Microwave Radiometer for Internal Body Temperature Monitoring

摘要(1202193号提案)智能优点：这项提案提出了一种用于监测体内温度的外部被动辐射计的集成设计和实现的新方法。这项拟议研究的目标是开发一种具有可穿戴、一次性和廉价潜力的温度监测设备。激励性的应用在几个领域：(1)医疗诊断，例如监测婴儿脑损伤、关节炎、检测局部肿瘤和监测热疗期间的温度上升；(2)监测处于压力下的人，例如训练/比赛期间的运动员、处于危险条件下的急救人员和军事人员；以及(3)制造，例如在制造过程中监测食品的内部温度。该项目涉及的具体问题是对近场微波辐射测量原理和局限性的基本了解，近场微波辐射测量是在有无线电干扰的环境中监测体内体温的一种工程方法。这项研究的预期结果是开发出一种可穿戴并最终可一次性使用的辐射温度计，其空间分辨率为1厘米数量级，温度分辨率为0.1K。辐射计数据可以很容易地使用低功率无线收发器进行进一步的离体处理。更广泛的影响：拟议研究的更广泛影响在几个领域具有变革性。技术目标是提供一种新的非侵入性监测体内温度的方法，当应用于人体时，可以导致及时的预防性治疗。无法获得体内体温不仅是各种疾病的问题，而且对国家安全(训练有素的军事人员；危险条件下的急救人员)也有相当大的影响。在教育和推广方面，更广泛的影响包括本科生和研究生水平的多学科教育，跨越高频模拟电路设计、电磁模拟和计量学领域。对该机构的影响将是该领域核心能力的发展以及与现有研究项目的互动。和平协会一直积极开展外联活动，并与此相关的拟议工作计划是在现有的K-12外联活动基础上增加一个新的单元，题为“热心？”，儿童可以在该单元中使用辐射计？物体内部的热点。与NIST-Boulder的合作将加强这项研究的计量部分。拟议工作的国际部分包括与瑞士苏黎世理工学院的合作，形式是学生交流、软件捐赠和免费参与。

Abstract (Proposal No. 1202193) Intellectual Merit: This proposal addresses a new method of integrated design and implementation of an external passive radiometer for monitoring internal body temperature. The goal for the proposed research is to develop a temperature-monitoring device with a potential of being wearable, disposable and inexpensive. The motivating applications are in several areas: (1) medical diagnostics, e.g. monitoring infant brain damage, arthritis, detecting localized tumors and monitoring temperature rise during hyperthermia treatment; (2) monitoring people under stress, e.g., athletes during training/competition, emergency workers and military personnel in hazardous conditions; and (3) manufacturing, e.g., monitoring internal temperature of foods during the manufacturing process. The specific issues addressed in the project are the basic understanding of principles and limitations of near-field microwave radiometry, an engineering approach for monitoring internal body temperature in an environment with radio interference. The anticipated result of the research is development of a wearable and ultimately disposable radiometric thermometer for a wide range of applications, with a spatial resolution on the order of 1cm and temperature resolution of 0.1K. The radiometer data can easily be transmitted using a low-power wireless transceiver for further off-body processing.Broader Impacts: The broader impacts of the proposed research are transformative in several areas. The technical goal of providing a new method of non-invasive monitoring of internal temperature, when applied to a human body, can lead to on-time preventive treatment. Not having access to internal body temperature is not only a problem for various diseases, but also has a considerable impact in national security (military personnel under heavy training; emergency personnel in hazardous conditions). In terms of education and outreach, the broader impacts include multi-disciplinary education at the undergraduate and graduate level, spanning areas of high-frequency analog circuit design, electromagnetic simulations, and metrology. An impact on the institution will be development of core competency in the field and interactions with existing research projects. The PI has been active in outreach, and related to this proposed work plans to add a new module to the existing K-12 outreach, entitled Hot inside?, where children can use a radiometer to ?see? a hot spot inside an object. A collaboration with NIST-Boulder will enhance the metrology component of the research. The international component of the proposed effort includes a collaboration with ETH-Zurich (Switzerland), in the form of student exchanges, software donations and no-cost participation.