Innovation of technology in non-contact health examination of the body by using the AMG8833 thermal sensor

• Main Author: Arisgraha, Franky Chandra Satria
• Format: Conference Proceeding
• Language: English
• Subjects: Body temperature; Coronaviruses; COVID-19; Exposure; Infectious diseases; Measuring instruments; Medical personnel; Microcontrollers; Physical examinations; Product specifications; Sensors; Touch screens; Viral diseases
• ISSN: 0094-243X; 1551-7616
• DOI: 10.1063/5.0111539

Since the COVID-19 pandemic conditions, non-contact physical examinations are urgently needed, this is because many people are exposed to COVID-19 through direct physical contact, including when doctors or nurses check the patient's body health condition. One of the first steps in examining physical conditions to detect whether a person is suspected of being exposed to COVID-19 or not is through measuring body temperature. Currently, body temperature checks are mostly carried out through the use of non-contact thermometers by measuring the temperature at one point of the object with a maximum distance of about 5 centimeters, making it susceptible to infection if used on people exposed to viruses or infectious diseases. Therefore, the AMG8833 thermal sensor is expected to be used as a solution because based on product specifications, the AMG8833 can be used up to a maximum distance of 7 meters with 64 measuring points with an 8 x 8 array pattern. The thermal camera has been successfully built using the AMG8833 thermal sensor, Arduino UNO Microcontroller, and a 2.4-inch TFT LCD touch screen. Based on the test results, the maximum effective distance of the AMG8833 thermal sensor to the object being measured is about 50 centimeters.