Study on the Effect of the Ambient Temperature toward the Quality of Sleep

Wira Hidayat bin Mohd Saad (Universiti Teknikal Malaysia Melaka (UTeM), Melaka, Malaysia)
Khoo Chin Wuen (Universiti Teknikal Malaysia Melaka (UTeM), Melaka, Malaysia)
Masrullizam bin Mat Ibrahim (Universiti Teknikal Malaysia Melaka (UTeM), Melaka, Malaysia)
Nor Hashimah Binti Mohd Saad (Universiti Teknikal Malaysia Melaka (UTeM), Melaka, Malaysia)
Syafeeza Binti Ahmad Radz (Universiti Teknikal Malaysia Melaka (UTeM), Melaka, Malaysia)
Ahmad Sayuthi bin Mohamad Shokri (Universiti Teknikal Malaysia Melaka (UTeM), Melaka, Malaysia)
Mohd Safirin bin Karis (Universiti Teknikal Malaysia Melaka (UTeM), Melaka, Malaysia)

International Journal of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Vol 7, No 6: December 2017

Getting enough sleep at the right times can help in improving quality of life and protect mental and physical health. This study proposes a portable sleep monitoring device to determine the relationship between the ambient temperature and quality of sleep. Body condition parameter such as heart rate, body temperature and body movement was used to determine quality of sleep. All readings will be log into database so that users can review back and hence analyze quality of sleep. The functionality of the overall system is designed for a better experience with a very minimal intervention to the user. The simple test on the body condition (body temperature and heart rate) while asleep with several different ambient temperatures are varied and the result shows that someone has a better sleep for the temperature range of 23 to 28 degree Celsius. This can prove by lower body temperature and lower heart rate.