Real Time and Low Cost Core Temperature Estimation Using Wearable Sensors

2015 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 26540036
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Challenging Exploratory Research
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Research Field: Information network
• Research Institution: Osaka University
• Principal Investigator: Uchiyama Akira 大阪大学, 情報科学研究科, 助教 (70555234)
• Project Period (FY): 2014-04-01 – 2016-03-31
• Keywords: ユビキタスコンピューティング / モバイルヘルスケア / ウェアラブルセンサ

Outline of Final Research Achievements

Monitoring core body temperature is important to prevent heat stroke. Core temperature is often measured as rectal or tympanic temperature which is difficult to monitor during activities. In this research, we have proposed a method to estimate core temperature based on the two-node human thermal model by using wearable sensors. For accurate estimation of body core temperature, the optimal set of parameter values representing individual thermoregulation function and physical condition is decided by comparing sensor measurements and simulation results based on the two-node model. The real experiments have revealed that the proposed method can achieve 0.23 ℃ error in core temperature estimation for 60 minute walking.

Free Research Field

モバイルコンピューティング