- Teng, Megan;
- Yue, Wei;
- Tsao, Pei-Chi;
- Peng, Yande;
- Duan, Mingzheng;
- Liu, Hanxiao;
- Umezawa, Seiji;
- Aida, Yasuhiro;
- Ikeuchi, Shinsuke;
- Lin, Liwei
This work presents a continuous volumetric indoor air temperature measurement scheme using PMUTs (piezoelectric micromachined ultrasonic transducers). Advancements as compared to state-of-art works include: (1) 'volumetric' temperature monitoring instead traditional 'pointwise' temperature information; (2) accurate temperature readings spanning an operational distance of 5 m as validated by a commercial thermometer for 3 days; and (3) capable of detecting global average temperature and local temperature events by installing networked/grid PMUT pairs. This innovative sensing technique could be applicable for the precision control of future building/living environments.