Description:TECHNICAL FIELD
[0001] The present disclosure relates to the field of radiation measuring devices. In particular, the disclosure is about a Geiger counters-based device to measure and demonstrate the association of radiation, distance, temperature and humidity with each other that can be used for educational, research and demonstration purpose.

BACKGROUND
[0002] Background description includes information that may be useful in understanding the present disclosure. It is not an admission that any of the information provided herein is prior art or relevant to the present disclosure, or that any publication specifically or implicitly referenced is prior art.
[0003] Radiation detectors have been employed in the oil and gas industry for well logging by using Thallium-activated Sodium iodide crystals that are effectively detecting gamma rays. Various other devices are known in the art for measuring radiation using ionizing principle. Geiger counters have also been widely used where radiation impact to which people are exposed is measured.
[0004] Currently, the prior arts lacks of portable devices where the devices can measure the radiation but do not have the facility to store and transfer data to cloud to measure time of measurement, distance from source, surrounding temperature and humidity. However, efforts have been made to bring such device that can provide above mentioned measurements. For example, Patent Document CN202815219U discloses an irradiation distance measuring instrument comprising a KS103 ultrasonic measuring module, a single chip microcomputer control module, a display module, an alarm module, and a power supply module which are electrically connected. The irradiation distance measuring instrument is low power consumption, is high and precision, is easy to operate, is reliable in performance, is small and portable, can correct the measurement error caused by temperature, can measure the distance between a patient and laser, infrared or microwave irradiation therapeutic instrument, and can improve the treatment quality, ensure the curative effect and prevent medical accidents.
[0005] While the referred document measure radiation of microwave, laser, infrared including measurement of distance from the radiation source with surrounding temperature, there is a possibility to provide a device as an educational, demonstration model and for research purpose that can address the radiation in the surrounding us along with the correlation of humidity, temperature and distance measurement from the any identified radiation source.
[0006] Therefore, there is a requirement to have a simple, handy, and cost-effective device method using advance technology, which is able to build parts with unprecedented geometry and material complexities including conformal cooling channels, functionally graded materials, lattice structure, etc. And also reduces time, material waste, and costs.

OBJECTS OF THE DISCLOSURE
[0007] An important object of the present disclosure is to provide a device for self-assessment to measure radiation correlation assessment with distance, saving data in SD card and transmitting to cloud for remote monitoring.
[0008] It is an object of the present disclosure to provide a demonstration model for awareness to know the association between distance and radiation parameter.
[0009] An object of the present disclosure is to provide a device that can be used for future research to assess any correlation exist between temperature, humidity and radiation.
[0010] An object of the present disclosure is to provide a simple, hand-held, and cost-effective device to measure and demonstrate irradiation in association with surrounding environmental features.
[0011] Another object of the present disclosure is to provide a Geiger-Muller tube filled of mix of gases to detect surrounding radiations of different types.
[0012] Another object of the present disclosure is to provide an ESP 32 microcontroller based device with communication module to transmit data remotely.
[0013] Another object of the present disclosure is to provide OLED display to read measurements including graphical representation between time of measurement and radiation level for five minutes.
SUMMARY
[0014] Within the scope of this application, it is expressly envisaged that the various aspects, embodiments, examples and alternatives set out in the preceding paragraphs, and/or in the following description and drawings, and in particular the individual features thereof, may be taken independently or in any combination. Features described in connection with one embodiment are applicable to all embodiments, unless such features are incompatible.
[0015] In an aspect of the present disclosure relates to the field of radiation measuring devices. In particular, the disclosure is about a Geiger counters-based device to measure and demonstrate the association of radiation, distance, temperature and humidity with each other that can be used for educational, research and demonstration purpose.
[0016] In an aspect, the disclosure is about a device to detect radiation can include a glass tube including a pair of electrodes and filled with mix of gases; a plurality of sensors configured with the device to sense a plurality of environmental data; and a microcontroller coupled to the glass tube through a high voltage module and in communication with the sensors; the microcontroller comprising a plurality of modules, a database, and one or more data processing units communicatively coupled with memory storing instructions, when executed by one or more processors, causes at least one processor to perform operations to receive, from the electrodes, electrical pulses generated due to ionisation of the gas inside the glass tube upon ionising due to at least one type of radiation energy; receive, from the sensors, real-time environmental data sensed for surrounding; determine distance between the source of radiation and the device; record date and time of the data collected of the event to verify authenticity and data integrity; display radiation strength, distance from the radiation source, and environmental data on a display configured with the device; and transmit measured radiation strength, distance and environment data to a SD card for future monitoring.
[0017] In an embodiment, the glass tube is a Geiger-Muller tube includes a positive electrode and a negative electrode, and the gas tube is a sealed gas tube filled with Nobel gases.
[0018] In an aspect, the type of radiation detected but not limited to, by the device is surrounding radiation used for educational/demo/research purpose.
[0019] In an aspect, the plurality of sensors includes a humidity and temperature sensor, ultrasonic distance sensor, and real-time stamping is done by using time keeping module.
[0020] In an aspect, the microcontroller is an ESP 32 including Wi-Fi communication module and integrated with cloud to upload measured data.
[0021] In an aspect, the device measures and demonstrates radiation along with distance from the source of radiation, humidity, temperature during a particular time of measurement.
[0022] In an aspect, the device is a hand-held device comprising an in-built SD card to record data, and organic light emitting diode (OLED) display to display results.
[0023] In an aspect, the device provides graphical representation between time of measurement and radiation level for five minutes.
[0024] In an aspect, the device measures the electrical pulse in counts per minute (CPM) and in µSV/hour.
[0025] In an aspect, the power supply to the device is provided by rechargeable battery configured with the device, and charged through commercial power source by inserting charging probe into charging point.
[0026] Various objects, features, aspects, and advantages of the inventive subject matter will become apparent from following detailed description of preferred embodiments, along with the accompanying drawing figures in, which like numerals represent like components.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS
[0027] The specifications of the present disclosure are accompanied with drawings of the system and method to aid in better understanding of the said disclosure. The drawings are in no way limitations of the present disclosure, rather are meant to illustrate the ideal embodiments of the said disclosure.
[0028] In the figures, similar components and/or features may have the same reference label. Further, various components of the same type may be distinguished by following the reference label with a second label that distinguishes among the similar components. If only the first reference label is used in the specification, the description is applicable to any one of the similar components having the same first reference label irrespective of the second reference label.
[0029] FIGs. 1A, 1B, and 1C illustrate exemplary front, back, and side views of the disclosed device used for measuring radiation depicting various switches/buttons, in accordance with an embodiment of the present disclosure.
[0030] FIGs. 2A & 2B illustrates an exemplary functional block diagram 200 of the device with associated components tube connection with HV module, respectively, in accordance with an embodiment of the present disclosure.
[0031] FIG. 3A illustrates an exemplary view of the printed circuit board of the device depicting display module showing radiation level measured in pulses, in accordance with an embodiment of the present disclosure.
[0032] FIG. 3B illustrates an exemplary view of the printed circuit board of the device depicting display module showing graphical representation of radiation level for five minutes, in accordance with an embodiment of the present disclosure.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION
[0033] The following is a detailed description of embodiments of the disclosure depicted in the accompanying drawings. The embodiments are in such details as to clearly communicate the disclosure. However, the amount of detail offered is not intended to limit the anticipated variations of embodiments. On the contrary, the intention is to cover all modifications, equivalents, and alternatives falling within the spirit and scope of the present disclosure.
[0034] In the following description, numerous specific details are set forth in order to provide a thorough understanding of embodiments of the present disclosure. It will be apparent to one skilled in the art that embodiments of the present disclosure may be practiced without some of these specific details.
[0035] If the specification states a component or feature “may”,”can”,”could”, or “might” be included or have a characteristic, that particular component or feature is not required to be included or have that characteristic.
[0036] As used in the description herein and throughout, the meaning of “a,” “an,” and “the” includes plural reference unless the context clearly dictates otherwise. Also, as used in the description herein, the meaning of “in” includes “in” and “on” unless the context clearly dictates otherwise.
[0037] In an embodiment, the present disclosure relates to the field of radiation measuring devices. In particular, the disclosure is about a Geiger counters-based device to measure and demonstrate the association of radiation, distance, temperature and humidity with each other that can be used for educational, research and demonstration purpose.
[0038] In an embodiment, the disclosure is about a device to detect radiation can include a glass tube filled with mix of gases; a plurality of sensors to sense a plurality of environmental data; and a microcontroller. The microcontroller 208 comprising a plurality of modules, a database, and one or more data processing units to perform operations to receive, from the electrodes, electrical pulses generated due to ionisation of the gas inside the glass tube upon ionising due to radiation energy; receive, from the sensors, real-time environmental data sensed for surrounding; determine distance between the source and the device; record date and time of the data to verify authenticity and data integrity; display radiation strength, distance from the radiation source, and environmental data on a display configured with the device; and transmit measured radiation strength, distance and environment data to a cloud platform for remote monitoring.
[0039] In an embodiment, the glass tube is a Geiger-Muller tube includes a positive electrode and a negative electrode, and the gas tube is a sealed gas tube filled with Nobel gases.
[0040] In an embodiment, the type of radiation detected but not limited to, by the device is surrounding radiation for educational/demo/research purpose.
[0041] In an embodiment, the plurality of sensors includes a humidity and temperature sensor, ultrasonic sensor, and real-time stamping is done by using time keeping module.
[0042] In an embodiment, the microcontroller is an ESP 32 including Wi-Fi communication module and integrated with cloud to upload measured data.
[0043] In an embodiment, the device measures radiation along with distance from the source of radiation, humidity, temperature during a particular time of measurement.
[0044] In an embodiment, the device is a hand-held device comprising an in-built SD card to record data, and organic light emitting diode (OLED) display to display results.
[0045] In an embodiment, the device provides graphical representation between time of measurement and radiation level for five minutes.
[0046] In an embodiment, the device measures the electrical pulse in counts per minute (CPM) and in µSV/hour.
[0047] In an embodiment, the power supply to the device is provided by rechargeable battery configured with the device, and charged through commercial power source by inserting charging probe into charging point.
[0048] Referring to FIGs. 1A to 1C where exemplary views of the disclosed device 100 used for measuring radiation is shown. The radiation must be detected by suitable devices since radiations are invisible and the presence generally cannot be sensed by the human perception. Detectors respond to radiation by producing various physical affects which and can be measured. Ionization is one such effect.
[0049] In an embodiment, the device 100 including organic light emitting diode (OLED) display 102 (FIG. 1A) to display results, and an in-built SD card to record data. 206-B is the ultrasonic distance sensor (refer ultrasonic distance sensor 206-B in FIG. 2A) module to locate the radiation source distance in feet. The OLED display module 102 is to display the date, time, dose, temperature, humidity and distance. The device 100 measures radiation along with distance from the source of radiation, humidity, temperature during a particular time of measurement.
[0050] In an embodiment, the device 100 includes a plurality of switch/buttons 106. One such switch is on/off switch 106-1 (FIG. 1B). The plurality of switch/buttons 106 includes a device on/off switch 106-1 to turn on or off the device 100, a charging port 106-2 to insert the charging probe when there is requirement for charging the rechargeable battery, a graph representation button 106-3 is placed (FIG. 1C) to describe the association between time and radiation.
[0051] In an embodiment, the device 100 is small having weight approximately 500 grams. The dimensions are estimated to be 150mm x150mm x 75 mm (LxBxH).
[0052] In an embodiment, the device 100 measures the electrical pulse in counts per minute (CPM) and in µSV/hour.
[0053] In an embodiment, the power supply to the device 100 is provided by rechargeable battery configured with the device 100, and alternatively, through commercial power source using an adapter.
[0054] FIGs. 2A and 2B illustrate exemplary functional block diagram 200 of the device and associated components and tube 202 connection with HV module 210, respecively.
[0055] In an embodiment, the functional block diagram 200 for the device 100 to detect radiation can include a glass tube 202. The glass tube 202 includes a pair of electrodes 204, a plurality of sensors 206 configured with the device 100 to sense a plurality of environmental data; and a microcontroller 208 coupled to the glass tube 202 through a high voltage module 210.
[0056] In an embodiment, the glass tube 202 is Geiger-Miller tube to measure surrounding radiation. The glass tube 202 may be used is J321 or M4011.
[0057] In an embodiment, the glass tube 202 including a pair of electrodes 204. The two electrodes include one a central or positive electrode 204-1 and outer electrode or negative electrode 204-2.The microcontroller 208 coupled to the glass tube through a high voltage module 210. The detector includes a sealed gas chamber as tube or can have a shape of small balloon. The glass tube 202 is filled with mixture of Nobel gases.
[0058] In an embodiment, when a variable voltage from a high voltage module is applied across the electrodes 204 and the radiation energy hit the gas tube 202, the gas ionised in positive and negative charged ions. The positive ions will be attracted to outer electrode or cathode 204-2 and the negative ion towards central electrode or anode 204-1 and form a very small current across them. A current meter, if connected across electrodes 204, can measure the flow of current. More the radiation entering the chamber, more the current flow, which can be measured by the current meter.
[0059] In an embodiment, the plurality of sensors 206 includes a humidity and temperature sensor 206-A, ultrasonic sensor 206-B, and real-time stamping is done by using time keeping module 212. The DS3231 timer 212 is used with the device 100 for time stamping for current date and time. The ultrasonic distance sensor 206-B is used to detect distance between the device 100 and the radiating source. The distance measuring is limited to about 25 feet.
[0060] In an embodiment, the microcontroller 208 is an ESP 32. The ESP32 including Wi-Fi communication module and integrated with cloud 250 to upload measured data. The advantage of using ESP32 is that the ESP32 is dual core processing for multitasking. The data, display and connectivity is performed by the ESP32. It is low cost and energy efficient microprocessor.
[0061] In an embodiment, the glass tube 202 generates electrical pulses whenever it detects surrounding radiation, the ESP32’s interrupt-capable GPIO pin counts these pulses in real-time. The microcontroller 208 counts pulses per minutes in CPM and dose rates in µSV/hour using a conversion factor specific to the J321 version. The processor computes instantaneous dose rate, average dose, and total dose. The ESP32 transmits output to OLED display 102 of the device 100 with reading of dose rate, count rate, accumulated dose, etc. The device 100 includes SD card to log data for long-term monitoring.
[0062] FIGs. 3A and 3B illustrate exemplary views of the printed circuit board 300 of the device 100 depicting OLED display module 102 showing radiation level measured in pulses 302, and graphical representation 304 for five minutes radiation level, respectively.
[0063] In an embodiment, the printed circuit board 300 used for the device integrating various modules for interlinking themselves and the microcontroller ESP 32. The device 100 measures the electrical pulse generated due to ionisation of the gas filled in the glass tube 202 when radiation energy strikes the glass tube 202. The high voltage inside the tube accelerates the freed electrons, causing a cascaded reaction and creates electrical pulses, which is counted and displayed in counts per minutes which corresponds to the radiation level as shown in FIG. 3A. The radiation is recorded in counts per minute (CPM) along with the date and time of the measurement.
[0064] In an embodiment, when continuous tracking of the radiation required, the device is able to provide graphical representation 304 between time of measurement and radiation level for five minutes as shown in FIG. 3B.
[0065] In an embodiment, the power supply to the device 100 is provided by rechargeable battery 306 configured with the device 100. The power supply can also be connected through commercial power source using an adapter.
[0066] Thus, the disclosed device 100 measures radiation along with the distance from the source with temperature and humidity data for surrounding at the time of radiation measurement. This reduces multiple instruments required separately. The data saved in SD card and can be sent and read remotely and proved to be simple and cost-effective.
[0067] It is to be appreciated by a person skilled in the art that while various embodiments of the present disclosure have been elaborated for a device 100 through various modules, however, the teachings of the present disclosure are also applicable for other types of applications as well, and all such embodiments are well within the scope of the present disclosure without any limitation.
[0068] Moreover, in interpreting the specification, all terms should be interpreted in the broadest possible manner consistent with the context. In particular, the terms “comprises” and “comprising” should be interpreted as referring to elements, components, or steps in a non-exclusive manner, indicating that the referenced elements, components, or steps may be present, or utilized, or combined with other elements, components, or steps that are not expressly referenced.
[0069] While the foregoing describes various embodiments of the disclosure, other and further embodiments of the disclosure may be devised without departing from the basic scope thereof. The disclosure is not limited to the described embodiments, versions or examples, which are comprised to enable a person having ordinary skill in the art to make and use the disclosure when combined with information and knowledge available to the person having ordinary skill in the art
ADVANTAGES OF THE PRESENT DISCLOSURE
[0070] The present disclosure provides a device for self-assessment to measure radiation correlation assessment with distance, saving data in SD card and transmitting to cloud for remote monitoring.
[0071] The present disclosure provides a simple, hand-held, and cost-effective device to measure irradiation along with surrounding environmental features.
[0072] The present disclosure provides a Geiger-Muller tube filled of mix of gases to detect radiations of different types.
[0073] The present disclosure provides an ESP 32 microcontroller based device with communication module to transmit data remotely.
[0074] The present disclosure provides OLED display to read measurements including graphical representation between time of measurement and radiation level for five minutes.
[0075] The present disclosure provides multipurpose device for radiation detection and source location used for educational, demonstration and research purpose. , Claims:1. A device (100) to detect surrounding radiation, the device (100) comprising:
a glass tube (202) comprising a pair of electrodes (204) and filled with mix of gases;
a plurality of sensors (206) configured with the device (100) to sense a plurality of environmental data; and
a microcontroller (208) coupled to the glass tube through a high voltage module (210) and in communication with the sensors (206); wherein the microcontroller comprising a plurality of modules, a database, and one or more data processing units communicatively coupled with memory storing instructions, when executed by one or more processors, causes at least one processor to perform operations to:
receive, from the electrodes (204), electrical pulses generated due to ionisation of the gas inside the glass tube (202) upon ionising due to at least one type of radiation energy;
receive, from the sensors (206), real-time environmental data sensed for surrounding;
determine distance between the source of radiation and the device (100);
record date and time of the data collected of the event to verify authenticity and data integrity;
display radiation strength, distance from the radiation source, and environmental data on a display (102) configured with the device (100); and
transmit measured radiation strength, distance and environment data to a SD card for future monitoring.
2. The device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the glass tube (202) is a Geiger-Muller tube comprising a positive electrode (204-1) and a negative electrode (204-2), wherein the gas tube (202) is a sealed gas tube filled with Nobel gases.
3. The device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the type of radiation but not limited to, by the device (100) is surrounding radiation used for educational/demo/research purpose.
4. The device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the plurality of sensors (206) comprises a humidity and temperature sensor (206-A), ultrasonic distance sensor (206-B), wherein real-time stamping is done by using time keeping module (212).
5. The device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the microcontroller (208) is an ESP 32 comprising Wi-Fi communication module and integrated with cloud (250) to upload measured data.
6. The device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the device (100) measures radiation along with distance from the source of radiation, humidity, temperature during a particular time of measurement.
7. The device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the device (100) is a hand-held device comprising an in-built SD card to record data, and organic light emitting diode (OLED) display (102) to display results.
8. The device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the device (100) provides graphical representation (304) between time of measurement and radiation level for five minutes.
9. The device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the device (100) measures the electrical pulse in counts per minute (CPM) and in µSV/hour.
10. The device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the power supply to the device (100) is provided with rechargeable battery (306) configured with the device (100), and charged through commercial power source by inserting charging probe into charging point (106-2).