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Smart face mask with an integrated heat flux sensor for fast and remote people’s healthcare monitoring

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    Identificador: imarina:9231699
    Autores:
    Lazaro, MarcLazaro, AntonioVillarino, RamonGirbau, David
    Resumen:
    The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted a large amount of challenges to address. To combat the spread of the virus, several safety measures, such as wearing face masks, have been taken. Temperature controls at the entrance of public places to prevent the entry of virus carriers have been shown to be inefficient and inaccurate. This paper presents a smart mask that allows to monitor body temperature and breathing rate. Body temperature is measured by a non-invasive dual-heat-flux system, consisting of four sensors separated from each other with an insulating material. Breathing rate is obtained from the temperature changes within the mask, measured with a thermistor located near the nose. The system communicates by means of long-range (LoRa) backscattering, leading to a reduction in average power consumption. It is designed to establish the relative location of the smart mask from the signal received at two LoRa receivers installed inside and outside an access door. Low-cost LoRa transceivers with WiFi capabilities are used in the prototype to collect information and upload it to a server. Accuracy in body temperature measurements is consistent with measurements made with a thermistor located in the armpit. The system allows checking the correct placement of the mask based on the recorded temperatures and the breathing rate measurements. Besides, episodes of cough can be detected by sudden changes in thermistor temperature.
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    Autor según el artículo: Lazaro, Marc; Lazaro, Antonio; Villarino, Ramon; Girbau, David
    Departamento: Enginyeria Electrònica, Elèctrica i Automàtica
    Autor/es de la URV: Girbau Sala, David / Lázaro Guillén, Antonio Ramon / Lázaro Martí, Marc / Villarino Villarino, Ramón Maria
    Palabras clave: Temperature Smart mask Sars-cov-2 Pandemics Masks Lora Humans Hot temperature Health Double heat flux sensor Delivery of health care Covid-19 Breathing rate Backscatter
    Resumen: The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted a large amount of challenges to address. To combat the spread of the virus, several safety measures, such as wearing face masks, have been taken. Temperature controls at the entrance of public places to prevent the entry of virus carriers have been shown to be inefficient and inaccurate. This paper presents a smart mask that allows to monitor body temperature and breathing rate. Body temperature is measured by a non-invasive dual-heat-flux system, consisting of four sensors separated from each other with an insulating material. Breathing rate is obtained from the temperature changes within the mask, measured with a thermistor located near the nose. The system communicates by means of long-range (LoRa) backscattering, leading to a reduction in average power consumption. It is designed to establish the relative location of the smart mask from the signal received at two LoRa receivers installed inside and outside an access door. Low-cost LoRa transceivers with WiFi capabilities are used in the prototype to collect information and upload it to a server. Accuracy in body temperature measurements is consistent with measurements made with a thermistor located in the armpit. The system allows checking the correct placement of the mask based on the recorded temperatures and the breathing rate measurements. Besides, episodes of cough can be detected by sudden changes in thermistor temperature.
    Áreas temáticas: Zootecnia / recursos pesqueiros Química Medicine (miscellaneous) Medicina veterinaria Medicina iii Medicina ii Medicina i Materiais Matemática / probabilidade e estatística Linguística e literatura Letras / linguística Interdisciplinar Instruments & instrumentation Instrumentation Information systems Geografía Geociências Farmacia Engineering, electrical & electronic Engenharias iv Engenharias iii Engenharias ii Engenharias i Electrochemistry Electrical and electronic engineering Educação física Ciências biológicas iii Ciências biológicas ii Ciências biológicas i Ciências ambientais Ciências agrárias i Ciência de alimentos Ciência da computação Chemistry, analytical Biotecnología Biodiversidade Biochemistry Atomic and molecular physics, and optics Astronomia / física Arquitetura, urbanismo e design Analytical chemistry
    Acceso a la licencia de uso: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/es/
    Direcció de correo del autor: marc.lazaro@urv.cat marc.lazaro@urv.cat antonioramon.lazaro@urv.cat david.girbau@urv.cat ramon.villarino@urv.cat
    Identificador del autor: 0000-0003-3160-5777 0000-0001-7995-5536 0000-0001-9692-8943
    Fecha de alta del registro: 2024-10-26
    Versión del articulo depositado: info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion
    Enlace a la fuente original: https://www.mdpi.com/1424-8220/21/22/7472
    URL Documento de licencia: https://repositori.urv.cat/ca/proteccio-de-dades/
    Referencia al articulo segun fuente origial: Sensors. 21 (22): 7472-
    Referencia de l'ítem segons les normes APA: Lazaro, Marc; Lazaro, Antonio; Villarino, Ramon; Girbau, David (2021). Smart face mask with an integrated heat flux sensor for fast and remote people’s healthcare monitoring. Sensors, 21(22), 7472-. DOI: 10.3390/s21227472
    DOI del artículo: 10.3390/s21227472
    Entidad: Universitat Rovira i Virgili
    Año de publicación de la revista: 2021
    Tipo de publicación: Journal Publications
  • Palabras clave:

    Analytical Chemistry,Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics,Biochemistry,Chemistry, Analytical,Electrical and Electronic Engineering,Electrochemistry,Engineering, Electrical & Electronic,Information Systems,Instrumentation,Instruments & Instrumentation,Medicine (Miscellaneous)
    Temperature
    Smart mask
    Sars-cov-2
    Pandemics
    Masks
    Lora
    Humans
    Hot temperature
    Health
    Double heat flux sensor
    Delivery of health care
    Covid-19
    Breathing rate
    Backscatter
    Zootecnia / recursos pesqueiros
    Química
    Medicine (miscellaneous)
    Medicina veterinaria
    Medicina iii
    Medicina ii
    Medicina i
    Materiais
    Matemática / probabilidade e estatística
    Linguística e literatura
    Letras / linguística
    Interdisciplinar
    Instruments & instrumentation
    Instrumentation
    Information systems
    Geografía
    Geociências
    Farmacia
    Engineering, electrical & electronic
    Engenharias iv
    Engenharias iii
    Engenharias ii
    Engenharias i
    Electrochemistry
    Electrical and electronic engineering
    Educação física
    Ciências biológicas iii
    Ciências biológicas ii
    Ciências biológicas i
    Ciências ambientais
    Ciências agrárias i
    Ciência de alimentos
    Ciência da computação
    Chemistry, analytical
    Biotecnología
    Biodiversidade
    Biochemistry
    Atomic and molecular physics, and optics
    Astronomia / física
    Arquitetura, urbanismo e design
    Analytical chemistry
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