Incubator for Home-based Baby Care Using IoT

Amit Kumar Singh^1, , M. Leela¹, R. Jeevitha¹, R. Mirudhularani¹ and S. Vigneswari¹

¹Department of Biomedical Engineering, VSB Engineering College, Karur, India

Cite this paper:
Amit Kumar Singh, M. Leela, R. Jeevitha, R. Mirudhularani and S. Vigneswari. Incubator for Home-based Baby Care Using IoT. Journal of Biomedical Engineering and Technology. 2023; 10(1):1-7. doi: 10.12691/jbet-10-1-1

Abstract

The incubators are the critical components of hospitals to save premature babies. In this paper, we have discussed the development of incubators till now. Furthermore, the applications of incubators and the conditions affecting new-early babies are also discussed in the paper. Integrating internet of things (IoT) technology with incubators is the main feature of our developed prototype. The information about the incubator ambient evironment status goes to the doctor, nurse, or family member through the internet with the help of ThingSpeak, an open IoT platform for necessary action. The incubator environment controlling feature is also there, and it is implemented with a Peltier-based device that can cool and heat the incubator chamber. The proportional, integral and derivative (PID) algorithm was used to control the incubator chamber temperature. The developed prototype was tested in real-time using IoT. The developed prototype shows promising results in attaining the set temperature within 2 to 3 minutes. In addition, the device shows all the ambient sensor data, humidity and the Peltier status on the prototype and the user's smart mobile application. The developed incubator is affordable and suitable for countries and working parents in resource-poor settings. The developed system can also be used for point-of-care applications while sending the incubator's data in real-time to the parents-hospitals.

Keywords:
incubator toddler IoT ambient environment temperature control humidity

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