Development and design of automated hospital bed with incremental panels for bedsore prevention

College

Gokongwei College of Engineering

Department/Unit

Electronics And Communications Engg

Document Type

Conference Proceeding

Source Title

IEEE Region 10 Annual International Conference, Proceedings/TENCON

Volume

2015-January

Publication Date

1-26-2015

Abstract

The common causes of Bedsores are constant pressure and moisture build-up. To prevent the development of these causes, the researchers have decided to modify the typical hospital bed into an electronically automated prototype. The prototype was built with 50 incremental panels that has the capability to move the patient on the by the combination of the Chain and Sprocket Method and the Lead Screw. These incremental panels were implemented with Temperature Sensors to monitor the ambient temperature on the bed surface and IR Proximity sensors to detect the location of the patient in the prototype. The data gathered by these sensors are processed through the use of a microcontroller. The microcontroller will then relay the processed data to the stepper motor driver which will manipulate the stepper motors to cause movement to the incremental panels. © 2014 IEEE.

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Digitial Object Identifier (DOI)

10.1109/TENCON.2014.7022411

Disciplines

Electrical and Electronics

Keywords

Hospital beds--Automation; Bedsores—Prevention

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