Design and Development of Prototype Model for Asthma Trigger Detection

Abstract

This paper presents a portable device that monitors the environmental exposures experienced by an asthmatic patient and sends this data to the cloud. A suitable method for detection of asthma triggers has been proposed to help identify the factors that cause asthma in a particular person. Concentrations of various gases like carbon monoxide and smoke has been recorded and with the standard Air Quality Index (AQI) as reference, harmful levels are obtained. The user is alerted via email/message if the recorded concentration levels are deemed to be harmful. The development of this system is characterized by a low cost sensor that ensures accurate and reliable measurement. The device is compact, user friendly and can be powered by a power bank.