Claims:We claim:-

1. A device for remote monitoring of baby incubator using Android App. which monitors vital parameters such as body temperature, pulse rate, moisture condition, movement of an infant and using ANDROID APP this information is transferred to their doctor wherein;
a) Measurements of these vital parameters can be done and under risk situation conveyed to the doctor with alarm triggering system to initiate the proper control actions;
b) The mattress where the baby lies is completely enclosed by a clear plastic canopy;
c) The temperature in the incubator is increased by a heater element below the mattress;
d) The air temperature is monitored by temperature sensors and is adjusted by controlling the current to the heater;
e) The user can set the incubator to control the temperature of the air;
f) If the temperature of the incubator increased above the threshold value then the alarm will beep and the fan will be on and it remains on till the temperature decreased to the threshold value;
g) If the temperature of the incubator decreased below the threshold value then also the alarm will beep and now the bulb will be on and it remains on till the temperature increased to the threshold value;
h) Supplementary oxygen can be taken in by an oxygen inlet connection where it is mixed with the fresh air through the filter;
i) The humidity can be increased by the use of water baths or by dripping water on a heated element;
j) Light bulbs heat air in the bottom part of the incubator;
k) The air passes over a container with evaporating water, so that its humidity increases;
l) The warm, humid air then flows upwards into the baby compartment;
m) The baby is cared for through special access doors called arm ports.

, Description:FORM 2
THE PATENT ACT 1970
(39 OF 1970)
AND
The patent rules, 2003
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION
(See section 10: rule 13)

1. TITLE OF INVENTION
Remote Monitoring of Baby Incubator using Android App

2 APPLICANTS
Sr. No Name Nationality Address
1 Sandip Institute of Technology & Research Centre Indian Sandip Foundation's Sandip Institute of Technology & Research Centre, Mahiravani, Trimbak Road Nashik

3. PREAMBLE TO THE DESCRIPTION

COMPLETE
Following specification particularly describes the invention and the manner in which it is to be performed.

4. DESCRIPTION.

Technical field of invention:

Present invention in general relates to design and develop a device for remote monitoring of baby incubator using Android App and in particular to develop real time and reliable management for the intelligent infant incubator system.

Prior art:

Medical crisis attributable to lack of medical doctors, nurses and excessive expenditure of medical treatment tends to a lot of serious issues in keeping with population ageing during a world. Babies that are born after a pregnancy lasting 37 weeks or less are typically considered premature. Critically ill baby are a special group of patients that consist of premature infants who may suffer from diseases that are mainly caused by immaturity of their organs, and full term infants, who become severely ill during or immediately after birth. Incubators area unit clear plastic cribs that keep babies heat and facilitate defend them from germs and noise. Incubators were expensive, that the whole space was usually unbroken heat instead. Incubator is designed to provide an optimal environment for new-born babies with growth problems (premature baby) or with illness problems. The incubator is an isolated area environment with no dust, bacteria, and has the ability to control temperature, LDR, and Co2 to remain them in acceptable levels such as (36°C-38°C) for temperature [1].

EP 1525842 A1 discloses telemetry sensing system for infant care apparatus. An infant warming apparatus for supporting an infant upon an infant bed is described. The apparatus has a sensor that is affixed to the skin of the infant to detect one or more physiological functions of the infant. A transmitter is located within the enclosure of the sensor and which transmit the information detected by the physiological sensor to a receiver that is located on the infant care apparatus and which can then convert that information into a recognizable or usable medium. An alternative embodiment includes the transmitter located proximate to the infant within an infant scale located beneath the infant. The sensor is hardwired to the transmitter in the infant scale and signals relating to weight and/or a condition of the infant are transmitted by wireless telemetry to a monitor or other display device to display that information to the caregiver.

US 20150250978 A1 discloses infant incubator audio therapy system. Provided is an audio therapy system designed for use with incubated infants. The system includes an audio playback device configured to store and play back recordings of soothing music, a mother's heartbeat, a mother's voice, or nature sounds. This audio playback device electrically and operatively couples to one or more speaker units, which are removably secured to the interior of an incubation unit. In this manner, audio playback from the audio is played within the interior of an incubation unit to calm and soothe an infant contained therein. The audio playback device is stored within a cradle that removably secures to the exterior of an incubation unit, to reduce the likelihood that audio therapy will be abruptly initiated or discontinued.

Baby incubator temperature and humidity monitoring and alarming system is describes in CN 201764989 U. The utility model comprises a monitoring unit and an alarming unit, wherein the monitoring unit comprises a human-computer interface, a processor provided with a TM temperature and humidity control software system, a data storage system connected with a printing unit, and a movable type temperature and humidity detector installed on a baby incubator; and the alarming unit comprises a combined aural and visual alarm directly assembled on the movable type temperature and humidity detector, and a color code displaying and information communicating device of the human-computer interface. The baby incubator temperature and humidity monitoring and alarming system is independent from a temperature and humidity network monitoring system except for the self-temperature and humidity alarming function of the baby incubator, the movable type temperature and humidity detector is used for dynamically monitoring and managing the temperature of each baby incubator in real time, and the uploading of monitoring data and system management are realized.

Humidity sensor for incubator is described in US 6711937 B2. A sensor module for an incubator or other patient support includes a temperature sensor for sensing the temperature of the air within the interior of the hood of support, a humidity sensor for determining the relative humidity of air drawn from the hood, a temperature sensor for determining the temperature of the air sensed by humidity sensor, and a correlate for adjusting the sensed relative humidity to provide an indication of the relative humidity within the hood.

CN 202446411 U discloses Temperature control system of modern infant incubator. The temperature control system comprises a temperature sensor, a crystal oscillator, an MCU (Micro-programmed Control Unit), an EEPROM (Electrically Erasable Programmable Read-Only Memory), a display module, a fault alarm module, a temperature setting module and a temperature correction module, wherein the temperature sensor, the crystal oscillator, the EEPROM, the display module, the fault alarm module, the temperature setting module and the temperature correction module are respectively connected with the MCU; the temperature sensor is a DS18B20 sensor; and the MCU is a C8051f320 single chip. The temperature control system can be used for measuring and displaying temperature in the incubator in real time, automatically setting safety temperature range, and carrying out sound-light alarm when the temperature is abnormal, so that the safety of use is improved; and an optical signal of alarm is used as a control signal for a next heating device, so that the temperature of the system can be self-adjusted while an alarm is given, and harm to an infant is reduced.

US 20020147381 A1 describes an adaptive motor speed control in an infant incubator. An infant incubator of the type having an enclosure within which the infant is held and an air circulation system with a heater and a motor driven blower is disclosed. An adaptive motor speed controller having a sensor providing an indication of the stability of the temperature of the infant is coupled to the blower motor and controls the motor speed at least in part based on the stability of the temperature of the infant. While the infant's temperature is stable, the motor speed is reduced within limits.

Thus there is need to design and develop a system and equipment for monitoring, controlling and maintaining the temperature and other parameters of new born baby and also desire to prevent the shortcoming of the existing method and device. Hence the present invention designs and develops a remote monitoring system for baby incubator using Android App.

Object:

1. Primary object of the present invention is to design and develop a device for remote monitoring of baby incubator using Android App.

2. Another object of the present invention is to provide real time and reliable management for the intelligent infant incubator system.

3. Yet another object of the present invention is to provide a device for remote watching and management of parameters helpful particularly just in case of transport incubators.

4. Yet another object of the present invention is to convey updated information of baby by Android app to the doctor so he needs not to come in the room where baby incubator is placed.

5. Yet another object of the present invention is to observe all the data of baby by sitting anywhere and can suggest medicine to nurse also.

6. Yet another object of the present invention is to monitor vital parameters such as body temperature, pulse rate, moisture condition, movement of an infant, etc.

7. Yet another object of the present invention is to construct entire chamber of the incubator using Acrylic sheet as it is more advantageous over glass and plastic.

8. Yet another object of the present invention is to reduce the temperature when it goes beyond 37°C some ices are kept in the cooling unit.

9. Yet another object of the present invention is that a 12V dc fan is attached outside the cooling chamber to flow the air stream to the baby room in order to confine the temperature within 37°C.

10. Yet another object of the present invention is to develop a reliable and efficient baby monitoring system that can play a vital role in providing better infant care.

Other objects, features and advantages will become apparent from detail description and appended claims to those skilled in art.

STATEMENT:

Accordingly following invention provides a device for remote monitoring of baby incubator using Android App. This system monitor vital parameters such as body temperature, pulse rate, moisture condition, movement of an infant and using ANDROID APP this information is transferred to their doctor. Measurements of these vital parameters can be done and under risk situation conveyed to the doctor with alarm triggering system to initiate the proper control actions. The mattress where the baby lies is completely enclosed by a clear plastic canopy. The temperature in the incubator is increased by a heater element below the mattress. The air temperature is monitored by temperature sensors and is adjusted by controlling the current to the heater. The user can set the incubator to control the temperature of the air. If the temperature of the incubator increased above the threshold value then the alarm will beep and the fan will be on and it remains on till the temperature decreased to the threshold value. If the temperature of the incubator decreased below the threshold value then also the alarm will beep and now the bulb will be on and it remains on till the temperature increased to the threshold value. Supplementary oxygen can be taken in by an oxygen inlet connection where it is mixed with the fresh air through the filter. The humidity can be increased by the use of water baths or by dripping water on a heated element. Light bulbs heat air in the bottom part of the incubator. The air passes over a container with evaporating water, so that its humidity increases. The warm, humid air then flows upwards into the baby compartment. The baby is cared for through special access doors called arm ports. The preferred embodiment mainly comprises of sensors, bluetooth module, LCD display, Dc fan, bulb, Acrylic sheet, etc.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING:
This invention is described by way of example with reference to the following drawing where,

Figure 1 of sheet 1 shows the sequence diagram.
Where,
1 denotes Start
2 denotes Read temperature and HR from sensor
3 denotes Humidity
4 denotes Temperature
5 denotes 36 =t =37?
6 denotes t<36°C
7 denotes t>37°C
8 denotes No
9 denotes Yes
10 denotes Case 1
11 denotes Do nothing
12 denotes Case 2
13 denotes 70 =HR =75
14 denotes RH<70
15 denotes RH>75
16 denotes Case 3
17 denotes Case 4.

Figure 2 of sheet 2 shows the sequence diagram.
Where,
8 denotes No
9 denotes Yes
11 denotes Do nothing
18 denotes Case
19 denotes Display over LCD send msg bt wait for reply
20 denotes response=1
21 denotes a=1
22 denotes b=1
23 denotes Control 1
24 denotes Control 2
25 denotes response2=1
26 denotes c=1
27 denotes d=1
28 denotes control 3
29 denotes control 4.

In order that the manner in which the above-cited and other advantages and objects of the invention are obtained, a more particular description of the invention briefly described above will be referred, which are illustrated in the appended drawing. Understanding that these drawing depict only typical embodiment of the invention and therefore not to be considered limiting on its scope, the invention will be described with additional specificity and details through the use of the accompanying drawing.

Detailed description:
This present invention proposes a new a real time web-based system for controlling Temperature, Heartbeat, Oxygen level parameter even under unexpected failure of sensors and protects the infant from short circuit. An implementation of a real time smart phone-based system for monitoring Temperature, Heartbeat, Oxygen level and Physical condition of neonatal by using ARM Processor. Under the monitoring of neonatal continuous Oxygen sensor supply is ensured. The algorithm is written such that the data is acquired continuously and compared with standard limits based on Upper Limits in case of temperature and is also used for other sensor. Temperature is of primary importance when it comes to incubator control and hence redundancy is applied for the temperature. When a short circuit is detected a warning message is displayed and immediately Logic OFF will be sent to all the Final Control Elements (Cooler, Heater) to protect baby from short circuit. The mechanics of observance are same (as adult), however we've got to be conscious of skin care, especially on our infants. It continuously helps that we will collect & send this data through mobile phone like a smart phone.

Methodology:
This project emphasizes on developing an infant incubator especially for premature babies. Entire chamber of the incubator is constructed using Acrylic sheet as it is more advantageous over glass and plastic. This material is less dense – its density can range from 1100-1200 kg/m3. It is very much less than the density of glass which ranges 2420 to 2790 kg/m3. [15] Transportation and assembling of acrylic materials are consequently easier and cheaper. Main chamber consists of two compartments. Larger compartment keeps the baby in and smaller compartment comprises of control units. The control unit section has three portions. The lower portion is the heating unit. Heating unit consists of an incandescent bulb and a 12V dc fan. There are slits on the joining wall of the unit. The fan exerts air flow which becomes heated by the bulb heat and passes through the slit to the baby room. The dc fan and bulb starts running when the baby room temperature reduces from 37oC and stops when the sensor gives the signal that the baby room temperature is above 37oC. The upper portion has two subsections. One is cooling unit and the other is humidity control unit. Some ices are kept in the cooling unit to reduce the temperature when it goes beyond 37°C. A 12V dc fan is attached outside the cooling chamber to flow the air stream to the baby room in order to confine the temperature within 37°C. The humidity control unit has the capacity to collect the molten water from the ice of cooling chamber. It contains a heater and a 12V dc fan. When humidity sensor senses the humidity level below 70% this unit automatically starts. It runs no later than the humidity level reaches at 75%. There is an exhaust fan on the outside of the baby chamber which ensures the continuous flow of air. The whole system is controlled by an ARM microcontroller program. The supply current is provided by using transformers, rectifiers, bridge and relays with 220V AC current. One of the most important elements in a newborn's survival is the infant’s temperature regulation. The newborn baby is readily a mature homoeothermic, but the range of environmental temperature over which an infant can operate successfully is severely restricted. The infant’s body temperature should be maintained at 36oC-37oC. Another important element is humidity regulation. The dehydration of infant with 31 or less weeks of gestation, treaties in ambient with relative humidity in 20 %, exceed 200 ml/kg/day. To provide a baby friendly environment the relative humidity must be maintained within 70% to 75% RH. [16] Keeping in mind about the above problems related to the infant we need to design such an incubator system that controls the temperature and humidity of the environment where the newborn baby is rested. Fig. shows the block diagram of total control system unit through which the incubator would run to get optimum temperature and humidity. The Design Requirements of infant incubator are to provide the infant with the bare necessities, these are: (i) Power supply

a) Structure development of incubator
(b) Temperature control system
(c) Humidity control system
(d) Control Unit
(e) Cost Analysis

A. Structure development of incubator:
It is better that the incubator is light in weight so that it can be portable at the same time provides strong support for the components used and can bear the weight of the infant. Isolation of the compartment where the baby is kept from the controlling unit is a necessary requirement. The incubator design can be divided into four subsystems: structural support, enclosure, shell, and bed. The structural support is the device that accommodates the other subsystems and the preterm infant. Design Parameters: Length 80 cm, Height 30 cm, Width 30 cm thickness of material 5 mm. Control units inside the box has a dimension of 10 cm x 30 cm x 30 cm. The control unit is responsible for holding the heat exchanger and the electrical components needed for the incubator to work. The shell is responsible for retaining the heated air, preventing airborne infections from reaching the preterm infant, and venting the stagnant air. The bed is intended to keep the preterm infant in place. Fig. 4 depicts the rendered image of the 3D model of incubator structure designed by Computer Aided Design.

B. Temperature Control System:
The temperature is sensed by DHT11 sensor. It is connected to the ARM. In the circuit arrangement of the control system signal pin of the sensor is connected to the analog input pin A0 of the microcontroller. These are connected through relays with the digital output pin 10 and 9 of ARM board. Each Relays are of 5 volts and are interfaced with the ARM through relay drivers. Here NPN transistors are used as relay drivers. ARM is the controller used here. The program is written to control the bulb and fans. When the temperature in the chamber falls down below 36oC the bulb glows and fan associated with the bulb is turned ON so that that the hot air is blown to the compartment B through the slider. The cooling unit consists of an Aluminum vessel containing ice and a 12 v dc fan. This fan is connected with the digital output pin 7 of the ARM board through a relay. Whenever the temperature in the chamber goes beyond 37°C the bulb automatically switches off and the fan in the cooling unit turns ON. Cool air is blown to the compartment B until the desired temperature is achieved. Fig. 7 shows the constructed view of incubator’s temperature controlling unit.

C. Humidity Control System:
At one side of the cooling unit a small compartment is built to serve the purpose of controlling humidity. In this compartment there is a 100 watt heater and a 12 V dc fan connected with the digital output pin 6 and 13 respectively. When the relative humidity falls below 70% the bulb glows. As a result water is turned into vapor. The fan placed behind the heater helps to blow the vapors to the small compartment. If relative humidity exceeds over 75% an exhaust fan placed outside of the compartment exhausts the air outside of the incubator. Here the humidity is sensed by the same sensor DHT11. Fig. 6 depicts the real constructed image of the incubator humidity control unit. This sensor is so beneficial because it can render signals for both temperature and humidity.

Working:
As we know that an incubator is an apparatus used to maintain environmental conditions suitable for a neonate (newborn baby). It is used in preterm or for some ill full-term babies. The mattress where the baby lies is completely enclosed by a clear plastic canopy. In this temperature and humidity are the parameters which have to be controlled .The temperature in the incubator is increased by a heater element below the mattress. A motor driven fan near the heater draws in fresh air through a filter and blows it past the heater, warming the air. The air is directed up through slots into the area above the mattress and circulated around. A threshold value for temperature and humidity is set manually by using the potentiometer.[3]

The air temperature is monitored by temperature sensors and is adjusted by controlling the current to the heater. The user can set the incubator to control the temperature of the air. If the temperature of the incubator increased above the threshold value then the alarm will beep and the fan will be on and it remains on till the temperature decreased to the threshold value. If the temperature of the incubator decreased below the threshold value then also the alarm will beep and now the bulb will be on and it remains on till the temperature increased to the threshold value. Supplementary oxygen can be taken in by an oxygen inlet connection where it is mixed with the fresh air through the filter. The humidity can be increased by the use of water baths or by dripping water on a heated element. Light bulbs heat air in the bottom part of the incubator. The air passes over a container with evaporating water, so that its humidity increases. The warm, humid air then flows upwards (chimney effect) into the baby compartment. The baby is cared for through special access doors called arm ports.

Typical values are:
Air Temperature: 32°C to 38°C Total gas intake: 35 L/min Relative humidity: 50-100%.

The microcontroller used is arm 7 LPC 2148.The arm 7 LPC 2148 can be powered via the USB connection or with an external power supply. The power source is selected automatically. External (non-USB) power can come either from an AC-to-DC adapter (wall wart) or battery.

The arm 7 LPC 2148 can be programmed with the KEIL software shown in Fig. The arm 7 LPC 2148 on the Mega comes pre burned with a boot loader that allows you to upload new code to it without the use of an external hardware programmer. It communicates using the original STK500 protocol. You can also bypass the boot loader and program the microcontroller through the ICSP (In-Circuit Serial Programming) header.

Software Details:
LPC 2148 is used as a micro-controller in a proposed system. The sensors namely pulse rate sensor, accelerometer, temperature sensor, moisture sensor and sound detector are interfaced with analog channel of ADC of micro-controller. The values taken from this sensor are displayed after every 2msec of delay. Power on reset function of PIC micro-controller resets all the values. The micro-controller read output of ADC after every 2 seconds. Temperature of an infant is read by microcontroller, the software is developed in such a way that upper limit of temperature is set, if crosses that limit, buzzer will be on and alert message send to mother. Similar conditions are considered for other sensors.

This system monitor vital parameters such as body temperature, pulse rate, moisture condition, movement of an infant and with the help of ANDROID APP using Bluetooth network this information is transferred to their doctor. Measurements of these vital parameters can be done and under risk situation conveyed to the doctor with alarm triggering system to initiate the proper control actions.

Implication (Social impact):
• Now-a-days the baby incubator is existed in the city hospital, but they are quiet expensive and not affordable to a common man. Hence the people in rural areas cannot take the benefit of this baby incubator.
• Due to this the number of death of the premature babies in rural areas is continuously increasing.
• Our project can be effectively used by technicians in a small health care centre in rural areas.
• The android app used here is also very beneficial for the transmission of data of baby.
• Doctors visiting in villages once in a while will be able to get informed about babies within few seconds.
• Temperature as humidity crosses threshold level, doctors will get updated about it so that he can comment on it using android technology.
• And the care taking person of baby in the absence of doctor can treat as take care of it according to the doctor’s comment.

Problem Statement:
• A number of the common issues related to premature birth of a baby are related to below mention:
1. Breathing issues &Bleeding within the brain.
2. Heart conditions, Gut and biological process disorders.
3. Eye issues, Jaundice, Anemia, Infections.
• With the change of the life style, most of the parents ,Medicare’s are so busy for the work that they have less or no time to take better care of their babies.
• The medical sources available in rural areas are in a less proportion, Many times it happens that doctor cannot visit in such areas and hence because of lack of treatment, number of babies dying in the rural areas.
• To overcome all these problems we are designing a system in which updated Information of baby convey by Android app to the doctor so he need not to come in that area where baby incubator are placed. He can observe all the data of baby by sitting anywhere and can suggest medicine to nurse also.

Additional advantages and modification will readily occur to those skilled in art. Therefore, the invention in its broader aspect is not limited to specific details and representative embodiments shown and described herein. Accordingly various modifications may be made without departing from the spirit or scope of the general invention concept as defined by the appended claims and their equivalents.