788.11J Presentation “Smart Jacket” Presented by Mahmoud Moneeb Azab

The Main Idea Critically ill new born babies admitted at the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) are extremely tiny and vulnerable to external disturbance. Smart Jacket is the vision of a wearable unobtrusive continuous monitoring system realized by body sensor networks (BSN) and wireless communication.

The Main Achievements The Smart Jacket provides continuous monitoring of vital functions –Contains the integration of conductive textiles for ECG monitoring –Platform for future research, in which wireless communication, power supply and sensors are developed –Obtains a sense of trust by parents –Reliability : improved ECG signal obtained –Wearability :the success of the Smart Jacket largely depends on the wearable comfort of the jacket.

Contribution The Smart Jacket is already being used as a platform for further research. TU/e researchers from different departments are working on new wearable electronics/photonics and wireless technology. PowerBoy is the first step towards a wireless power supply.

The Challenges Support the vital health monitoring functions Be safe to use in the NICU environment Be scalable to include more monitoring functions such as wireless communication and local signal Processing

The Challenges For non-invasive neonatal monitoring encompass movement artifacts, miniaturized sensors, system modeling, power supply for wearable systems, design process from designing printed circuit board (PCB) to form giving, and clinical validation. Support continuous monitoring when the baby is inside the incubator or during Kangaroo mother Care

The Challenges Gain the feeling of trust by the parents and the Medical staff through an attractive design Be non-intrusive and avoid disturbance of the Baby and avoid causes of stress Provide appropriate feedback which is also Interpretable for parents and hospital staff on whether the system’s components are correctly functioning

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