Evaluating Energy-Efficiency using Thermal Imaging

Huber Flores, Jonatan Hamberg, Xin Li, Titti Malmivirta, Agustin Zuniga, Eemil Lagerspetz, Petteri Nurmi

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Abstract

Energy-efficiency remains a critical design consideration for mobile and wearable systems, particularly those operating continuous sensing. Energy footprint of these systems has traditionally been measured using hardware power monitors (such as Monsoon power meter) which tend to provide the most accurate and holistic view of instantaneous power use. Unfortunately applicability of this approach is diminishing due to lack of detachable batteries in modern devices. In this paper, we propose an innovative and novel approach for assessing energy footprint of mobile andwearable systems using thermal imaging. In our approach, an off-the-shelf thermal camera is used to monitor thermal radiation of a device while it is operating an application. We develop the general theory of thermal energy-efficiency, and demonstrate its feasibility through experimental benchmarks where we compare energy estimates obtained through thermal imaging against a hardware power monitor.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationHotMobile '19: Proceedings of the 20th International Workshop on Mobile Computing Systems and Applications
Number of pages6
Place of PublicationNew York
PublisherACM
Publication date2019
Pages147-152
ISBN (Print)978-1-4503-6273-3
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2019
MoE publication typeA4 Article in conference proceedings
EventInternational Workshop on Mobile Computing Systems and Applications - Santa Cruz, United States
Duration: 27 Feb 201928 Feb 2019
Conference number: 20

Fields of Science

  • 113 Computer and information sciences

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