Infectious diseases causing fever can easily spread due to international travelling. Early detection of elevated body temperature (fever) is crucial to avoiding this spreading. An effective disease-prevention strategy with infrared thermography needs to be in place. The Xenics Raven-384 infra red camera, available from Adept Electronic Solutions , can detect the heat transmitted from the skin and then produce a temperature map of a person in real time.
Xenics recommend the body temperature to be checked at the corner of an individual's eye where the temperature approaches the core body temperature. A coloured image is produced where the colours represent temperature. Temperatures higher than a certain threshold can be highlighted. Totally harmless and non-intrusive, the Xenics Raven-384 infra red camera is deployed at places of incoming travel such as airports, bus and railway stations. Pedestrian flow will not be influenced due to the high frame rate of the Xenics Raven-384 infra red camera.
With the Xenics Raven-384 infra red camera temperature differences as small as 0.050°C can be distinguished. The high-definition image quality permits accurate fever detection of both individuals and crowds. The examination takes no longer than a fraction of a second.
Easily set up on a tripod and using a standard Ethernet interface, the Xenics Raven-384 infra red camera can be controlled from a PC for temporary screening. At places with long queues such as passport or customs control points, where people can be screened on an individual basis, a fixed installation can also be maintained. Setup and operation is so simple that it requires minimum training of less than one hour before being fully deployable.
Following are the benefits of using the Xenics Raven-384 infra red camera:
- Easy installation: The Raven-384 can be connected directly to a laptop with a standard Ethernet cable
- Minimum operator training: Learn how to operate in less than an hour
- Crowd screening: Infected individuals in crowds can be detected from a distance with high-definition images
- Automatic alerts: Adjustable threshold set at 1°C above average temperature, with visual and audio alarms
- Fast and discrete: No influence on pedestrian flow with 50Hz frame rate
- Accurate and stable temperature measurement: Precisely controlled black body reference for improved accuracy and stability