Class: BE209
Group: W2
Members: Lauren Boyer, Ana Crespo, Shaunak Patel, Jay Sy, Robert
Yu
Date: December, 2002
Abstract
In this project an electronic temperature monitor was designed. This
device was tested for accuracy, precision and reliability. In addition
to benchmarking the device, specific characteristics of human body temperature
were studied. The major findings of this lab were a) core body temperature
can be measured accurately from both oral and axillary locations (Toral=0.812<
Taxillary=0.998< t0.1,8=1.397); b) the device is accurate in measuring
body temperature from both oral and axillary locations (T=0.077< t0.1,8=1.397);
c) in general, it took females longer (4.56±1.65 sec) to heat the
thermistor by 2°C than males (2.93±1.78 sec); d) the thermistor
cannot be used to accurately measure body temperatures at open skin surfaces;
e) there is no significant correlation between core and surface temperatures
for a given subject; f) drift in the circuit was inconclusive.