G01J5/027

Ear thermometer with a probe cover ejection device
11592335 · 2023-02-28 · ·

The application provides an ear thermometer with a probe cover ejection device. The ear thermometer comprises a holding body and a measuring assembly disposed at one end of the holding body, which comprises a probe, a rotating member, and a socket. The rotating member includes a ring cover with an opening formed in a middle of the ring cover, at least one first abutting portion axially extended from a lateral side of the ring cover, and a lever portion radially extended from the lateral side of the ring cover. The socket includes a circular bottom surface and a closed section and an open section defined on a periphery of the circular bottom surface, a side wall surface vertically provided on the closed section, an accommodating space sandwiched between the side wall surface and the circular bottom surface, and at least one second abutting portion formed on the circular bottom surface. In this way, the dual motions of the radial and axial directions can be used to ensure that the probe cover can be reliably ejected and removed from the probe.

SUNLIGHT INFORMATION PROVISION SYSTEM, INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, AND SUNLIGHT INFORMATION PROVISION PROGRAM
20220349756 · 2022-11-03 ·

An object is a sunlight information provision system that allows a user to easily obtain more detailed sunlight information. A storage unit that stores date-and-time information, location information, and sunlight intensity information that is information regarding sunlight intensity at date and time indicated by the date-and-time information and location indicated by the location information in association with each other; a date-and-time information acquisition unit that acquires the date-and-time information; a location information acquisition unit that acquires the location information; a direction information acquisition unit that acquires the direction information; a first calculation unit that calculates the sunlight intensity information associated with sunlight inquiry information including the date-and-time information acquired by the date-and-time information acquisition unit, the location information acquired by the location information acquisition unit, and the direction information acquired by the direction information acquisition unit; a second calculation unit that calculates direction-specific sunlight intensity information by using a result of calculation of the first calculation unit; and a presentation unit that presents the direction-specific sunlight intensity information calculated by the second calculation unit to a user.

HOME INSPECTION SYSTEMS AND METHODS
20220335596 · 2022-10-20 ·

System and methods for capturing infrared images for include infrared imaging components configured to capture infrared images of a scene, user input and output components include a display and at least one user input component, and a logic device configured to guide the user through an infrared image acquisition process to acquire an infrared image of an inspection area, and guide the user through an analysis of the captured infrared image to detect a condition visible in the infrared image of the inspection area. The user is guided through environmental and/or location considerations associated with the condition, instructed to prepare the location for infrared image acquisition, and guided through a process for analyzing captured images.

Distance correction for body temperature estimation

A method for estimating human body temperature includes receiving, via a thermal camera, a thermal image captured of a real-world environment, the thermal image including thermal intensity values for each of a plurality of pixels of the thermal image. A position of a human face is identified within the thermal image, the human face corresponding to a human subject. An indication of a distance between the human subject and the thermal camera is received. Based on the distance, a distance correction factor is applied to one or more thermal intensity values of one or more pixels corresponding to the human face to give one or more distance-corrected thermal intensity values. Based on the one or more distance-corrected thermal intensity values an indication of a body temperature of the human subject is reported.

System for Monitoring a Device

A system and method includes an infrared camera; a processing unit; and an output unit. The infrared camera is configured to acquire a plurality of infrared images of the device, wherein the plurality of infrared images comprises a first infrared image and a second infrared image acquired a time period after the first infrared image. The processing unit is configured to determine a pixel in the first infrared image with a hottest temperature and determine a pixel in the second infrared image with a hottest temperature. The processing unit is configured to determine a first number of pixels in the first infrared image that have a temperature within a threshold temperature of the hottest temperature of the first infrared image and determine a second number of pixels in the second infrared image that have a temperature within the threshold temperature of the hottest temperature of the second infrared image.

SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MEASURING CIRCUMFERENCE OF HUMAN BODY

A system and method for measuring circumference of human body are provided. The system includes a 3D sensor configured to obtain a 3D information of a human body with a garment on; a temperature sensor configured to obtain a thermal information of the human body with the garment on; a calibration unit configured to obtain a calibration parameter of the 3D sensor and the temperature sensor; a model generation unit configured to integrate the 3D information and the temperature information according to the calibration parameter to generate a 3D temperature model of the human body with the garment on; and a circumference computation unit configured to retrieve an original profile information corresponding to a target location from the 3D temperature model, and correct the original profile information according to a thermal compensation mechanism to obtain a real circumference of the human body corresponding to the target location.

METHOD AND GAS ANALYSIS UNIT FOR DETERMINING A CHANCE TO ENABLE A ZEROING OF GAS ANALYSIS
20170274170 · 2017-09-28 · ·

A method for determining a chance to enable a zeroing of gas analysis is disclosed herein. The method includes emitting radiation, and receiving emitted radiation, the received radiation comprising a first wavelength range absorbed by the at least one desired gas component and one or more disturbing factor, and a second wavelength range absorbed by the disturbing factor, the first wavelength range differing from the second wavelength range. The method also includes providing to a processing unit a first signal data indicative of a concentration of the at least one desired gas component and absorption of the disturbing factor, and a second signal data indicative of absorption of the disturbing factor. The method also includes determining a stability of the first and second signal data as a function of time, and if they are substantially stable enabling the zeroing to improve a measurement accuracy.

METHOD, APPARATUS, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM FOR VISUALIZING INFRARED RADIATION STRENGTH
20220311954 · 2022-09-29 ·

A method, an apparatus, and a non-transitory computer readable medium for visualizing infrared radiation strength includes obtaining infrared radiation (IR) image data transmitted by a light sensor; determining a radiation strength distribution and a module emitting mode corresponding to the IR image data; based on the radiation strength distribution and the module emitting mode, determining whether the IR image data meets a predetermined standard; when it is determined that the IR image data meets the predetermined standard, applying a gray processing to the IR image data to obtain a strength gray image; and applying color modulation to the strength gray image to generate a visual energy distribution image.

METHOD FOR DETECTING VOID IN CONCRETE COMPOSITE MEMBER COVERED WITH STEEL PLATE USING THERMAL IMAGE, AND METHOD FOR MANAGING CONSTRUCTION OF CONCRETE COMPOSITE MEMBER COVERED WITH STEEL PLATE BY APPLYING SAME

The present invention relates to a method for detecting a void in a concrete composite member covered with a steel plate using a thermal image, and a method for managing the construction of a concrete composite member covered with a steel plate by applying same. According to the present invention, since the presence of the void is determined based on the steel plate surface temperature measured using the thermal image during the construction of the concrete composite member covered with the steel plate, the void generation may be precisely expected.

THERMAL QUALITY MAPPINGS

In some examples, a method for generating an interactive three-dimensional quantitative thermal heat flow mapping of an environment comprises generating a three-dimensional representation of the environment, the representation comprising multiple surfaces defining respective boundaries of the environment, generating a thermal image representing a surface temperature at multiple points on respective ones of the surfaces of the environment within the three-dimensional representation, determining a measure for an ambient temperature within the environment, determining respective measures for incident radiant temperature of the surfaces, determining respective measures for the emissivity of the surfaces, providing a measure of temperature outside of a surface, calculating, at each of the multiple points, a value for the instantaneous heat flow per unit area using the measures for surface temperature, ambient temperature within the environment and incident radiant temperature of the surfaces, and using the values for the instantaneous heat flow per unit area, and the measure of temperature outside of a surface, calculating respective measures for thermal transmittance at the multiple points.