Optical system for drop volume measurement

Author

Norgia, Michele ; Magnani, A. ; Melchionni, Dario ; Pesatori, Alessandro

Author_Institution

Dept. of Electron. Inf. e Bioeng., Politec. di Milano, Milan, Italy

fYear

2014

fDate

12-15 May 2014

Firstpage

1322

Lastpage

1325

Abstract

The purpose of this research deals with the realization of a sensor capable of measuring the volume of a drop in free fall. The sensor is made of a simple, low cost, red laser source, a photodiode and an optics to focus the beam on the light sensor. So, when the drop falls down, it is possible to estimate its volume from the signal generated on the photodiode while getting through the laser beam. This system may be very useful together with a drip chamber in order to have an accurate and low cost volume and flow rate measurement of the infused substances.

Keywords

flow measurement; measurement by laser beam; optical sensors; photodetectors; photodiodes; signal generators; volume measurement; drip chamber; drop volume measurement; flow rate measurement; infused substance; laser beam; light sensor; optical system; photodiode; red laser source; signal generation; Laser beams; Lenses; Measurement by laser beam; Optical scattering; Optical variables measurement; Photodiodes; Volume measurement; biomedical monitoring; fluid flow measurement; measurement by laser beam; optical sensors; volume measurement;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Instrumentation and Measurement Technology Conference (I2MTC) Proceedings, 2014 IEEE International

Conference_Location

Montevideo

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/I2MTC.2014.6860960

Filename

6860960