds the first parameter;
• and
• issues a second notification if at least one of the first parameter and the second parameter exceeds a preset threshold for at least a dwell time t,
• wherein the first alert and/or the second alert indicates a potential risk of harm to the object or individual.

At least one non-transitory computer-readable medium having code representing processor-executable instructions encoded thereon, the processor-executable instructions comprising instructions that, when executed by one or more processing units, perform a method for monitoring a property of an object or an individual using a conformal sensor device mounted to a portion of a surface of the object or the individual, the method comprising:

• receiving, using a communication interface, data indicative of a measurement of a sensor component of a conformal sensor device, wherein:
• the measurement comprises a measure of a property of a temperature of the portion of the surface;
• the conformal sensor device substantially conforms to contours of the surface to provide a degree of conformal contact;
• and
• the data indicative of the at least one measurement comprises data indicative of the degree of the conformal contact;
• analyzing, using the processing unit, the data indicative of the at least one measurement to generate at least one parameter indicative of the property of the temperature based on the degree of the conformal contact;
• comparing, using the processing unit, the at least one parameter indicative of the property of the temperature to a preset threshold;
• and
• using a notification component:
• issuing a first alert at a time T1 if the at least one parameter indicative of the property of the temperature exceeds the preset threshold;
• and
• issuing a second alert at a time T2 greater than T1 if the at least one parameter indicative of the property of the temperature falls below the preset threshold and subsequently exceeds the preset threshold for at least a dwell time t,
• wherein the second alert indicates a potential risk of harm to the object or individual.

A system to regulate an environmental condition using a conformal sensor device mounted to a portion of a surface of at least one object or individual, the system comprising:

• at least one memory for storing processor executable instructions;
• and
• a processing unit for accessing the at least one memory and executing the processor executable instructions, the processor-executable instructions comprising:
• a communication module to receive data indicative of at least one measurement of at least one sensor component of the conformal sensor device, wherein:
• the at least one measurement comprises a measure of a property of a temperature of the portion of the surface;
• the conformal sensor device substantially conforms to contours of the surface to provide a degree of conformal contact;
• and
• the data indicative of the at least one measurement comprises data indicative of the degree of the conformal contact;
• and
• an analysis engine comprising processor-executable instructions:
• to analyze the data indicative of at least one measurement;
• to generate at least one parameter indicative of the property of the temperature based on the degree of the conformal contact;
• and
• to compare the at least one parameter indicative of the property of the temperature to a preset threshold;
• and
• a notification component comprising processor-executable instructions:
• to control the communication module to transmit a command to a controller of an environmental regulation system if the at least one parameter indicative of the property of the temperature exceeds the preset threshold,
• wherein the command comprises instructions to initiate the environmental regulation system and/or to modify an operating set point of the environmental regulation system.

A system to regulate an environmental condition using a conformal sensor device mounted to a portion of a surface of at least one object or an individual, the system comprising:

• at least one memory for storing processor executable instructions;
• and
• a processing unit for accessing the at least one memory and executing the processor executable instructions, the processor-executable instructions comprising:
• a communication module to receive data indicative of at least one measurement of at least one sensor component of the conformal sensor device, wherein:
• the at least one measurement comprises a measure of a property of a temperature of the portion of the surface;
• the conformal sensor device substantially conforms to contours of the surface to provide a degree of conformal contact;
• and
• the data indicative of the at least one measurement comprises data indicative of the degree of the conformal contact;
• and
• an analysis engine comprising processor-executable instructions:
• to analyze the data indicative of at least one measurement;
• to generate at least one parameter indicative of the property of the temperature based on the degree of the conformal contact;
• and
• to compare the at least one parameter indicative of the property of the temperature to a preset threshold;
• and
• a notification component comprising processor-executable instructions:
• to control the communication module to transmit a command to at least one controller of an environmental regulation system:
• if the at least one parameter indicative of the property of the temperature exceeds the preset threshold, and
• if the at least one object or individual is located within a specified zone of the controller,
• wherein the command comprises instructions to initiate the environmental regulation system and/or to modify an operating set point of the environmental regulation system.