Wearable Sensors For Personal Temperature Exposure Assessments: A Comparative Study
- ASU Author/Contributor (non-ASU co-authors, if there are any, appear on document)
- Elizabeth Bailey (Creator)
- Institution
- Appalachian State University (ASU )
- Web Site: https://library.appstate.edu/
- Advisor
- Maggie Sugg
Abstract: Heat exposure is the leading weather-related cause of death in the United States. The impacts of heat on human health has sparked research on different approaches to measure, map, and predict heat exposure at more accurate and precise spatiotemporal scales. Personal heat sensor studies rely on small sensors that can continuously measure ambient temperatures as individuals move through time and space. The comparison between different types of sensors and sensor placements have yet to be fully researched. The objective of this study is to assess the validity of personal ambient temperature sensors. To accomplish this objective, we evaluate the performance of multiple low-cost wearable sensors for measuring ambient temperature in a (1) field exposure study by varying the placement on human subjects and in a (2) field calibration study by co-locating sensors with fixed site weather station monitors. Bland-Altman analysis, correlation coefficients, and index of agreement statistics were used to quantify the difference between sensor and weather station ambient temperature measurements. Results demonstrated significant differences in measured temperatures for sensors based on sensor type and placement on participants. Future research should account for the differences in personal ambient temperature readings based on sensor type and placement.
Wearable Sensors For Personal Temperature Exposure Assessments: A Comparative Study
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- Publication
- Thesis
- Bailey, E. (2019). Wearable Sensors For Personal Temperature Exposure Assessments: A Comparative Study. Unpublished Master’s Thesis. Appalachian State University, Boone, NC.
- Language: English
- Date: 2019
- Keywords
- Personal Ambient Temperature, Wearable Sensors, Heat Exposure, Sensor Validation