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16. Applications and Implications

Group assignment:

None

Individual assignment:

  • Propose a final project masterpiece that integrates the range of units covered, answering:

  • What will it do?

  • Who has done what beforehand?
  • What will you design?
  • What materials and components will be used?
  • Where will they come from?
  • How much will they cost?
  • What parts and systems will be made?
  • What processes will be used?
  • What questions need to be answered?

  • How will it be evaluated?

  • Your project should incorporate:

  • 2D and 3D design

  • Additive and subtractive fabrication processes
  • Electronics design and production
  • Embedded microcontroller interfacing and programming
  • System integration and packaging.

For this week I’ll try to answer the applications and implications of my final project.

What will it do?

For my final project, I decided to make a medical emergency bracelet. This bracelet, which I named MEDICO-ARMILLIS 1.0, is a medical monitoring bracelet for people suffering from chronic illnesses. It is also an emergency alert bracelet (in case of crisis for certain pathologies).

The idea for this project came to me as a result of a disturbing observation. According to the world’s health authorities, more than 60% of deaths in the event of a crisis could have been avoided if the patient had been treated quickly.

In 2012 I saw my friend die of a seizure because he hadn’t received the care he needed. Based on this situation and all the other observations I made, I wanted to create this project to help prevent such situations.

Who has done what beforehand?

I looked at the projects of other fabacademy students, and noted at the relevant project.

Mood bracelt by Philip HOZIER, FAB ACADEMY 2021

To see what is already available on the market we draw inspiration on all the products connected watch of the product .

What will you design?

I’m going to design a box that I’ve called ANGOUANBOX that can take human body vitals and eventually contact people in an emergency. this is the overall explanation of the project however, it will be done through :

- design the box using modeling software

- Cut in mdf and assemble the box

- design ciruit electronic and produce it with monofab

- developing the user interface

- Testing the project

if possible put a color, well there we’ll do!!!

What materials and components will be used? / Where will come from? / How much will they cost?

No. Description Unit Price (USD) Quantity Total Price (USD)
1 ESP32C3 21.67 1 21.67
2 MLX90614 Sensor 23.33 1 23.33
3 MAX30102 Sensor 35.00 1 35.00
4 Buzzer 0.50 1 0.50
5 PCB Terminal Block 1.00 11 11.00
6 Push Button 0.17 3 0.50
7 Jumper Cable 1.67 1 1.67
8 Battery lipo 3.7v 8.33 1 8.33
9 MDF 16.67 1 16.67
TOTAL 118.67

What parts and systems will be made?

  • Electronic circuit
  • Wristband
  • Dial

What processes will be used?

2D and 3D design:

  • SolidWorks
  • Inkscape

Additive manufacturing:

  • 3d printer : Prusa i3 MK3S+

Subtractive manufacturing:

  • Milling PCB board using Roland SRM-20

cutting:

  • Laser Cutting

Program:

  • Interface programming using FLUTTERFLOW
  • Embedded programming using Arduino IDE
  • Use of a mysql server database

Project management

Task Start Date End Date
Study and selection of components 03/04/2024 03/17/2024
Wiring of components 03/28/2024 04/18/2024
Microcontroller programming 04/26/2024 05/01/2024
Application creation 05/01/2024 05/30/2024
Enclosure design 05/06/2024 05/14/2024
Printed circuit board realization 05/16/2024 05/23/2024
Printed circuit board testing 05/23/2024 05/24/2024
Module assembly 05/25/2024 05/30/2024
Module testing 06/01/2024 06/02/2024
Complete system testing 06/02/2024 06/04/2024

It took me about three months to complete and design the project.

What questions need to be answered?

  • Is the communication protocol reliable?
  • Do the design materials match the working environment of a fab lab?
  • Can the ANGOUANBOX module take care of people’s vitals?

How will it be evaluated?

  • Check whether the ANGOUANBOX is able to read a person’s temperature.
  • Check that the ANGOUANBOX is capable of displaying the readings on the screen.

Last update: July 17, 2024