Applications
- Semiconductors & Devices
- Infrared Sensors
- Applications
The following are possible areas of application for the Infrared Sensor. With the exception of HVAC, none of these applications have yet been tested and no products are currently under development or available for purchase. Accordingly, there are no claims are made as to the ability of the Infrared Sensor to achieve success in these applications.
Care
Detects patient movement
- ■Posture
- ■Behavior (getting up, falling)
- ■Detects abnormal body surface temperature*
- Visible Camera
- MelDIR
Bath*
- ■Privacy protection
- ■May aid in predicting heat shock
- ■May aid in detecting drowning
- Visible Camera
- MelDIR
People count
- ■Counts the number of people
- ■Detects abnormal behavior
- ■Detects people flow
- ■Measures stay time
- Visible Camera
- MelDIR
HVAC
- ■Counts the number of people
- ■Detects the position of person
- ■Measures room temperature
- Visible Camera
- MelDIR
Equipment monitoring
- ■Monitors the temperature of machines and equipment
- ■Detects hotspots
- Visible Camera
- MelDIR
Kitchen
- ■Measures the temperature of food being cooked
- ■Detects people
- ■Detects the number of stoves in use
- ■May detect open flame
- Visible Camera
- MelDIR
Security
- ■Detects heat sources in the dark
- ■Distinguishes between heat sources and a person
- ■Detects people
- ■Assesses a person’s behavior
- Visible Camera
- MelDIR
Restroom
- ■Detects possible falls
- ■Detects abnormal movement/posture
- Visible Camera
- MelDIR
* : This cannot be used for medical diagnosis.