Simple LED spectrophotometer for analysis of color information

Biomed Mater Eng. 2015:26 Suppl 1:S1773-80. doi: 10.3233/BME-151478.

Abstract

A spectrophotometer is the basic measuring equipment essential to most research activity fields requiring samples to be measured, such as physics, biotechnology and food engineering. This paper proposes a system that is able to detect sample concentration and color information by using LED and color sensor. Purity and wavelength information can be detected by CIE diagram, and the concentration can be estimated with purity information. This method is more economical and efficient than existing spectrophotometry, and can also be used by ordinary persons. This contribution is applicable to a number of fields because it can be used as a colorimeter to detect the wavelength and purity of samples.

Keywords: Color information; color space; light emitting diode; spectrophotometer.

Publication types

  • Evaluation Study
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Color*
  • Colorimetry / instrumentation*
  • Equipment Design
  • Equipment Failure Analysis
  • Lighting / instrumentation*
  • Reproducibility of Results
  • Semiconductors*
  • Sensitivity and Specificity
  • Spectrum Analysis / instrumentation*