Prototype of Wearable Glasses for Body Temperature Monitoring for COVID-19 Mitigation

Abstract

Fever is one of the initial presentations that a suspect of COVID-19 might have. Fever is indicated by body temperature higher than normal, which is more than 37.12°C. A thermometer gun is one device that is utilized to measure body temperature. But it requires a short line-of-sight distance between the device and the subjects (< 30 cm). In public facilities like shops, malls, schools, colleges, hospitals, and airports, the device’s use can initiate crowded or queue that higher the COVID-19 infection potential. In this research, wearable glasses is designed to replace such device. The prototype was built to display the thermal-map and body temperature of a single suspect. It can measure body temperature up to 2.5 meters. Based on the evaluation, the average error was about 0.57°C. Recalling that the used thermal array sensor’s inaccuracy is ±2.5°C, then the prototyping has a high potential for further use.