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P09321 A UTOMATED M EDICINE D ISPENSER Justin Zagorski (IE) – Project Lead Rebecca Jaiven (EE) – Lead Engineer Michael Boquard (CE) Matthew Jones (ME) Felix Feliz (ME) Shuaib Mansoori (EE) Dr. Phillips (EE) - Faculty Guide Mr. Hanzlik (ME) – Faculty Advisor John Veenstra (PJ Solutions) - Customer
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P ROJECT D ESCRIPTION Robust prototype to allow 2 patients to have a week’s worth of 6 different pills automatically dispense on a time-basis with the scan of a fingerprint Customer: Anyone who takes medication on a time-basis and desires to keep their location in a safe and secure environment Key Customer needs/Engineering Specs: 360° Security™ & SmartCartridge™ Laptop Interface & GUI Properly and reliably dispense medication Biometric Access
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User Approaches the dispenser User places finger on finger print reader Correct nitinol latch is actuated and medicine falls with the use of gravity Medicine cylinder rolls down the dispensing ramp User takes medicine Deposit empty medicine cylinder into return slot at the rear of the dispenser S YSTEM A RCHITECTURE
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D ESIGN C ONCEPT Cylinder Holders Dispense Ramp Empty Return Area Collapsible Legs USB/Power Input
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H OUSING D ESIGN 6061.09” Aluminum Assembled using bends and rivets Removable pieces fastened together with spanner screws
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E LECTRICAL D ESIGN
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S OFTWARE D ESIGN
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S YSTEM T EST R ESULTS Mechanical Passes size and weight requirements Electrical Confirmed pin movement Characterized Nitinol to be about 5 ohms Software/Firmware Fingerprint scanner Works on startup Passed 10 user setup Confirmation of the unit being attached
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O BJECT P ROJECT E VALUATION Success: 360° Security™ & SmartCartridge™ Laptop Interface & GUI Properly and reliably dispense medication Biometric Access Shortcomings: Sensors to detect a dispense.
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