Androidbased UV-C Disinfecting Mobile Unit

Abstract

With the development in advance automation, the use of service robots is increasingly becoming popular in every field of life. Here is presented a simple and cost-effective mobile unit for surface disinfection using ultraviolet C radiation. Everywhere contaminated surfaces are one of the main reasons for disease transmission through the spread of the pathogen. To disinfect and sterilize such areas UV mobile unit is designed. The physical disinfecting unit developed hasfour 30W UV lamps mounted on a mobile frame. A solar panel is used to charge a battery in the robot’s circuit, which power up Arduino kit, sensors, and Lamps. The prototype can work as a line following unit as well as steered by an android system via Bluetooth module. The system can generate a dose of 9.6mWsec/cm2 in 14sec, which could disinfect 120 sq. ft. rooms in 4.8min.