Diseño e implementación de un sistema automático de detección de niveles de radiación UV basado en arquitectura embebida en la Universidad Politécnica Salesiana-campus El Girón

Abstract

Biomedical Engineering is the presence of engineering in medicine that seeks to solve problems in medical and biological sciences for health care and improving the quality of life. As part of this research, an automated system for determining UV radiation levels called “Solmaforo” has been developed and implemented, which provides the university community with a visual representation of the level of UV radiation to which they may be exposed. The meter will be installed in an outdoor location on the Girón campus in block B of the Salesian Polytechnic University (UPS), Quito headquarters. The prototype consists of a GUVA S12SD sensor responsible for capturing and measuring ultraviolet radiation (UVA, UVB) emitted by the sun, processed by the ESP32 SoC and displayed by a series of high-intensity LEDs that allow deciphering the intensity of UV rays. in real time using the 5-color scale determined by the World Health Organization. For four months, tests and monitoring of the ultraviolet radiation recorded by the built automatic UV radiation level detection system were carried out. During sunny, cloudy and rainy days, the recorded values were validated against those obtained by the Meteorological Station of the Power Plant of the South campus of the UPS, with information recorded for 10 minutes in time intervals. The work projects the continuation of research into the study of tools such as mobile applications for measuring ultraviolet radiation as well as valuable information on the correlation between diseases, regions and radiation received. Finally, the objective set in the present study allowed us to identify as important variables the information of students, teachers, administrative and support staff of the university community, as well as the record of UV radiation data of the electronic device that after its design, construction and implementation allows the university community to view the UV index in real time, and promote a culture of prevention against skin injuries and diseases such as cancer due to overexposure to solar radiation