Title :
A blood alcohol measurement device using a fixed frequency photospectrometer
Author :
Durfee, Lucille J.
Author_Institution :
California State Polytech. Univ., CA, USA
Abstract :
There are many people who go out for a night on the town without thinking about the potential dangers of drinking alcohol and then driving. A simple, noninvasive system is needed to test these people before they leave the bar to determine if they are competent to drive. The purpose of this project is to study, design, build, and test a fixed frequency photospectrometer that will test the blood alcohol content of a person noninvasively
Keywords :
biochemistry; biomedical measurement; blood; chemical variables measurement; organic compounds; visible spectrometers; alcohol drinking; blood alcohol measurement device; drunk drivers; fitness for driving; fixed frequency photospectrometer; noninvasive system; potential dangers; Alcoholic beverages; Blood; Cities and towns; Electromagnetic radiation; Electromagnetic wave absorption; Frequency measurement; Light emitting diodes; Patient monitoring; Spectroscopy; Testing;
Conference_Titel :
Wescon/98
Conference_Location :
Anaheim, CA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-5078-2
DOI :
10.1109/WESCON.1998.716621
