Design of an interactive smart band for intellectually disabled person

Abstract

The urge of patient monitoring demands a huge crisis in health care industry. The situation becomes even worse in case of patients suffering from intellectual disability (ID). In such scenario the patient has constraints over adaptive behavior and significant limitation in cognitive functioning and skills which includes communication and self aid. The proposed system monitors the patient’s movements. The system is mainly divided into two parts namely smart band unit and the mobile application unit. The smart band unit is comprised of ESP 32 microcontroller with inbuilt Bluetooth low energy (BLE) module, temperature sensor and accelerometer chip. The mobile application is connected with the BLE module and receives continuous data packets. If the band crosses beyond the Bluetooth connectivity region or if thestrap of the band is removed, then the mobile application is notified with series of alert messages. The system also keeps track of constant temperature survey and any fall detection in case of any abnormal situation by alerting the care taker’s mobile application. Thus the proposed system is aease mechanism ensuring all safety measures and serves the very purpose of patient monitoring crisis.