SBIR/STTR Research Award
THE OBJECTIVE OF THIS PROGRAM IS TO DEMONSTRATE THE FEASIBILITY OF REMOTE MONITORING OF HUMAN CORE TEMPERATURE WITHOUT ANY PHYSICAL LINK WITH THE TEST SUBJECT.
Award amount
$50,558Program and phase
SBIR · Phase IAward year
1986Award details
- Awarding agency
- Department of Defense
- Branch
- Army
- Recipient company
- FOSTER-MILLER, INC.
- Proposal award date
- Not reported
- Contract end date
- Not reported
- UEI
- XDF1FRDG8KK4
- Solicitation number
- Not reported
- Topic code
- Not reported
Research abstract
THE OBJECTIVE OF THIS PROGRAM IS TO DEMONSTRATE THE FEASIBILITY OF REMOTE MONITORING OF HUMAN CORE TEMPERATURE WITHOUT ANY PHYSICAL LINK WITH THE TEST SUBJECT. TEMPERATURE SENSING WILL BE CARRIED OUT BY AN INDUCTIVELY-COUPLED, INGESTED RADIOCAPSULE. IN PHASE I, AN EXISTING RADIOCAPSULE SYSTEM WILL BE UPGRADED AND ADAPTED TO MEET ARMY REQUIREMENTS. THIS UPGRADED SYSTEM WILL INCLUDE A RADIOCAPSULE, A BELT-MOUNTED TRANSPONDER AND A REMOTE DATALOGGER. THE SYSTEM WILL BE ASSEMBLED AND TESTED INVITRO IN A THERMAL WATER BATH. BATH TEMPERATURE, CAPSULE ORIENTATION AND TRANSMISSION RANGE WILL BE VARIED DURING THE TEST. THE DATA WILL BE ANALYZED TO DETERMINE (A) THE PRECISION AND ACCURACY OF THE TEMPERATURE READING, (B) THE MAXIMUM TRANSMISSION RANGE, (C) THE EFFECT OF CHANGES IN CAPSULE ORIENTATION, AND (D) THE BATTERY LIFE. THESE RESULTS WILL BE USED TO IDENTIFY THE REFINEMENTS NEEDED (IF ANY) TO MAKE THE SYSTEM SUITABLE FOR ARMY USE. IN PHASE II, THE REQUIRED REFINEMENTS WILL BE IMPLEMENTED AND THE SYSTEM EVALUATED WITH HUMAN SUBJECTS.
Technology keywords
Not reported
Other awards by this recipient
Verified by the same UEI. These are other public SBIR/STTR award pages, not a merged company record.
- Electromechanically and Sensor Enhanced Endoscopic Tools
- Novel Hydrogel-Based System for Hemorrhage Control
- Self-Assembling System for Targeted Nanodelivery of Proteins (STOP)
- Clean Burning Waste Gasifier to Produce Tar-Free Gas for Internal Combustion Engines
- High Temperature Ionic Liquid Lubricant for Advanced Aircraft Turbine Engines
Research funding history
924 SBIR/STTR records share this UEI (1983–2006). Reported award amounts total $172,256,128. Reported amounts are not federal obligations.
Phases: Phase I, Phase II
Agencies: Department of Defense, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Department of Health and Human Services, Department of Energy, Department of Transportation, Environmental Protection Agency