Breathalyzer running on the MBED 1768 Platform; EE4427 Group 3 Spring 2018
Dependencies: 4DGL-uLCD-SE mbed
convertToBAC.cpp
- Committer:
- phred754
- Date:
- 2018-04-23
- Revision:
- 0:35f90b280233
File content as of revision 0:35f90b280233:
//Written by Todd Clark #include "convertToBAC.h" float getBAC(float input){ float voltage = input * 3; //Conversion from input resistance to voltage. float calibratedVoltage = voltage / 0.6; //Convert voltage to work with our 3 volt output signal. float ppm = 1033.992 + (55.84479 - 1033.992)/(1 + pow((calibratedVoltage/4.540421), 8.423297)); //Calculate ppm from our voltage values based on specs for MQ-3 gas sensor. float bac = (ppm * 0.21) / 100; //Calculate BAC from ppm. Formula taken from http://nootropicdesign.com/projectlab/2010/09/17/arduino-breathalyzer/ float calibratedBac = bac - 0.12; //Calibrate sensor based on value at 0% alcohol. return (calibratedBac < 0.0) ? 0 : calibratedBac; }