Towards the new normal: A microcontroller-based screening and contact tracing information system aggregated with a web application

• Main Author: Ferrolino, Louielito U.
• Format: text
• Language: English
• Published: Animo Repository 2022
• Subjects: Contact tracing (Epidemiology); Body temperature—Measurement; Microcontrollers; Internet of things; Electrical and Computer Engineering
• Online Access: https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/etdm_ece/11
• Institution: De La Salle University

Contact tracing is a key point for curbing the transmission of SARS-CoV-2 and reducing COVID-19-associated mortality. In the Philippines, prior entering establishments, individuals are required to have their temperature measurements measured and log their names in contact tracing forms. This study integrates a contact tracing information system and an automated thermal scanner using MLX 90614. The study includes three major components – a database and web server, a web application and an IoT device. The IoT device runs on Raspberry Pi 4B which includes an MLX90614 for thermal measurement and a Rapsberry Pi Camera V2.1 for QR code validation.