Title :
A portable heat flux sensor
Author :
Cousin, P. ; Gehin, C. ; Poujaud, J. ; Noury, Norbert
Author_Institution :
Innovation Center, INL Lab. & Vigilio S.A. Co., La Tronche, France
Abstract :
Nowadays monitoring physiological signals in real situations is essential to get the best diagnosis on patients. In this study we focus on the heat flux generated by the human body. We are developing a portable heat flux sensor using specific thermal materials.
Keywords :
biomedical materials; biothermics; body sensor networks; heat measurement; patient diagnosis; patient monitoring; portable instruments; heat flux generation; human body; patient diagnosis; physiological signal monitoring; portable heat flux sensor; specific thermal materials; Heating; Insulators; Irrigation; Materials; Skin; Temperature measurement; Thermal conductivity; heat flux; thermal sensor; wearable sensor;
Conference_Titel :
Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (EMBC), 2014 36th Annual International Conference of the IEEE
Conference_Location :
Chicago, IL
DOI :
10.1109/EMBC.2014.6943666
