UVC Automatic Door Handle Sanitizer

Authors

• Dean Dalton, Utah State UniversityFollow
• Tate Patterson, Utah State UniversityFollow

Document Type

Poster

Journal/Book Title/Conference

College of Engineering Senior Design Projects

Publisher

Utah State University

Location

Logan, UT

Publication Date

2021

Abstract

Infectious disease is easily spread through the use of door handles

• A virus placed on a single door handle can spread through the remainder of the building within 2 to 4 hours
• Ultraviolet Class C light (UVC) is effective at sanitizing surfaces easily and at a low cost
• UVC light can be harmful when there are high levels of direct exposure to the eyes

Automatic Door Handle Sanitizer

• The device applies UVC light to effectively sanitize while safely allowing the use of the door

Recommended Citation

Dalton, Dean and Patterson, Tate, "UVC Automatic Door Handle Sanitizer" (2021). Electrical and Computer Engineering. Paper 168.
https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/eceengr_srdesign/168