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. 2021 Jan 6;21(2):346. doi: 10.3390/s21020346

Table 2.

Uncertainty budget.

Uncertainty Source Uncertainty Cause Symbol Type Distribution Measurement Conditions
Indoor
(After Subject Acclimatisation)
Outdoor
(Without Subject Acclimatisation)
Expanded Uncertainty Standard Uncertainty Expanded Uncertainty Standard Uncertainty
Measurand Individual and Spatial um,ind A Normal 0.20 °C 0.10 °C 0.20 °C 0.10 °C
Temporal um,temp A Rectangular 0.25 °C 0.09 °C 0.50 °C 0.18 °C
Environmental um, env B Rectangular 0.25 °C 0.09 °C 0.50 °C 0.18 °C
Instrument Calibration ui,cal B Normal 0.15 °C 0.08 °C 0.15 °C 0.08 °C
Drift ui,drift B Normal 0.10 °C 0.05 °C 0.10 °C 0.05 °C
Temperature resolution ui,res A Normal 0.10 °C 0.05 °C 0.10 °C 0.05 °C
Response time ui,time A/B Normal negligible - negligible -
Environmental Influence quantities Temperature effect 1 ue,temp B Rectangular 0.10 °C 0.04 °C 0.20 °C 0.07 °C
Skin emissivity 2 ue,emi B Rectangular 0.05 °C 0.02 °C 0.10 °C 0.04 °C
Mean radiant temperature 3 ue,mrt B Rectangular 0.05 °C 0.02 °C 0.20 °C 0.07 °C
Operator Target uniformity uo,target B Rectangular 0.05 °C 0.02 °C 0.05 °C 0.02 °C
Angle incidence uo,angle A/B Normal negligible - negligible -
Composed Uncertainty fixed threshold 0.40 °C 0.20 °C 0.62 °C 0.31 °C
statistical threshold 0.28 °C 0.14 °C 0.42 °C 0.21 °C

1 Evaluated on the basis of a device temperature between 20 ± 2 °C (20 ± 5 °C) for indoor (outdoor) conditions. 2 Evaluated on the basis of a skin emissivity between 0.980 ± 0.003 (0.980 ± 0.006) for indoor (outdoor). 3 Evaluated on the basis of a mean radiant temperature between 20 ± 2 °C (20 ± 10 °C) for indoor (outdoor) conditions.