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A Low-Resolution Infrared Array for Unobtrusive Human Activity Recognition That Preserves Privacy.

Nishat Tasnim Newaz¹, Eisuke Hanada²

¹Graduate School of Science and Engineering, Saga University, Saga 8408502, Japan.

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This study introduces a privacy-preserving human activity recognition system using low-resolution infrared sensors. It effectively identifies human states in real-time without machine learning, offering a secure alternative for homes and healthcare.

Keywords:

human activity recognition interpolation low-resolution infrared array machine learning thermal detection

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Area of Science:

Computer Science
Sensor Technology
Human-Computer Interaction

Background:

Traditional human activity recognition often compromises user privacy.
Camera-based systems raise significant privacy concerns.
Existing methods may require complex machine learning models.

Purpose of the Study:

To develop a real-time human activity recognition system that preserves privacy.
To utilize low-resolution infrared array sensors for unobtrusive monitoring.
To avoid machine learning for a more direct and efficient approach.

Main Methods:

Employing a low-resolution infrared array sensor to capture thermal data.
Representing captured thermal pixels as human silhouettes.
Utilizing interpolation and mathematical measures for activity recognition.

Main Results:

The system accurately recognizes multiple human states in real-time.
Performance was validated against traditional machine learning approaches in various scenarios.
The method demonstrated effectiveness without compromising user privacy.

Conclusions:

Low-resolution infrared array sensors offer a viable solution for privacy-preserving activity recognition.
The proposed unobtrusive method is suitable for applications in homes and healthcare settings.
This approach provides an efficient and effective alternative to privacy-invasive methods.