Smart Incubator
A baby incubator is an apparatus that provides a controlled environment for the sustenance of babies by maintaining a proper temperature. Many premature babies have lost their lives due to lack of proper monitoring of incubators that lead to accidents such as overheating, excessive or less humidity,
2025-06-28 16:35:26 - Adil Khan
Smart Incubator
Project Area of Specialization Electrical/Electronic EngineeringProject SummaryA baby incubator is an apparatus that provides a controlled environment for the sustenance of babies by maintaining a proper temperature. Many premature babies have lost their lives due to lack of proper monitoring of incubators that lead to accidents such as overheating, excessive or less humidity, and fire due to short circuits. A smart baby incubator is designed and implemented that monitors pulse rate and temperature of the baby as well as monitoring and controlling incubator internal temperature, humidity, interior light intensity and also providing fire protection by sprinkling/alarms. These readings are continuously monitored and displayed on an LCD screen and all these details are sent to corresponding doctors and nurses by using the IoT system in real-time. Doctors, nurses and (optionally) parents can monitor the baby from anywhere at any time by using IoT. Relevant medical personnel can also control incubator parameters. This system ensures the efficient and safe working of incubators.
Project ObjectivesThe main objective of this project is to monitor and control the temperature and humidity of incubators and provide safe and affordable mechanisms for monitoring the incubator which will help in reducing the mortality rate of infants. The proposed system involves the use of WIFI, integrated into various sensor units, such as pulse, flame, temperature and humidity sensors.
The increase in infant deaths from premature birth and low birth-weight was found to be non-uniform across the world such that the death rates were more in developing countries and poorer states but lesser in developed countries and in richer states. Moreover, premature births and low birth-weight babies may require more and intensive care units in order to provide appropriate infant care. There have also been incidents of death of premature babies due to accidents that have been categorized as a technical fault in the incubators. The existing system proposes the use of a temperature sensor to sense the temperature of the incubator which is connected to the Node MCU and flame sensor for the sprinkling system in case of fire in the incubator. Any increase in the temperature beyond the specified range turns the alarm on and the heater in the incubator gets turned off. The temperature readings can be continuously viewed by programming the Arduino and displaying them on mobile/laptop. This enables the staff to receive notification during an emergency so that necessary preventive actions can be taken. This only ensures the maintenance of temperature inside the incubator. But there are other parameters that require being monitored and controlled to provide safety to the infant.
Project Implementation Method
- Control of Temperature.
- Control of Humidity.
- Control of Light Intensity.
- Fire Protection by Sprinkling system.
- Display on Personal Computer/Mobile in real-time.
- Display of Pulse rate.
The main objective of this project is to monitor and control the temperature and humidity of incubators and provide safe and affordable mechanisms for monitoring the incubator which will help in reducing the mortality rate of infants. The proposed system involves the use of WIFI, integrated into various sensor units, such as pulse, flame, temperature and humidity sensors.
Technical Details of Final Deliverable
| Item Name | Type | No. of Units | Per Unit Cost (in Rs) | Total (in Rs) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total in (Rs) | 45000 | |||
| Heart Beat Sensor | Equipment | 1 | 2500 | 2500 |
| Temperature and Humidity Sensor | Equipment | 1 | 1000 | 1000 |
| Light Intensity Sensor | Equipment | 1 | 800 | 800 |
| Flame Sensor | Equipment | 1 | 500 | 500 |
| Arduino Mega 2560 | Equipment | 1 | 1700 | 1700 |
| Power Supply | Equipment | 1 | 2500 | 2500 |
| WiFi Module | Equipment | 1 | 1000 | 1000 |
| TFT LCD Display | Equipment | 1 | 8000 | 8000 |
| Heating Equipment | Equipment | 1 | 5000 | 5000 |
| Cooling Equipment | Equipment | 1 | 2500 | 2500 |
| LED's Board | Equipment | 1 | 7000 | 7000 |
| Incubator Frame | Equipment | 1 | 10000 | 10000 |
| Sprinkling System | Equipment | 1 | 2500 | 2500 |