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Integrated Multi-Sensor Remote System Design for Real-Time Indoor Air Quality Monitoring

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2022 ASEE Gulf Southwest Annual Conference

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Prairie View, Texas

Publication Date

March 16, 2022

Start Date

March 16, 2022

End Date

March 18, 2022

Page Count

6

DOI

10.18260/1-2--39188

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https://peer.asee.org/39188

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207

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Jose Eric Chavez Jr. University of the Incarnate Word

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Undergraduate Student at the University of the Incarnate Word. Graduating in May 2022, with a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering

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Alyssa Mabry University of the Incarnate Word

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Alumna of the University of the Incarnate Word. Graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Computer Information Systems. Programming specialization.

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christian andon University of the Incarnate Word

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Student at the Incarnate Word graduating in December of 2022, with a Bachelors of Science for Cyber Security Systems.

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Selena R Salas University of the Incarnate Word

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Attends University of the Incarnate Word, Graduation date of May 2022. To be awarded a Bachelor of Science in Mechatronic Engineering.

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Okan Caglayan University of the Incarnate Word

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Okan Caglayan is an associate professor in the Department of Engineering at the University of the Incarnate Word (UIW). He received his Ph.D. degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of Texas at San Antonio. The scope of his research ranges from developing new techniques in the areas of digital signal processing with pattern recognition applications to building innovative Internet of Things (IoT) and big data analytics frameworks to be implemented in real-time. Prior to joining UIW, Dr. Caglayan worked as an engineering consultant in the Applied Power Division at Southwest Research Institute. In addition, he was a lecturer in the Department of Physics and Astronomy at the University of Texas at San Antonio teaching Engineering Physics with emphasis on electromagnetism, mechanics and optical science.

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James Christopher Collins University of the Incarnate Word

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Dr. Collins began his career by serving four years in the US Air Force as a medic before attending college full time in pursuit of his engineering degrees. He spent 30 years in civil service as a research and development engineer engaged in advanced network security programs for the Department of Defense. At the height of his career, he was the lead for Cyber Warrior training program for the 90th Cyberspace Operations Squadron at Joint Base San Antonio. Dr. Collins teaches cyber security courses at the University of the Incarnate Word in San Antonio, Texas. His current research activities utilize FPGA developed systems to implement high speed cryptographic and steganographic algorithms for real-time network analysis.

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Abstract

This paper presents a collaborative senior capstone research experience in developing an integrated multi-sensor remote system design for real-time indoor air quality (IAQ) monitoring to mitigate the risk of seasonal respiratory vital diseases. Studies have revealed the effect of a room’s occupancy, temperature, humidity, and carbon dioxide (CO2) levels on respiratory virus stability and spread. The long-term goal of the proposed collaborative research between Engineering, Computer Information Systems and Cybersecurity students is to provide safe and healthy spaces by acquiring, classifying, and disseminating IAQ data to support their community in making informed decisions on daily actions in entering indoor spaces, such as cafeteria, bookstore, or taking the shuttle on campus. The proposed low-power, portable, low-cost multi-sensor embedded system collects real-time information about air temperature, humidity, occupancy, Carbon dioxide levels, processes the information and provides visual alerts via a website. The multi-sensor system was developed and implemented using an Arduino MEGA 2560 for sensor data acquisition and rapid processing, a Raspberry Pi Model 3B+ for sensor data fusion, analysis, and presentation using an integrated Apache web server. The processed IAQ data is displayed on a community website to inform the current conditions of the indoor space with options of safe, unsafe, or should be visited with caution. The entire sensor and processing platform was subjected to a full cybersecurity system vulnerability assessment for risk mitigation to exploitation. This project provided the senior Engineering, Computer Information Systems and Cybersecurity students an invaluable opportunity to apply their existing technical knowledge, improve their time management, communication skills, and work as a team on a real-world problem.

Chavez, J. E., & Mabry, A., & andon, C., & Salas, S. R., & Caglayan, O., & Collins, J. C. (2022, March), Integrated Multi-Sensor Remote System Design for Real-Time Indoor Air Quality Monitoring Paper presented at 2022 ASEE Gulf Southwest Annual Conference, Prairie View, Texas. 10.18260/1-2--39188

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