The Creation of a Social Distancing Reminder Armband out of Passive Infrared and Ultrasonic Sensors

Myrna P. Tiemsin MAIE, Dayle David T. Santos, Kenneth John T. Baliar, Anthony Carmelo S Celemen, Jose Luis R. Espina, Froilan Steve T. Hernandez, Sarah Y. Lapuz, Jilianne Mayelle C. Paquibot, Gabriel Angelo T. Yerro

Social Distancing Armband, Infrared Sensor, Ultrasonic Sensor, COVID–19.

The ongoing pandemic caused by COVID-19 is one of the biggest global health crisis ever faced by humanity and has spread throughout the world quickly (Chakraborty &Maity, 2020). With the uncertainty of identifying all positive cases, countries have imposed rules such as wearing masks, self-quarantine, and social distancing to reduce the spread of the virus. However, with the rise of COVID-19 vaccines and decrease in cases, people tend to forget the latter. The main objective of the study, which is to create a Social Distancing Wristband out of Infrared and Ultrasonic Sensors. The results showed that the device can accurately detect humans and objects that are up to 1.5 meters away with an average response time of 1.55 seconds, meaning that it quickly makes the wearer aware if someone is near or not. Therefore, the device can be beneficial to workers who work in places that have mass gatherings such as schools, offices, and workplaces since people in crowded places tend to forget the need to socially distance themselves from others. Future researchers may also use this study as a basis to create similar products. It is recommended to use larger sensors to detect a larger population of individuals and so that it could have multiple purposes. It is also recommended to make use of materials that are more durable and comfortable for the wearer. With better design, it can be applied economically and as well in the general public.

https://doi.org/10.31871/IJNTR.9.3.9