Published May 10, 2020 © Apache-2.0

UVC Disinfectant Light System for Baggage & Parcels

During this pandemic one of the many industries that has been affected is the transportation of goods, its time to make packages safe again.

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UVC Disinfectant Light System for Baggage & Parcels

Things used in this project

Hardware components

ControlEverything.com 4-CHANNEL RELAY CONTROLLER FOR I2C

UVC Light Bulb

Ultrasonic Sensor - HC-SR04 (Generic)

The Things Industries The Things Uno

Software apps and online services

Arduino IDE

Story

Airborne-mediated microbial diseases represent one of the major challenges to worldwide public health. Common examples are influenza, appearing in seasonal and pandemic forms, and bacterially-based airborne-mediated diseases such as tuberculosis, increasingly emerging in multi-drug resistant form.

A direct approach to prevent the transmission of airborne-mediated disease is inactivation of the corresponding airborne pathogens, and in fact the airborne antimicrobial efficacy of ultraviolet (UV) light has long been established. Germicidal UV light can also efficiently inactivate both drug-sensitive and multi-drug-resistant bacteria, as well as differing strains of viruses.

The video below clearly describes how Covid - 19 has affected Air Cargo worldwide.

My solution to resolving the problem of passengers carrying the COVID-19 virus or any other virus on there baggage or parcels is simply to pass it through a machine similar to the x-ray machine but with UVC light bulbs to kill any dangerous biological material.

In this project I used material that we can find easily at any electronics store and at a very low cost. Its a simple and efficient solution at a good price.

Step 1: Setup

Following the information provided to you by the following link https://www.thethingsnetwork.org/docs/devices/node/quick-start.html#:~:text=%20Connect%20your%20Device%20%201%20Open%20the,which%20the%20Arduino%20IDE%20recognizes%20as...%20More%20 you'll be able to setup The Things Uno and connect to the network depending on the location.

Step 2: Wiring

Trigger Pin: D2

Echo Pin: D3

Relay: D13

In the following video you can get an idea of how the project works.

Code

Distance Measurement Code

#define trigPin 2
#define echoPin 3

long duration;
int distance;
int relay = 13;

void setup() {
 
  pinMode(trigPin, OUTPUT);
  pinMode(echoPin, INPUT);
  pinMode(relay, OUTPUT);
  
  Serial.begin(9600);
}
void loop() {
  
  digitalWrite(trigPin, LOW);
  delayMicroseconds(5);
  digitalWrite(trigPin, HIGH);
  delayMicroseconds(10);
  digitalWrite(trigPin, LOW);

  duration = pulseIn(echoPin, HIGH);
  
  distance = duration * 0.034 / 2;
 
  if (distance <= 10)
  {
    digitalWrite(relay,HIGH);
  }
  else if (distance >= 10)
  {
    digitalWrite(relay,LOW);
  }
  
  delay(50);
}

Credits

George Kartsonas

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UVC Disinfectant Light System for Baggage & Parcels

Things used in this project

Hardware components

Software apps and online services

Story

Schematics

The Things Uno HC-SRO4 Wiring Diagram

Code

Distance Measurement Code

Credits

George Kartsonas

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UVC Disinfectant Light System for Baggage & Parcels

UVC Disinfectant Light System for Baggage & Parcels

Things used in this project

Hardware components

Software apps and online services

Story

Schematics

The Things Uno HC-SRO4 Wiring Diagram

Code

Distance Measurement Code

Credits

George Kartsonas

Comments

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