As a measure to prevent the expansion of the new colon virus infection, the introduction of thermal cameras (infrared cameras) is underway for fever detection applications.Regardless of the type of industry or size, the scene of installing it at the entrance of the office, factories, hospitals, hospitals, and other buildings, measuring the body surface temperature of visitors, and screening the heat -generated person is becoming a new daily life.be.
※ページ下部に異なる４ヵ所にてウォークスルーで検証した動画有。Today we will introduce the voices of medical institutions that have already operated this thermal camera for more than three months.
"Because it can be detected by walk -through, it can reduce the burden on visitors, including staff."The Medical Corporation Foundation Koyukai Takeda Hospital (Shimogyo -ku, Kyoto) installed one camera at the front entrance at the end of March.Takeda Hospital emphasizes the benefits of installation:Previously, the hospital staff had a temperature measurement of three visitors at the entrance of about three people at the entrance, and had a visit to the hospital waiting outside the entrance.After installing a thermal camera, visitors and staff can measure the body surface temperature by simply walking on the passage installed by the camera as usual.
Another advantage is that employees can reduce the burden on employees and reduce the risk of infection."The director of the hospital is now possible," because the surveillance person who checks the temperature of the visitors on the screen such as a personal computer can respond to the temperature of the hospital.According to Konica Minolta Japan, which introduced this device, when the staff measured with a handy type or tablet -equipped thermal camera, it is only about 20 people per minute, but a walk -through format using a thermal camera.In the case, it is possible to measure 60 or more people.
For hospitals, thorough in -hospital infection is an important issue.As soon as possible and responding to the hospital who may have been infected with the virus, it will reduce the risk of infections of inpatients and employees in the hospital.According to Takeda Hospital, "In this installment, there were multiple entrances and exites, including the entrance to one of the staff and the hospital, and the in -hospital flow lines in consideration of the prevention of infection.It was an opportunity to review again. "In addition, "early detection of fever at the entrance can be used for seasonal infections such as influenza in addition to corona, so the need for screening will continue after Corona."
In this interview with Takeda Hospital, I was able to know again that our health is supported by the daily efforts and improvements of these medical professionals.
On the other hand, it is important to note that thermal cameras cannot detect or prevent 100 % of the heating person.At present, it is difficult to prevent 100 % infection, such as masks and hand washing.
However, in addition to personal measures such as hand washing and wearing masks, it is also true that the use of thermal cameras will be one way as a measure that can only be taken by organizations such as companies and facility managers.According to Konica Minolta Japan mentioned earlier, "the person in charge of each organization with a sense of crisis uses a Mobotix thermal camera that can only be walked as usual, taking into account the operation aspects of BCP."Because it is not a consumable, it can be used for a long time once purchased, and it is very efficient if many people come in and out.While the end of the new colona is unclear, it is expected to take measures to expand infection using a thermal camera.
Konica Minolta Japan originally proposed MOBOTIX's thermal camera to detect the abnormal heat of equipment and products to prevent accidents and improve business at manufacturing sites.The camera itself has a built -in CPU, and the trigger is linked to other devices to reduce human work and contribute to work efficiency.Since operation without a server, it was used to play a part of a smart factory at a site where server management is difficult.
However, under the corona this time, the number of cases used for measuring and screening human body surface temperature is increasing rapidly.Since the beginning of the new Corona infection, the number of inquiries on the thermal camera has increased to about 20 times.
In order to respond to such changes and demand increases, Konica Minolta has become a group, and is packaged by bundling the necessary equipment from the customer's operation.Furthermore, with the overwhelming speed of 2 months of development period, we developed an application for face detection by AI analysis and started offering at the end of May.
According to Takeda Hospital, which was introduced this time, said, "The body temperature of people who can measure with infrared cameras is susceptible to outside air and often different from the actual body temperature."Immediately after entering the room, it is susceptible to sunlight, and the temperature of the body is high even in normal body temperature.As a result, the percentage of alerts occurs due to the body surface temperature exceeding the reference value, and the number of times the staff measures body temperature is increased.In response to these customers' voices, Konica Minolta has been further improved, and in July we are preparing to add four new features to the face detection app.
1．体表面の温度から体温を推定する機能→なじみのある体温表記にする事で表示をわかりやすくする。2．画面内で検知する顔サイズの最大値の設定を追加→撮影距離に合わせた顔検知を可能にする。3．計測値、判定結果をカメラに送信する機能を実装→送信したデータを表示させる事でチェック・管理作業を簡便化し、それを元に運用の改善に繋げる。4．非発熱者のみへのアクション（ドア開錠・ゲートオープン等）指示機能→無人で、発熱していない人だけが入場できる仕組作りを支援する。In this way, Konica Minolta Japan has evolved solutions while listening to the voices of customers every day, improving the provision of customers.This is originally a strength of the company, which is a group company, which is originally strong in image processing technology and a camera manufacturer called Mobotix itself.
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【コニカミノルタジャパンとMOBOTIXについて】MOBOTIX in Germany is a company that develops, manufactures and sells network surveillance camera systems.In 2016, he entered the Konica Minolta Group due to the investment of Konica Minolta.Konica Minolta Japan is a Japanese agent of MOBOTIX.M16 Thermal is an infrared (thermal) camera, has a visible image sensor and a thermal sensor, and visualizes the surface temperature of the target person and object.With recording function.The price is about 1.4 million yen per set (excluding consumption tax) for a package that can be used immediately when installing a tripod.
After screening the fever with a thermal camera, take appropriate measures.Example: A thermometer for medical use, fill in the temperature, enter a health check sheet, and encourage a special medical institution to consult.
※1：人体で表面温度が高くなる傾向にある、額が見える状態で運用下さい。※2：事前現場検証時等の納品する前に利用するレンズを確定させていただきます。※3：通話品質はネットワークの通信状態・速度に依存します。別途設定費用要。※4：同時に複数人検知が可能ですが、密状態での運用は感染防止のため避けて下さい。