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Repulse: A Social Distancing App

, Akshay Singh Thakur, Pranavkumar Magare, Aryan Singh Devara
Published in IEEE Pune section,1st IEEE International Conference on Computing, Communication and Green Engineering 2021      (CCGE21)
Abstract

Maintaining Social Distancing among people is very crucial at present when the whole world is facing the COVID-19 pandemic and yet there is no effective cure or antidotes available. In this pandemic situation, we need a robust solution to flatten the curve of COVID-19 so that people do not get sick, so our economy and supply chain stays running, and people's risk can be minimized. Some techniques are available to maintain social distancing, but most are based on visual recognition, which is not effectively applicable everywhere comparatively expensive. To overcome this issue and make it more reactive and smoother, an android application has been invented for the Social Distancing Alert System (SDAS). Our network is based on the concept of Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) detection technology, which receives Transmission Power (TsPower) and Signal Strength Indicator (SSI) on user handsets for the assessment of real-time social distancing status and to alert them. It informs through popup at real-time to the users, warnings on the screen of the handsets and by vibration and notification sound when another app user gets closer to a range of 2 meters with four levels of granularity.