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Integration of a Medicine Dispenser Unit to the ThereGate System by Matthias Füller & Viktor Kovács

Addressing the issue of elderly individuals with dementia forgetting to take their medication, this project aims to integrate a medicine dispenser with wireless capabilities to the ThereGate monitoring system for prompt intervention. Key project steps include reengineering the dispenser, setting up ZigBee communication, and testing the system.

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Integration of a Medicine Dispenser Unit to the ThereGate System by Matthias Füller & Viktor Kovács

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  1. Integration of a medicinedispenser unit totheThereGatesystem Matthias Füller Viktor Kovács 28. 09. 2010.

  2. Introduction • Problem of agingsociety • Elderlypeoplewithdementia • Forgettotakemedicine • Leavinghomewithoutanyreasons • Everydayactivitiesgetdifficult • Monitoring everydayactivities • Fasterresponsetimeswhenintervention is required • More accurateinformationformedicalassistance

  3. The purpose of the project • The medicinedispenserproduct is given • ThereGate monitoring system is alsoavailable • Enhancethemedicinedispenserwithwirelesscommunicationcapabilities • IntegratetotheThereGatesystem • Sendsinformationaboutevents • Medicinetaken • Forgottotake • Optional: higherlevelprocessing of thecollectedinformation, alertmedicalassistance

  4. Overview Medicinedispenser ZigBeemodule ZigBeenetwork ZigBeeinterface ThereGate server

  5. Key steps of the project • Reengineering the medicine dispenser (1 week) • Getting the communication of the ZigBee modules working (2 weeks) • Integrating the ZigBee modules to the network (2 weeks) • Developing the ZigBee module software for the medicine dispenser (2 weeks) • Design and implement a ZigBee based extension board for the medicine dipenser (2 weeks) • Testing and evaluation (2 weeks)

  6. Risk management • Radiocommunicationproblems • ComplicatedBitCloudZigBee software stack • Changeradio hardware • Small free spaceinthemedicinedispenser •  Puttheextensionboardoutside • Determinationifthemedicinewasreallytakenusing • A passive tilt sensor • The informationavailablefromthemedicinedipenser • Furtherconsultationwiththemanufacturer

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