City students develop temperature detecting sanitizer dispenser machine
   Date :19-Oct-2020

Adesh Nair and Rudresh Ku
 Adesh Nair and Rudresh Kurhe with
the product they have developed.
 
Principal Correspondent :
 
Adesh Nair, student of Vellore Institute of Technology of CSE, specialist in Artificial Intelligence (AI) and ML branch and Rudresh Kurhe, student of Symbiosis Institute of Technology of Mechanical Branch had developed a machine during COVID. The machine can read the temperature and if there is a fluctuation in temperature it will give a buzzer.
 
The biggest advantage is it does not need human touch and from a distance of 3-6 inches it can detect body temperature and can dispense sanitizer. The main chip used in this machine is Arduino Chip. When a person reaches the first IR sensor its output goes high. The change of output is recognised by Arduino and it activates IR thermometer. IR thermometer will display temperature of person. When there is sanitizer filled and person places his hand below the second IR sensor, the output of the second IR sensor goes high. The change in IR sensor output is detected by Arduino and it activates relay with certain time delay and deactivates after.
 
The submersible DC motor pump activates using relay and sanitizer dispenses out. If there is no sanitizer then it activates buzzer as a warning to fill sanitizer immediately. To display information 16X2 LCD screen is used. The special features of this machine includes three type of temperature display mode, high temperature alarm, sanitizer refill alarm, contactless temperature detection, automatic sanitizer spray. Usually, it is seen in Government departments and corporations that manpower is engaged in temperature detection with a hand held thermometer.
 
This machine doesn’t need anybody standing and holding it. “We had already filed for a patent for this product and soon will plan to launch it commercially. We are searching for angel investors who will help us to commercially launch this product in a big way under make in INDIA initiative,” informed Adesh Nair.