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TITLLE: DESIGN AND FABLICATION OF DIGITAL MACHINE

FOR MEASURE HEIGHT OF PATIENT.


DEPARTMENT: MECHANICAL AND INDUSTRIAL
ENGINEERING.
COURSE: MECHANICAL ENGINEERING.
MODURE NAME: PROJECT 1.
FACILITATOR: MR I. KOMBA.
STUDENT NAME: MALECHA SEBASTIAN MANUMBA.
REG NO: 20100134010071
LEVEL : UQF 8 THIRD YEAR(2022/23).
1.0 INTRODUCTION

1.1 Background of the project:


Height measurement is an important metric for clinic and their patients because a
person’s height changes so rapidly throughout childhood and can indicate health
concerns if height deviates from growth curves. The purpose of this project was to
develop a digital version of the traditional physical height-measurement devices
(stadiometers) currently used in hospitals and clinics. This device would have improved
portability, while striving to stay within the accuracy and speed of the current devices
1.2 Problem statement:

1:ERRORS

When performing direct measurements on stadiometers. Nine percent of stadiometers

examined had an error of >1.5 cm.” (A. L. Mikula, S. J. Hetzel, N. Binkley & P. A.

Anderson) [4] The article states that, when testing traditional stadiometers, there are

some errors in the height measurements. These errors, while relatively small, still

negatively impact the assessment of the patient’s health, especially when a patient has

an ailment such as osteoporosis in which even a small change of a few centimeters

in a patient’s height is a crucial indicator used to assess their condition. [4]


2:TIME

that the average time of a total appointment is at least 30 minutes. Out of

this time, the physical examination with the nurse can take as little as 2

minutes, to as long as 20 minutes. Since the patients can be as young as

toddlers, some may not cooperate because they is upset. The average time

of a physical is 5-7 minutes. The height measurement process specifically,

given there are no distractions, takes about 10 seconds.


1.3 EXPECTED SOLUTION:

For those problems above we comes up with The Digital Height-Measuring Sensor Device
(Stadiometer) is a device used to accurately and efficiently measure the height of a patient. It is
intended to replace the manual ruler height-measuring systems in current hospitals and clinics. My
goal is to create a device that fulfils the needs, To accomplish this goal, the system design of the
device must be created with the quantitative requirements of the customer needs in mind. Both the
hardware and software components of the device must be chosen within the parameters of the
project scope to ensure the fulfilment of the customer needs.
The device system must allow a practitioner to successfully turn on the
device,

autonomously run the code on the device to take a height measurement,


display the completed height measurement, and store the data long enough for
the practitioner to manually input it into the medical database. When fully
implemented into the clinic’s standard height measuring routine, this device
has potential to make the routine faster and have increased height data
accuracy.
1.4 Objectives:

1.4.1 main objective

The main objective of this study is to design and fabricate a digital machine for measure height of
patient..

1.4.2 specific objectives

To achieve the main objective of this study, the following specific objectives were considered

i) To design the frame of the machine

ii) To select Microcontroller (Arduino, Raspberry Pi), Distance Sensors (Infrared, Ultrasonic,
LED, etc.), Switches (toggle, push buttons, change over switch etc.),battery, ) Bluetooth
Module, Breadboards, Wiring, Insulation, Cable organizers, LCD screen

iii) To assemble the parts of the project


1.5 Significances;

i. Minimize the time consume during measure the height of patient.

ii. Minimize the error during measuring the height of patient.

iii. Easy Maintenance

iv. Easy to Use

v. Display the results faster.


SCOPE OF THE PROJECT
The Digital Height Measurement Device

The scope of the project is framed to address the particular issues


encountered by the clinic

Traditional stadiometers can be improved by transitioning from manual,


physical rulers, to a digital height sensor device. A portable, handheld
device will combat the issue of requiring a patient to stand against the
wall. This can be more comfortable for patients, which can help ensure the
process will be fast. It will also allow the nurse to move the device to a
different room. The digital height-measuring sensor device ( stadiometer) is
intended to accurately and efficiently measure the height of a patient
within the parameters stated in the customer needs. It is intended to replace
the manual ruler height-measuring systems in current hospitals and clinics.
2.0 LITERATURE RIVIEW

3 Existing Competitors

There are a few digital stadiometers currently on the market which could be used to
measure height in a clinic setting:

i) Inbody’s PUSH Stadiometer ,

ii) The digital sonar stadiometer

iii) Traditional stadiometer


Competitor Stadiometer Products in
Comparison to the Ideal Stadiometer

Product Features Accuracy Measuring Cost


Range

PUSH Handheld Not 0’-9’ Tsh 700,000/=


device with Included on
smartphone Website
compatibility

Sonaris Wall mounted Within 1’8" - 6'7" ~Tsh 900,000/=


or placed on 0.2”
surface
Traditional Stadiometer Handheld Within 3-6’’ <Tsh 230,000/=
device 0.25”
Sonaris Stadiometer

Retrieved from https://www.detecto.com/product/product-overview/Stadiometers/SONARIS-Touchless-Sonar-


Stadiometer
PUSH Stadiometer
Retrieved from https://inbodyusa.com/products/push/
3.0 METHODOLOGY:

This study was conducted by building a prototype first and then implementing it to related
parties. The prototype model can be used to connect customer misunderstandings about
technical matters. The steps of the Prototype model are:
i The researcher will collect the data needed in the process of making the tool, it is the
first step to find a problem formulation related to how to design an automatic patient height
device/tool integrated into database system by providing output in the form of height.
ii Then a prototype program will be made to provide an overview to the customer. The
prototypes will be provided are as follows:
Automatic Height Measurements Design
The following is the layout of Control Unit design of automatic
height and weight measuring machine design will be made.
Working principle

i) The ultrasonic sensor functions to measure the distance of patient, in this case it is
to measure the distance from the top of the measuring machine to flat plate that is
placed parallel to patient head. Through a simple mathematical equation, the
ultrasonic measurement results can measure the height of patient.
ii) The results of measuring the height of patient will be displayed on LCD screen
through data processing carried out on the Arduino Microcontroller
iii) The patient height information can also be displayed on the system if the
device/tool is connected to a PC/Laptop via USB cable. And the data can be stored
into an integrated database to generate reports on the growth of height of patient.
iv) The next step is to do demonstration of the device/tool and test it to ensure it runs
according to its function properly.
THANKS FOR LISTENING

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