Date of Completion

2022

Document Type

Research Project

Degree Name

Grade 12

Keywords

Automated Disinfectant Device, Arduino UNO Microcontroller, indoor set-ups, output time, area covered, Commercially Available Disinfectant Machine

Abstract

In 2020, the COVID-19 outbreak, caused by the novel coronavirus SARSCoV-2, had countries worldwide taking immediate action towards managing the global pandemic at hand. COVID-19 was recognized as a highly infectious disease that had put millions of people at risk of getting ill, with not enough protection within their communities to get by. This research study, therefore, aims on designing, constructing, and testing out a Newly Developed Automated Disinfectant Device, controlled by an Arduino UNO Microcontroller, created to disinfect indoor set-ups more effectively as compared to commercially available disinfectant machines of the same purpose. The disinfectant device was constructed in Maragondon, Cavite with strong and lightweight materials. Within 90 minutes of disinfection through trial testing, a 25-square-meter enclosed room was entirely disinfected with fog. The Automated Disinfectant Device was shown to have a high average of 71.6 minutes of output time, with a 0.028 p-value, and 25-square-meters of area covered, with a <.000 p-value, as compared to a Commercially Available Disinfectant Machine on-hand, which had a lower average of 54 minutes and 22.6-square-meters respectively. A significant difference in the functionality of the study's device was proven and had shown effectiveness in disinfecting indoor set-ups.

First Advisor

Vivian B. Ramirez

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