Table 1 Steady-state error in temperature readings.

From: Determining the performance of a temperature sensor embedded into a mouthguard

Setpoint

Error from RS1710 thermometer mean absolute error ± SD (°C)

Error from RS1710 thermometer root mean squared error ± SD (°C)

Error from water bath thermometer mean absolute error ± SD (°C)

Error from water bath thermometer root mean squared error ± SD (°C)

34 °C

0.13 ± 0.22

0.12 ± 0.25

0.20 ± 0.20

0.20 ± 0.23

38.5 °C

0.18 ± 0.24

0.18 ± 0.27

0.20 ± 0.24

0.19 ± 0.27

43 °C

0.24 ± 0.16

0.24 ± 0.18

0.20 ± 0.23

0.20 ± 0.27

Total

0.21 ± 0.21

0.21 ± 0.28

0.20 ± 0.22

0.20 ± 0.23

  1. Error is calculated by subtracting mouthguard readings from one of the two reference thermometers. The steady-state error combines data points between 1200 and 1800 s from all the experiments at that temperature.
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