TRACK & TRACE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM FOR DEMENTIA AND INTELLECTUAL DISABILITIES

Abstract

The purpose of this project is to design and construct a GPS tracking device that can be tracked from the internet. This project consists of four parts. The first part is a mobile device with an embedded GPS and wireless Internet connection to transmit its current location. The second part is a web server that will receive the data, parse it and store it for access over the internet. The third component is the user interface that will allow others to visually identify the current location of the device. To view its location, one could use any device that can connect to the internet such as a desktop computer, laptop, or cell phone. The data available through a browser includes a scalable map of the surrounding area, latitude, longitude, speed and altitude of the hand held device. The fourth part is the heart beat sensor which senses the heartbeat of the user.

In the proposed system, Arduino will be the microcontroller and there will be a solar panel for observing the solar energy and to store in the rechargeable battery and give supply to the whole kit. GPS is used for tacking location of the person or to obtain the latitude and longitude of the location so that one can easily find the location. GSM is intended for sending the location to the particular person and heart beat sensor measures the heart beat rate that will be displayed. Also, the project supports charging using solar cell whenever user wants to charge the device.

OBJECTIVES

The Main Objective of this system is to develop a Track & Trace Management System Integrated with Accurate GPS Location Data Pinging using Internet of Things. 

To design a GPS tracker this uses to track the position of a dementia or intellectual disability person. It also senses the heartbeat of a person. This is mainly for the dementia people to track their location. This report presents the design of a reliable and accurate GPS tracker. This system utilizes the GPS for finding the location in terms of longitude and latitude. The proposed system is standalone, accurate, durable, reliable, and cost efficient.

    GPS gets the location information from satellites in the form of latitude and longitude. The microcontroller processes this information and sends to GSM. The Global system for mobile communication sends information to mobile. It senses the heartbeat of the person.

Developed System:

Figure: Block Diagram

Figure: Flow Diagram

Problems facing by dementia and mentally disabled persons

• Patients don’t know exactly where they are moving around.
• They don’t aware of their health issues all the time.
• Even though some patients are in hospitals there are no proper staff to look after each person individually
• Some patients are in their homes and their family members go out for earning. They don’t know whether the patient is in house or not.
• Difficult to know their health condition

  Limitations on existing methods:

• Though there were hospitals they are not sufficient
• Existing GPS tracker is running on a battery. If charging is over it will stop working
• No proper device exclusively for them

Our proposed system

• Their family members know dementia persons current location.
• Sensing of heart beat of a patient.

Advantages

• It provides effective real time location of a dementia person or vehicle
• Portable
• Low cost
• Low power consumption
• Compact device.

       Features 

• User can monitor the dementia or intellectual disability person from any part of the world using personalized app.
• ‘N’ number of dementia or intellectual disability persons can be monitored from single window.
• It is integrated with Geo-fencing systems for each individual Tracker.
• Live status/ position of dementia or intellectual disability person at any time. 
• Time of tracker data response is within 8 sec. 
• Long lasting battery backup for minimum of 7 days.
• Dual backup source – Solar & Battery.
• Water proof package.
• No need of any installation – Plug and Play feature.  

Future scope

One can add multiple sensors to the projects like temperature sensor for sensing the temperature of the body and WIFI and Bluetooth technology together makes communication easier in future.