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The IoT Based Newborn Room Temperature Control System with Fire Detector (A Case of Mount Meru Hospital)

In: Smart and Secure Embedded and Mobile Systems

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  • Juma O. Salim

    (School of Computational and Communication Sciences and Engineering, Nelson Mandela African Institution of Science and Technology)

  • Ramadhani Sinde

    (School of Computational and Communication Sciences and Engineering, Nelson Mandela African Institution of Science and Technology)

  • Shubi Kaijage

    (School of Computational and Communication Sciences and Engineering, Nelson Mandela African Institution of Science and Technology)

Abstract

Hypothermia is a severe problem that infants face worldwide. Several strategies have been put forth to address this issue. However, the existing systems lack control facilities and communication means for nurses and technicians. This project focuses on the improvement of the methods undertaken to fight the hypothermia problem, as it contributes to 19% of deaths among newborns in Tanzania. Mount Meru Hospital in Arusha uses overhead heaters to warm the room for newborns. This study developed a system that can automatically control the heater and communicate the room to nurses and the technical team. The method comprises a sensing unit that read environmental parameters using temperature and humidity sensor (DHT22) and smoke sensors. Two pairs of heaters, two working at a time and the other two for standby. The controlling unit (Atmega 328) receives, analyses, and processes the collected data from sensors and does the necessary. The system uses the Global System for Mobile Communication (GSM) to send a Short Message Service (SMS) alert to the technical team whenever there is a system fault. LoRA technology is used to establish communication between the controlled room and the nurse room so that the nurses can see the environmental condition of the room in real time. The system switches ON or OFF heaters if the temperature is lower or higher than the threshold value. When one heater fails, the system turns ON the standby one and sends an SMS to the technician requesting repair.

Suggested Citation

  • Juma O. Salim & Ramadhani Sinde & Shubi Kaijage, 2024. "The IoT Based Newborn Room Temperature Control System with Fire Detector (A Case of Mount Meru Hospital)," Progress in IS, in: Jorge Marx Gómez & Anael Elikana Sam & Devotha Godfrey Nyambo (ed.), Smart and Secure Embedded and Mobile Systems, pages 23-34, Springer.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:prochp:978-3-031-56603-5_3
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-56603-5_3
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