Design and Evaluation of a Mobile Sensing Platform for Water Conductivity

Chamod Weerasinghe; Lokesh P. Padhye; Suranga Nanayakkaraac

doi:10.1109/SENSORS52175.2022.9967052

Design and Evaluation of a Mobile Sensing Platform for Water Conductivity

Chamod Weerasinghe
, Lokesh P. Padhye
, Suranga Nanayakkaraac

Stony Brook University

The University of Auckland
National University of Singapore

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › peer-review

2 Scopus citations

Abstract

Electrical conductivity (EC) is one of the many water quality parameters that provides an indication of total ionic contaminants in water. This is traditionally measured with either lab-based equipment or battery-powered portable meters. These tools are expensive and require expertise to use, hindering their widespread adoption. We aim to address this challenge based on a custom-made electrode and processing unit that can be plugged into a smartphone via the USB port. In this paper, we present the design, development and evaluation of our mobile sensing system that is low cost (< 35 USD), easy-to-use (SUS score of 89.3) and accurate. Our initial testing suggests that the sensor is able to measure EC with < 3% root mean squared percentage error compared to a lab-based instrument. We believe our approach will empower a large group of people to contribute to water quality measurements.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	2022 IEEE Sensors, SENSORS 2022 - Conference Proceedings
Publisher	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
ISBN (Electronic)	9781665484640
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/SENSORS52175.2022.9967052
State	Published - 2022
Event	2022 IEEE Sensors Conference, SENSORS 2022 - Dallas, United States Duration: Oct 30 2022 → Nov 2 2022

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Name	Proceedings of IEEE Sensors
Volume	2022-October

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Conference	2022 IEEE Sensors Conference, SENSORS 2022
Country/Territory	United States
City	Dallas
Period	10/30/22 → 11/2/22

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Citizen Science
Eletrochemical Sensor
Mobile Sensing
Water Quality

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Weerasinghe, C, Padhye, LP & Nanayakkaraac, S 2022, Design and Evaluation of a Mobile Sensing Platform for Water Conductivity. in 2022 IEEE Sensors, SENSORS 2022 - Conference Proceedings. Proceedings of IEEE Sensors, vol. 2022-October, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 2022 IEEE Sensors Conference, SENSORS 2022, Dallas, United States, 10/30/22. https://doi.org/10.1109/SENSORS52175.2022.9967052

Design and Evaluation of a Mobile Sensing Platform for Water Conductivity. / Weerasinghe, Chamod; Padhye, Lokesh P.; Nanayakkaraac, Suranga.
2022 IEEE Sensors, SENSORS 2022 - Conference Proceedings. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 2022. (Proceedings of IEEE Sensors; Vol. 2022-October).

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