Identifying human contact points on environmental surfaces using heat traces to support disinfect activities

Yasue Kishino, Yoshinari Shirai, Yutaka Yanagisawa, Kazuya Ohara, Shin Mizutani, Takayuki Suyama · 2020

The disinfection of environmental surfaces is an effective countermeasure for COVID-19. In this paper, we use a thermographic camera and lightweight background image processing and propose a method that detects and visualizes the places touched by a person. Our method will support effective disinfection activities.

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