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Smart Medicine Cabinet for People with Dementia

CSEF · 2023 Electronics & Electromagnetics (Junior Division)

Zackaria Ouchmame

Overview

The goal of this project is to develop a tool that will help people who take a number of daily prescriptions, mostly aimed at the elderly, remember to take their medication. I constructed a medicine cabinet to record the number of doses taken each day, the time until the next dose, and to ensure the patient doesn't take a medication that wasn't intended to be taken at that time. To enable remote control, the cabinet is constructed on top of an iRobot Create (with the help of the Standard iRobot Remote). The cabinet will then be useful to people who are physically impaired as well. I utilized a diverse range of tools and materials, such as a KIPR Link Controller, touch sensors, an iRobot Create, and a laptop, to develop the software for the medicine cabinet. The cabinet itself was constructed on top of an iRobot Create that was programmed to be controlled by a remote for effortless accessibility. As a prototype, the cabinet has three shelves, each fitted with a touch sensor beneath it. These sensors are used to monitor the consumption of medication, including the number of times a medication has been taken. If a medication bottle is removed from a shelf during a time when it is not meant to be taken, or if it is removed from the incorrect shelf, the cabinet screen will constantly flash until the bottle is returned to its original location. This feature aims to minimize the likelihood of patients taking the wrong medication or consuming it excessively or insufficiently. Following the programming and construction of the cabinet, the final product demonstrated complete precision.

Source coverage

This record comes from a published award list, not a complete project archive. Its abstract comes from CSEF's public project showcase as archived by the Internet Archive before judging (https://web.archive.org/web/20230401224130/https://ca-csef.zfairs.com/showcase/ShowcaseInfo?f=838e60b7-ea75-46e8-865c-fde4864244b3); the version presented may differ.

Awards (1)

  • Sponsored Award: Junior Division First Place Award

Competition history

  • CSEF 2023 Electronics & Electromagnetics (Junior Division) · Entry J1013

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