期刊名称：International Journal of Computer Science & Technology
印刷版ISSN：2229-4333
电子版ISSN：0976-8491
出版年度：2016
卷号：7
期号：3
页码：58-61
语种：English
出版社：Ayushmaan Technologies
摘要：Rapid evolution in the domains of wearable devices and instrumentation have brought about a paradigm shift in the design and applications of sensing devices. Such has been the impact of these advances that the devices have pushed the frontiers of portability w.r.t. devices to an upcoming class of devices called wearable devices. Wearable devices are being used to gather physiological information, motion based information and weather related information centered around the wearer. This research is aimed at extending state of the art pertaining to the measurement of exposure to the UV (Ultraviolet) radiation which, beyond certain limits, is harmful for human skin. Following an extensive research on the concepts and technologies used for designing UV exposure monitors, a unique wearable UV exposure meter has been designed. It is not only an energy efficient wearable device but uses a new modality of energy’s source. The wearable UV exposure meter uses a mechanism that sources its energy from an inbuilt human energy harvesting system. This research presents design and development aspects of this wearable UV exposure meter that also guides the wearer to use an appropriate Sun Protection Factor (SPF) protection scheme.
