Development of single-pixel infrared imaging thermometry (SPIRIT) for fast and accurate COVID-19 fever screening

开发单像素红外成像测温法 (SPIRIT)，用于快速、准确地筛查 COVID-19 发烧

• 批准号: 551076-2020
• 负责人: Liang, Jinyang
• 金额: $ 3.64万
• 依托单位: Institut national de la recherche scientifique
• 依托单位国家: 加拿大
• 项目类别: Alliance Grants
• 财政年份: 2020
• 资助国家: 加拿大
• 起止时间: 2020-01-01 至 2021-12-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca/ase-oro/Details-Detailles_eng.asp?id=701443
• 关键词: Development; single; pixel; infrared; imaging

Mass fever screening, as the most effective way to control the spread of these pandemic diseases, is vital to reduce the impact of COVID-19 to Canada. However, existing methods for mass fever screening is largely inefficient due to limited sensitivity in temperature measurement, which is attributed to easy interference by ambient parameters, low resolution, and incorrect ways of deployment. This NSERC COVID-19 Alliance project aims to develop single-pixel infrared imaging thermometry (SPIRIT) for mass COVID-19 fever screening via an academia-industry collaboration between INRS and Ajile Light Industries Inc. (ALI). In particular, we propose to complete this objective by three specific Aims that involve the development of hardware and software of the SPIRIT system and the application of the SPIRIT system in measuring the temperature of humans. INRS and ALI will provide necessary and complementary expertise that encompasses all research tasks proposed in this application. Both sides are committed to frequent interaction and communication to ensure the on-time execution and fast progress of this project and to facilitate the technology transfer. ALI will continually invest in this direction to quickly commercialize the proposed technique. SPIRIT will provide fast, passive, non-contact temperature measurement. It is superior to existing infrared thermography techniques in terms of temperature sensitivity, system cost, and compactness. Altogether, SPIRIT presents a novel engineering achievement highly attractive to the industries of imaging and sensing. More importantly, SPIRIT has great potential for being deployed at airports, ports, train stations, border crossings, and schools to detect people with fever and limit the spread of diseases. The collaborative and innovative SPIRIT will contribute to winning the battle against COVID-19.

大规模发烧筛查作为控制这些大流行疾病传播的最有效方法，对于减少新冠肺炎对加拿大的影响至关重要。然而，由于温度测量的灵敏度有限，现有的大规模发热筛查方法效率很低，这归因于环境参数的容易干扰、分辨率低和部署方式不正确。 NSERC新冠肺炎联盟项目旨在开发单像素红外成像测温仪(SPIRIT)，通过INRS和阿吉乐轻工业公司(ALI)之间的学术界和产业界合作，进行大规模新冠肺炎发热筛查。特别是，我们建议通过三个具体目标来实现这一目标，这三个目标涉及开发酒精系统的硬件和软件，以及将酒精系统应用于测量人体温度。INRS和ALI将提供必要和互补的专门知识，涵盖本申请中提出的所有研究任务。双方致力于频繁的互动和沟通，以确保该项目的按时实施和快速进展，并为技术转让提供便利。阿里将继续向这个方向投资，以迅速将拟议的技术商业化。 SPIRIT将提供快速、被动、非接触的温度测量。它在温度灵敏度、系统成本和紧凑性方面优于现有的红外热像技术。总而言之，SPIRIT公司展示了一项对成像和传感行业极具吸引力的新工程成就。更重要的是，SPIRIT具有巨大的潜力，可以部署在机场、港口、火车站、边境口岸和学校，以检测发烧的人并限制疾病的传播。这种协作和创新精神将有助于打赢与新冠肺炎的战斗。