Santa Barbara Infrared introduces blackbody system developed for COVID-19 body-temperature detection

April 29, 2020
The Nightingale body-temperature reference (BTR) thermal source is designed for use in thermal-imaging body-temperature screening systems.

Santa Barbara Infrared (SBIR; Santa Barbara, CA), which manufactures advanced infrared (IR) and electro-optical (E-O) test hardware for medical, aerospace, and defense applications, has unveiled what it calls the Nightingale body-temperature reference (BTR) blackbody system for human body-temperature detection.

The company says that the blackbody system provides a highly stable, uniform, low-cost, and easy-to-operate thermal source for the detection of human body temperatures. The BTR system is designed for use in thermal-imaging body-temperature screening systems.

Nightingale has a “set and forget” temperature-programming function that is configurable to Celsius or Fahrenheit, with settable temperature ranges above ambient from 30° to 45°C (86° to 113°F). SBIR’s thermal source/blackbody system has a 3 × 3 in. emitting aperture, a USB communication interface, and average emissivity of >0.950 mid-wave infrared (MWIR) through long-wave infrared (LWIR). SBIR says it has a temperature accuracy of ±0.15 °C (±0.3°F), temperature stability of ±0.05°C (±0.1°F), and uniformity of ±0.15 °C (±0.3 °F) over a central 1.5 × 1.5 in. region of interest.

“We are excited to announce the development of these new thermal sources for use in human fever-detection systems to help fight the spread of COVID-19,” says SBIR president Steve McHugh. He notes that SBIR was able to take advantage of its core technology of military and scientific blackbody sources to create a low-cost, thermal reference that can be produced quickly in high volumes.

For more information, see https://sbir.com/btr-body-temperature-reference-source-nightingale/

Source: Santa Barbara Infrared

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