Self-Organizing Map Classification of the Extremely Low-Frequency Magnetic Field Produced by Typical Tablet Computers
Author:
Brodić Darko1, Amelio Alessia2, Draganov Ivo R.3
Affiliation:
1. University of Belgrade, Technical Faculty in Bor, 19210 Bor , Serbia 2. DIMES, University of Calabria, 87036 Rende (CS), Italy 3. Faculty of Telecommunications at TechnicalUniversity of Sofia, Sofia 1000, Bulgaria
Abstract
Abstract
In this paper, the extremely low frequency magnetic field produced by the tablet computers is explored. The measurement of the tablet computers’ magnetic field is performed by using a measuring geometry previously proposed for the laptop computers. The experiment is conducted on five Android tablet computers. The measured values of the magnetic field are compared to the widely accepted TCO safety standard. Then, the results are classified by the Self-Organizing Map method in order to create different levels of safety or danger concerning the magnetic field to which tablet computer users are exposed. Furthermore, a brief comparison of the obtained magnetic field levels with the ones from typical laptops is performed. At the end, a practical suggestion on how to avoid the high exposure to the low frequency magnetic field emitted by the tablet computers is given.
Publisher
Walter de Gruyter GmbH
Subject
Instrumentation,Biomedical Engineering,Control and Systems Engineering
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