IOT BASED PARALYSIS PATIENT HEALTH MONITORING SYSTEM
The Internet of Things (IOT) is a framework comprising of computing devices, software?s and sensors that allows the interconnected objects to acquire and exchange information over network. Modern technological growth has made human life better, quicker and serene. In our proposed system of healthcar
2025-06-28 16:33:37 - Adil Khan
IOT BASED PARALYSIS PATIENT HEALTH MONITORING SYSTEM
Project Area of Specialization Biomedical EngineeringProject SummaryThe Internet of Things (IOT) is a framework comprising of computing devices, software’s and sensors that allows the interconnected objects to acquire and exchange information over network. Modern technological growth has made human life better, quicker and serene. In our proposed system of healthcare monitoring of the paralysis patients, it is important to check a patient's vitals on an ongoing basis. In this framework, five sensors are integrated with Arduino microcontroller to monitor the temperature, heart beat and pulse rate, motion and movement of the patient. The microcontroller is further assimilated with a Wi-Fi and GSM module. This network collects the patient’s data and sends it to the Wi-Fi module, which enables the connectivity to the internet. In this way the data can be visualize and analyzed using the IOT platform. Through this proposed health care system the physician or caretaker can access and monitor the vitals of patients at any time. The GSM module sends the alert to the caretaker in case of any abnormality in the threshold values.
Project Objectives- The main objective of this project is to make a heath monitoring system that is cost efficient and effective.
- To make the device portable and as compact as possible so that it is easier to wear and can be moved around without any restrictions.
- To provide the data of the vitals of the patient 24/7.
- To avoid critical health situations by proposing a system which monitors patients’ health continuously.
The purpose of this was to develop a framework which has not been commercially implemented in Pakistan. In the first phase of the implementation of this project we designed a frame which can sense the vitals like ECG, pulse and temperature of the patient. Then the sensors were integrated with the sensors with Arduino. Along with this the Arduino was integrated with the Wi-Fi module ESP8266. And the final step in the first phase was to send the data of these vital to Thing Speak through which the caretaker or the doctor can observe any change in the graph.
In the second phase of the implementation of this project we added gyroscope sensor to detect the motion of our paralysis patient, a flex sensor that measures the amount of deflection or bending so that the caretaker can know the requirement of patient by the movement of a finger, and a GSM module is used to send alert to the caretaker whenever the vitals exceed the normal value.
Benefits of the ProjectThe IOT based paralysis patient healthcare provides the advantage when it comes to monitoring a paralysis patient who is incapable of movements and converse verbally. It becomes easy to monitor the vitals and resolves the trouble of 24/7 being present with the patient while running other personal errands.
Considerable analysis is targeted on developing in-home monitoring systems for patients who are paralyzed. Continuous observance of the important vitals of the patient's health helps to reduce hospitalizations by permitting appropriate and timely interventions.
This device is ought to be straightforward to use.
This device is meant to be used for long-term usage, remote observation and also provide compact system along with wearable sensors.
Hence, keeping in mind all this problems, we decided to develop this IOT health system which will provide ease to the caretakers of the patients, so that they won’t have to be always near them and can function their lives properly.
Technical Details of Final DeliverablePHASE 1:
Below mentioned are the technical details of the sensors, modules and microcontroller used in this project.
The pulse sensor is a heart rate sensor through which user can take live heart rate or pulse rate data. The LED in the pulse sensor shines the light into the fingertip, from which the sensor reads the light that bounces back and displays the data. The pins we used to connect with Arduino is A0, 5V and GND. This pulse sensor is highly efficient as it gives accurate results in a small period of time.
ECG sensor is an economical module used to record the electrical activity of the heart. This electrical activity is known as an ECG (Electrocardiogram) and the output of this sensor is an analog reading. The purpose of using this ECG sensor is that it has built in noise cancelling feature and it is easy to use as compared to the conventional ECG.
LM35 is a small and inexpensive accurate integrated circuit temperature sensor, whose output voltage will change, depending on the temperature around it and it can measure temperature from 55°C to 150°C. The LM35 is smoothly connected by means of any microcontroller which contains analog to digital function or any other platform like Arduino. It comes under the category of wearable sensor and hence it is efficient to use.
Arduino micro is a mini version of Arduino Mega. It consists everything which is needed to support the microcontroller. To use it connect it to a PC with a micro USB cable to get started. The pins which we used in our framework are analog pins A0, A1 and A2. To make our project compact we used Arduino micro which will occupy less space as compared to the other Arduino.
The ESP8266 is a user friendly and economical device used to provide internet provision. This module can work both as access point and as a station, hence it can easily get data and upload it to the internet making Internet of Things extremely easy.
Using the above mentioned sensors, micro controller and module we integrated the first phase of our project.
PHASE 2:
A GSM module is a chip or circuit that will be used to establish communication between a mobile device or a computing machine and a GSM. In our project the purpose of using GSM is so that an alert can be send to the caretaker’s cellphone in case of emergency.
A flex sensor or bend sensor is a sensor that measures the amount of deflection or bending. Usually, the sensor is stuck to the surface, and resistance of sensor element is varied by bending the surface. Flex sensor will help the patient to tell its need with just a slight movement of the finger.
Gyro sensors, also known as angular rate sensors or angular velocity sensors, are devices that sense angular velocity. Angular velocity. In simple terms, angular velocity is the change in rotational angle per unit of time. The gyro sensor is used to detect the motion of the patient.
With the addition of GSM, gyro and flex sensor our project came to completion.
Final Deliverable of the Project HW/SW integrated systemCore Industry MedicalOther Industries Health Core Technology Internet of Things (IoT)Other Technologies Wearables and ImplantablesSustainable Development Goals Good Health and Well-Being for People, Industry, Innovation and InfrastructureRequired Resources| Item Name | Type | No. of Units | Per Unit Cost (in Rs) | Total (in Rs) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total in (Rs) | 13029 | |||
| Pulse sensor | Equipment | 1 | 350 | 350 |
| ECG sensor (AD8232) | Equipment | 1 | 1600 | 1600 |
| Temperature sensor (LM35) | Equipment | 1 | 380 | 380 |
| Arduino Micro | Equipment | 1 | 1200 | 1200 |
| Wifi Module (ESP8266) | Equipment | 1 | 800 | 800 |
| Gyro Sensor | Equipment | 1 | 463 | 463 |
| Flex Sensor | Equipment | 2 | 2228 | 4456 |
| PCB and its fabrication | Equipment | 1 | 600 | 600 |
| Jumper Wires Bundle | Miscellaneous | 1 | 180 | 180 |
| GSM module | Equipment | 1 | 3000 | 3000 |