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流行病传播的最有效方法，对于减少 COVID-19 对加拿大的影响至关重要。然而，现有的群体发热筛查方法由于测温灵敏度有限、易受环境参数干扰、分辨率低、部署方式不正确等原因，效率较低。 NSERC COVID-19 联盟项目旨在通过 INRS 和 Ajile Light Industries Inc. (ALI) 之间的学术界与工业界合作，开发用于大规模 COVID-19 发烧筛查的单像素红外成像测温法 (SPIRIT)。特别是，我们建议通过三个具体目标来完成这一目标，包括开发 SPIRIT 系统的硬件和软件以及 SPIRIT 系统在测量人体温度方面的应用。 INRS 和 ALI 将提供必要且互补的专业知识，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执行和快速进展，并促进技术转移。 ALI 将继续在这个方向上进行投资，以快速将所提出的技术商业化。 SPIRIT 将提供快速、被动、非接触式温度测量。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成像技术。总而言之，SPIRIT 呈现出一项对成像和传感行业极具吸引力的新颖工程成就。更重要的是，SPIRIT在部署在机场、港口、火车站、边境口岸和学校方面具有巨大的潜力，可以检测发烧者并限制疾病的传播。协作和创新精神将为赢得抗击新冠肺炎 (COVID-19) 的战斗做出贡献。