Title :
A new method for temperature measurement in an infant incubator [using speed of sound]
Author :
Huang, K.N. ; Huang, C.E. ; Li, Y.C. ; Young, M.S.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng., Nat. Cheng Kung Univ., Tainan, Taiwan
Abstract :
In this study, we introduce a new measurement system to measure the temperature by using the speed of sound. This method based on the relationship between the speed of sound and temperature. Temperature was quantified by the speed of the sound. The distance between the receiver and the transmitter of ultrasound is positively associated with the resolution of the temperature. This method can provide a quick and precise monitoring for the temperature in an infant incubator
Keywords :
biomedical ultrasonics; biothermics; paediatrics; temperature measurement; ultrasonic velocity measurement; infant incubator; precise monitoring; speed of sound; temperature measurement system; ultrasound receiver; ultrasound transmitter; Electric variables measurement; Equations; Frequency; Temperature distribution; Temperature measurement; Time measurement; Transmitters; Ultrasonic imaging; Ultrasonic variables measurement; Velocity measurement;
Conference_Titel :
[Engineering in Medicine and Biology, 1999. 21st Annual Conference and the 1999 Annual Fall Meetring of the Biomedical Engineering Society] BMES/EMBS Conference, 1999. Proceedings of the First Joint
Conference_Location :
Atlanta, GA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-5674-8
DOI :
10.1109/IEMBS.1999.804052
