Implementación de un prototipo IOT para la monitorización de la calidad del aire en ambientes internos.

Abstract

There is a high percentage of the population that spends most of its time in indoor environments performing leisure, work, or study activities. These people are exposed to high levels of pollution generated in indoor environments that do not have proper ventilation. To solve this problem, we propose the implementation of an IoT prototype that is responsible for monitoring the air quality inside indoor environments and sends alerts when the air is foul.

The present project is framed in the design, implementation, application, and validation of an IoT prototype for the measurement of air quality in indoor environments using emerging technologies such as IoT and M2M (Machine to Machine) communication protocols with low resource consumption. The proposed solution allows the monitoring of CO2, PM2.5, temperature, and humidity parameters, as well as the development of a web application. For the development of the project two methodologies were used which are Oyegoke Constructivist Research together with some Scrum practices.

The IoT prototype implemented within a familiar environment, additionally its functionality and usability were validated. Functionality was validated by displaying the monitored parameters within a web application. And usability was validated by means of compliance surveys conducted with the users living in the family environment where the IoT prototype was implemented. Thanks to this, it was possible to demonstrate that the IoT prototype is an economical and functional alternative to measure and alert users about air quality within the indoor environments where they are.