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Telemetr-acking. Dan Cwiertak Mike Ehlert Matt Nitz Khun Sok. Project Overview . Goal: reduce errors in medical institutions. Where to start? Advances in technology … Biotelemetry & Tracking How can this be demonstrated: Collect heart rate signal Determine approximate location
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Telemetr-acking Dan Cwiertak Mike Ehlert Matt Nitz KhunSok
Project Overview • Goal: reduce errors in medical institutions. • Where to start? • Advances in technology … • Biotelemetry & Tracking • How can this be demonstrated: • Collect heart rate signal • Determine approximate location • Transmit data to central computer • Display data in a graphical user interface (GUI)
Project Overview • Objectives: • Uniquely identify personnel • Track personnel or assets • Collect sample vital sign data • Wirelessly transmit & receive data • Associate data with internal records • Display information on GUI • Design devices to be small • Maintain modularity for future improvement
Vital Sign Data Acquisition • Purpose: • Ensure patients’ health and safety • Promote freedom • Design Alternatives: • Body Temperature • Blood Pressure • Heart Signal • Individual Tasks: • Analog signal collection • Filtering • Amplification
Vital Sign Data Acquisition • Advantages: • Non-invasive • More informative • Quality of care • Disadvantages: • More complex design • Common sources of noise
RFID Tracking • Purpose: • Security • Emergencies • Future applications • Design Alternatives: • Global positioning system (GPS) • Wireless transmitters • Radio frequency identification (RFID) • Individual Tasks: • Configuration of transceiver • Transmission of commands • Reception of responses
RFID Tracking • Advantages: • Allows for unique identification • Minimum cost per person • Small physical outline • Modularity • Disadvantages: • Complex low-level design • Accuracy (time domain) • Potential electromagnetic interference (EMI) issues
Wireless Communication • Purpose: • Promote freedom • Save time • Design Alternatives: • MiWi / Zigbee • Bluetooth • Frequency • Individual Tasks: • Setup network • Transmit • Receive
Wireless Communication • Advantages: • Cost savings • Cut the cord • Network integration • Disadvantages: • EMI • Point of failure
Graphical User Interface • Purpose: • Ease of use • Save time • System integration • Design Alternatives: • MATLAB • Visual C++ • LabView • Individual Tasks: • Process received data • Display data
Graphical User Interface • Advantages: • Usability • Centralized • Fool proof • Mobility • Disadvantages: • Upfront design cost • Maintenance
Conclusions • Feasible design with room for improvement • Possible Future Work: • Refine amplifiers and filters • Access control for RFID • Antenna/power design for RFID • Electromagnetic capability testing
Acknowledgements • Dr. Weidong Xiang • Dr. “Nattu” (Natarajan) • Dr. John Miller • Jim Kopitzke of Precision Dynamics Corporation • Chris Baird of Digikey • TycoElectronics and Microchip • ECE department
Thank you! Any questions? “Questions in life are guaranteed; Answers are not.” -anonymous