EXHALYZER: Device Used to teenagers.

Sense Alcohol Content Introduction

KIMBERLEIGH D. METRIO/ Background of the Study

kimetrio@yahoo.com/
09062328579 Driving under the influenced of
SHANNON LEI H. EBRADA/ liquor has become a world problem. The
shannonleiebrada@gmail.com/ World Health Organization lists road
0915230503 accidents as the “second leading cause” of
KASSANDRA ROM B. MAGTIBAY/ death worldwide among the young aged 5 to
kassyyy932@gmail.com/ 29. An estimated 40 percent of these
09994873983 accidents are attributed to driving under the
influence of liquor or drunk driving. The
Abstract percentage of deaths and injuries caused by
drunk driving as against the totals is indeed
disturbing if not frightening and should
According to the World Health
awaken some sense of responsibility and
Organization, drunk driving is one of the
concern among those who are still in the
leading causes of deaths and we need to
habit of taking their drinking for granted.
have a sense of responsibility to decrease
Because of the alarming situation, the
this rising number. This device will
researchers aimed to make a breath analyzer
effectively verify the actual alcohol content
that will determine whether or not the driver
of the subject to give justice whether he is
can drive a vehicle under the influenced of
drunk or not.
liquor.
The materials needed for this study
The MQ-3 alcohol sensor is useful
are (1) Arduino Uno that serves as the
for projects that tests levels of alcohol,
microcontroller, (1) alcohol sensor MQ3 to
benzine, hexane or LPG in the air. It has
sense the alcohol content, (1) I2c 16 x 2
high sensitivity to alcohol and has a good
LCD to show the percentage of alcohol
resistance to disturbances due to smoke,
content, (1) 5V buzzer for the alarm, (1)
vapor and gasoline. This module provides
LED light, acrylic plastic, (1) cutter, (1)
both digital and analog outputs. MQ3
bulldog glue. The researchers tested
alcohol sensor module can be easily
different types of alcoholic beverages, water
interfaced with Microcontrollers. The
and carbonated drinks to determine the
researcher wants to use this module for
efficiency of the device reaction to the
accurate evaluation if the person can drive
alcohol content. The researchers placed the
or not under the influence of liquor. It is a
beverages into containers with the same
common argument on the road weather the
amount.
person is drunk or not. With the used of this
The researchers concluded that the
device, an officer can immediately decide
unconsumed alcoholic beverages have the
for the next action to reduce road accidents.
highest level of alcohol content than that of
The project wants to have a valid basis
the consumed alcoholic beverages. The
on stopping a driver to ride his vehicle if he
device is only sensitive to alcoholic
was found drunk because of liquor. The
beverages. Lastly, the age is one of the
researcher believed that by using the
factors affecting the alcohol content of a
EXHALYZER, we can immediately know
person. The adults have higher tolerance to
the blood alcohol content and can prevent
alcohol than those of senior citizens and
anyone to drive to avoid accidents. It is 7x7cm, (4) pieces of 10x4cm trapezoid.
believed that the device can help the officer First, the 4 pieces of the rectangular shaped
or even anyone to prove that driver can no were glued together. The 4 pieces of
longer drive because he have exceeded the parallelogram 10x10 cm were glued and
liquor limit and may cause his life or even attach to the base. The trapezoid shapes
the others if allowed to drive. were then attached at the top for the subject
to breathe. Place the wirings on the base.
Methodology The buzzer was placed at the back part of
the device and the sensor was put in the
Gathering of Materials front part near the LED. The researchers
The materials that were used in the had cut a smaller rectangular shaped in the
making of the device are (1) Arduino Uno center of a 10x7cm rectangular shaped
that serves as the microcontroller, (1) acrylic plastic for the LED. The MQ3 will
alcohol sensor MQ3 to sense the alcohol be placed near where the subject breathes.
content, (1) I2c 16 x 2 LCD to show the Code Programming
percentage of alcohol content, (1) 5V buzzer The researchers had done the
for the alarm, (1) LED light, acrylic plastic, programming with assistance of an expert.
(1) cutter, (1) bulldog glue, (1) research data The system was made possible by uploading
notebook, and (3) pens. the created codes to the microcontroller on
Designing of Schematic Diagram the Arduino microcontroller.
The researchers drafted the Device Functionality Test
schematic diagram as the framework of the Device was tested by the subjects
project. The schematic diagram was done by with liquor intake. Each subject breathed on
the help of an expert in the field of the device after an hour of drinking and then
electronics. observed all throughout the drinking session.
Wirings The researchers observed the subject
Wirings were done by following the throughout the different time intervals with
schematic diagram. Overall wiring jobs were respect to age.
done by the researchers and with the help of Data Collection
an expert Electronics Technical Officer. The researchers collected the results
First, the Arduino Uno 5v was connected to of the drinking sessions of the subject by
the MQ3 alcohol sensor, followed by recording the data. The researchers
connecting the Ao and GND of Arduino determined the alcohol content of each
Uno to the Ao and GND of MQ3 alcohol subject. The results of the test based on the
sensor. The Arduino Uno and LCD were data gathered proved the efficiency of the
connected by connecting the Arduino Uno project.
A5 to SDA of LCD, Arduino Uno A4 to Making Conclusion
SCL of LCD, Arduino Uno 5V to VINN of After the device had been thoroughly
LCD and Arduino Uno GND to GND of the used to detect the blood alcohol content of
LCD. Lastly, connect the Arduino Uno 5v to the subject, its efficiency was then
the positive buzzer and Arduino Uno GND concluded. The researchers successfully
to the negative buzzer. concluded the efficiency of the device. The
Assembling device had negative reaction to the water
The acrylic plastic was cut in a and carbonated drinks and had positive
rectangular shape by 7x10cm (4) pieces, (2) reaction to the beverages with alcohol
pieces of another rectangular shape by content which are beer and gin.
 The type of an alcoholic brand and its
alcohol content affected the result of the test.
The researchers first tested the sensitivity of
sensor response to the unconsumed alcohol
Results
and consumed alcohol. The results differ
because of different alcoholic beverages
TABLE 1. Sensitivity of Sensor whether have different alcohol percentage. After the
Alcohol is Not Consumed or Consumed test, the researchers concluded that the
device has higher percentage of alcohol
Alcohol Beer Beer content on unconsumed alcohol than the
(not (consumed) consumed alcohol.
consumed) The researchers concluded that the
Beer 0.7565 0.5040 type of beverages and its alcohol content
0.8349 0.4354 have an effect to the sensitivity of the
sensor. The researchers tested three
Gin 0.7007 0.6103 alcoholic beverages which are Gin, Beer and
0.8016 0.7938 Wine. The sensor had a positive reaction to
these types of beverages because it had
Wine 0.5881 0.5105 alcohol content. The next beverages that
0.5989 0.5546 were tested were water and carbonated
drinks. For the carbonated drinks, the
sensitivity of the sensor had negative
TABLE II: The Sensitivity of Sensor with reaction because it has no alcohol content.
Different Types of Beverages The water had a negative reaction from the
sensor because it also has no alcohol
Commercial Alcohol Reaction of content.
Drinks Content Sensor The age of a person affects its intake
Gin 80% Positive of alcohol and his/her limitations. The
Tanduay 50% Positive researchers tested five subjects with
Coke N/A Negative different age intervals in ascending order.
Royal N/A Negative The results of the test show that the age of a
Water N/A Negative person is directly proportional to its alcohol
extent. The older the subject is, the easily
TABLE III. Alcohol Extent After Drinking he/she get drunk. Subjects aging from 35 to
with Respect to Age 65 year olds get drunk easily and have
higher alcohol content. Subject aging from
Age Initial After 4 19 to 25 years old has average alcohol
hours content and doesn’t get drunk easily than
65 0.2513 0.6379 those who are prior to their age.
45 0.2509 0.6108
35 0.2480 0.6032
25 0.2305 0.5947 Discussion
19 0.2410 0.5781
The researchers tested the sensitivity
of the device’s sensor to the alcohol level
Analysis whether it’s consumed or not. In the first
session, the researchers conducted two trials alcohol level. For 19 years old, it had 0.2 of
and put the beer into a 50ml container and initial reaction and after four hours the
used the device to sense the unconsumed sensor calculated 0.58 alcohol content.
alcohol content which is 0.8. The
researchers then tested the subject who had
drink 50ml alcohol and the sensor calculated Bibliography
0.5 alcohol content. In the second session,
the researchers conducted two trials and put
Gin in a 50ml container and the sensor
calculated 0.7 alcohol content. The
researchers then tested the subject who had
drink Gin and the sensor calculated 0.6
consumed alcohol content. In the third
session, the researchers conducted two trials
and put the wine in a 50ml container, the
sensor calculated 0.6 of unconsumed
alcohol. The researchers then tested the
subject who had consumed wine and the
sensor calculated 0.5 of alcohol content.
The researchers tested different types
of beverages such as Gin, Tanduay, Coke,
Royal and Water. They were all placed in
containers with the same amount. The Gin
has 80% alcohol content and the sensor had
a positive reaction. The Tanduay has 50%
alcohol content and the sensor had a positive
reaction. The coke has no alcohol content
and the sensor had negative reaction. The
royal has no alcohol content and the sensor
had negative reaction. The water has no
alcohol content and the sensor had a
negative reaction.
The researchers tested five subjects
with different ages. They first tested a 65
year old which had 0.25 as the initial
reaction or the state which they were not
under the influence of alcohol. After four
hours, the device sensed it and calculated
0.64 alcohol level. The researchers then
tested the 45 year old which had 0.25 initial.
After four hours, the device’s sensor
calculated 0.6 alcohol level. For 35 years
old, the sensor had 0.24 of initial reaction
and after four hours it had 0.6 alcohol level.
For 25 years old, it had 0.2 of initial and
after four hours the sensor calculated 0.6
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