Portable Neonatal Incubator Monitoring and Control System: Integration of IoT Communication and Control Technology
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https://doi.org/10.15837/ijccc.2025.5.7049Keywords:
GPS, Portable Neonatal Incubator, Relative Humidity, SMS, TemperatureAbstract
Neonatal incubator is a medical equipment that is very much needed when there is a premature/ critical neonate who will be referred to the hospital. However, the current baby incubator is large in size, making it difficult to transport to referral hospitals in secluded places. To address this challenge, a portable neonatal incubator has been designed with a temperature and humidity controller; monitor the position coordinates, distance, route time of the portable neonatal incubator; and alerts via brief messages/SMS; and A tote bag to facilitate transportation by medical personnel. The test results demonstrate that the DHT21 sensor control system can control temperature with yielding a computation accuracy of 96.65% and humidity accuracy of 95.67%. The portable neonatal incubator system effectively monitors the location coordinates of the position, distance, route time assessed based on GPS coordinates with an average positional deviation computation of 10.18 meters. The SIM7600CE GSM module transmits an alert to the smartphone when the portable neonatal incubator is stops moving for 1 minute so that if something suspicious occurs during the transportation process to the hospital, it can be handled immediately to avoid potential death or loss of the neonate. Further research needs to improve the battery life as a DC power source to ensure long-lasting performance.
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