Utilization of Pulse Rate Variability between Post-sleep and Wake Cycles to increase Alarm Clock Efficiency using Arduino-based Non-invasive Pulse Detector

Abstract

The most common reason for students' tardiness is due to waking up late every morning. The causes may vary from lack of rest and sleep, to failure of ascertaining an alarm clock's noise or sometimes, falling back to sleep again after snoozing an alarm. This paper's purpose is to address the problem concerning student's inability to continue to stay awake after turning off their alarms using Arduino-based pulse rate triggered alarm interrupt (APRTAI). The proposed system will enable students to make use of a higher pulse rate from their thumb to turn off an alarm which can be achieved by engaging themselves in intensive physical activities that will eventually eradicate drowsiness and therefore prevent them from falling back to sleep again.