| Group |
2016-11 |
Status |
completed |
| Title |
The Apollo Innobator |
| Supervisor |
Dr. S. Hashtrudi Zad & Dr. W. Hamou-Lhadj) |
| Description |
The group proposes to design and build a fully functional incubator. Ultimately, the goal is for the incubator to have all the functionalities of a generic incubator plus some new features such as network connectivity with devices.
An incubator is an intensive care unit for infants, more specifically the one we are suggesting to build will use photo-therapy to treat and reduce high bilirubin levels that causes jaundice in newborns.
To do so, the incubator will control the ambient temperature and humidity if the crib as well as the intensity level of the UV lights. It will also read the vital signs and body temperature of the infant. Using the knowledge from control systems we will create a systematic procedure that will ensure the infant's treatment and safety.
To guarantee the system's functionality and safety the incubator is to be connected with an appropriate smart device that will obtain the multiple readings mentioned above. There will be a customized application made to perform supervisory control and fault monitoring on the entire system. Such features will be essential in to taking our incubator stand out and help medical staff better treat their patients by providing an ease to use, cheap to maintain and least capital cost for value alternative to incubators of the same standard on the market, which currently cost a minimum of $25,000. We will be supported actively through the development cycle by an advisory group of medical professionals with decades of field experience between them and by professors knowledge in the technical aspects of the project.
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| Requirement |
Power electronics, control systems, telecommunications, embedded systems, java (android) programming, project management |
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| Number of Students |
5 |
| Students |
Oreoluwa Ajayi,Sami Assouad,Mohamed Senior,Sonia Panka,
Abdullah Tanwir
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