Electronic thermometer and temperature prediction method therefor
First Claim
1. An electronic thermometer for determining the temperature of a human body, comprising:
- a symmetrically shaped probe having a symmetrical point;
a sensor provided in the symmetrical point in the probe for sensing temperatures of the human body and outputting the sensed temperatures; and
a processor for sampling the sensed temperatures at a plurality of times, performing a first temperature calculation to obtain an initial prediction of temperature, and applying a selected compensation coefficient in a first first-order differential equation (A) to calculate a compensated temperature, and using the calculated compensated temperature in a second first-order differential equation (B) to calculate a final prediction of temperature, wherein;
the compensation coefficient is selected from a plurality of different compensation coefficients, based on a rate of change of the sensed temperatures, different parts of the human body having different compensation coefficients associated therewith; and
the first first-order differential equation (A) comprises a first derivative of each of the sampled sensed temperatures; and
the second first-order differential equation (B) comprises a first derivative of the compensated temperature;
whereby the electronic thermometer calculates a second order prediction of the temperature of the human body based on the compensated temperature before the sensor has reached the temperature of the human body.
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Abstract
A thermometer having a symmetrical probe with a sensor for sensing temperatures and a processor, a method for calculating temperature of an object by a second-order differential equation comprises the steps of obtaining temperatures from object, performing a first temperature calculation to obtain an initial prediction of temperature of object, adding a compensation coefficient, generating a compensated temperature based on a combination of initial prediction of temperature of object and compensated coefficient, and calculating a stabilized prediction of temperature of object based on compensated temperature before sensor has reached temperature of object. This thermometer can effectively decreasing error during heat transfer process.
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10 Claims
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1. An electronic thermometer for determining the temperature of a human body, comprising:
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a symmetrically shaped probe having a symmetrical point;
a sensor provided in the symmetrical point in the probe for sensing temperatures of the human body and outputting the sensed temperatures; and
a processor for sampling the sensed temperatures at a plurality of times, performing a first temperature calculation to obtain an initial prediction of temperature, and applying a selected compensation coefficient in a first first-order differential equation (A) to calculate a compensated temperature, and using the calculated compensated temperature in a second first-order differential equation (B) to calculate a final prediction of temperature, wherein;
the compensation coefficient is selected from a plurality of different compensation coefficients, based on a rate of change of the sensed temperatures, different parts of the human body having different compensation coefficients associated therewith; and
the first first-order differential equation (A) comprises a first derivative of each of the sampled sensed temperatures; and
the second first-order differential equation (B) comprises a first derivative of the compensated temperature;
whereby the electronic thermometer calculates a second order prediction of the temperature of the human body based on the compensated temperature before the sensor has reached the temperature of the human body. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. In an electronic thermometer having a probe, a sensor for sensing temperatures, and a processor, a method for calculating the temperature of a human body comprising the steps of:
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a) obtaining a plurality of temperatures from the human body;
b) performing a first calculation on the temperatures to obtain an initial prediction of the temperature of the human body;
c) in a first first-order differential equation (A), applying a compensation coefficient selected from a plurality of different compensation coefficients, based on a rate of change of the plurality of temperatures, different parts of the human body having different compensation coefficients associated therewith;
d) generating a compensated temperature based on a combination of the initial prediction of the temperature of the human body and the compensated coefficient; and
e) in a second first-order differential equation (B), calculating a stabilized prediction of the temperature of the human body based on the compensated temperature before the sensor has reached the temperature of the human body. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10)
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