Title
A wearable UV sensor and accessible smartphone application for blind people
Date Issued
23 December 2016
Access level
metadata only access
Resource Type
conference paper
Publisher(s)
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Abstract
Ultraviolet radiation from the Sun is an essential part of the process of obtaining Vitamin D by the human body. However, prolonged exposure poses a risk to the health of the skin and eyes that can lead to premature aging and even cancer. Moreover, the quick technological development shows some barriers for visually impaired users because they require special help via audio devices, in order to access to any kind of technology. For these reasons, in this paper we present a wearable UV sensor prototype integrated with an audio notification system based on a smartphone app for blind people. Our notification system is capable of offering an appropriate skin care recommendations based on ultraviolet index (UVI), exposure time and skin color.
Start page
81
End page
82
Language
English
OCDE Knowledge area
Ingeniería eléctrica, Ingeniería electrónica
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-85009986781
Resource of which it is part
Proceedings of the International Symposium on Consumer Electronics, ISCE
ISBN of the container
9781509015498
Conference
20th IEEE International Symposium on Consumer Electronics, ISCE 2016 Sao Paulo 28 September 2016 through 30 September 2016
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