ScheduleMed Final Presentation April 19, 2007

Team Members Advisor: Dr. Raymond Winton James Rapier -Pill Dispensing -User Interface Harpreet Singh -User Interface -Pill Dispensing Angga Riyadi -Scheduling-Ethernet Andrew Bracey -Ethernet-Scheduling

Overview Project Summary Project Summary –Problem Statement –Current Products –ScheduleMed Constraints Constraints Accomplishments Accomplishments Goals for Design II Goals for Design II

Problem Statement ScheduleMed provides the elderly population with a pill dispensing device that reminds the user to take his/her medicine. ScheduleMed provides the elderly population with a pill dispensing device that reminds the user to take his/her medicine.

Current Products MedTime XL MedTime XL –Automatic Pill Dispensing –Scheduling –Alarm to Alert User –No Remote Monitoring –Costs $350 Retail –No Monthly Fee [1] MD2 MD2 –Automatic Pill Dispensing –Scheduling –Notification –Costs $900 Retail –$30 Monthly Fee [1]

ScheduleMed ScheduleMed ScheduleMed –Remote scheduling and monitoring –Alarms for the user –Notification –Supports two users –Costs no more than $450 retail

Overview Project Summary Project Summary Constraints Constraints –Technical Constraints –Practical Constraints Accomplishments Accomplishments Goals for Design II Goals for Design II

Technical Constraints Dispensing Accuracy Dispensing Accuracy –Dispensing accuracy must be 100% Display Display –Must be readable from four feet Communication Communication –Must allow monitoring from remote location Alarm Alarm –Must be between dB Robustness Robustness –Must keep dispensing functionality in the event of a power failure for at least six hours

Practical Constraints Safety Safety –Provides a schedule window for the elderly user to take the medicine –Prohibits access to the medicine outside of the schedule window

Practical Constraints Health Health –Uses food grade materials approved by the FDA [2] –Prevents the elderly users from ingesting harmful substances which are not intended for human consumption

Overview Project Summary Project Summary Constraints Constraints Accomplishments Accomplishments –User Interface –Dispensing System –Monitoring Software Goals for Design II Goals for Design II

User Interface Display Display Input Buttons Input Buttons Alarm Alarm

Dispensing System Dispensing Servo Dispensing Servo Turntable Servo Turntable Servo Dispensing Slots Dispensing Slots Line Sensors Line Sensors Pill Holder Pill Holder

Monitoring Software Java Based Java Based Scheduling Scheduling Set Time Set Time Shows Status Updates Shows Status Updates

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Overview Project Summary Project Summary Constraints Constraints Accomplishments Accomplishments Goals for Design II Goals for Design II

Goals for Design II Design Dispensing System With Plastic Design Dispensing System With Plastic – Fix Dispensing Problems – Food Grade PCB PCB GUI for Scheduling Software GUI for Scheduling Software Add Second User Add Second User

Summary Project Summary Project Summary Constraints Constraints Accomplishments Accomplishments Goals for Design II Goals for Design II

References [1] e-pill Medication Reminders. e-pill® [2] “Equipment & Gear: Microwave Safe Containers,” Cooking For Engineers