Smart Prescription Dispenser

2021 COE Engineering Design Project (NMK09)

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Faculty Lab Coordinator

Naimul Mefraz Khan

Topic Category

Software Systems

Preamble

Medication management is a stressful situation especially for senior citizens, who typically have complicated medication schedule. A smart pills dispenser can help alleviate the anxiety and stress related to medication schedule, and also ensure that important life-saving dosages are not missed.

Objective

The objective is to create a low cost internet-connected prescription dispenser that automatically dispenses the required dosage of pills at a specified time so that patients do not have to worry about maintaining their own medication schedule.

Partial Specifications

1. Internet-connected dispenser box that has different compartments for different types of medication.
2. The box can be programmed through a web application where dispensing time, quantity, and frequency of pills in specific compartments can be customized.
3. Voice alert through a speaker when the medication has been dispensed, with instructions on how and when to take it (before after meal etc). The voice alerts should also be customizable.

Suggested Approach

1. Raspberry pi based system.
2. Motorized dispensing system that is connected to the different compartments.
3. A speaker connected to the system to announce the voice alerts.
4. Web app needs to be highly customizable.

Group Responsibilities

See Suggested Approach. There are some existing smart dispensers in the market that should be studied for ideas.

Student A Responsibilities

Literature review, hardware design

Student B Responsibilities

Hardware programming

Student C Responsibilities

Web app programming

Student D Responsibilities

Web app programming

Course Co-requisites

To ALL EDP Students

Due to COVID-19 pandemic, in the event University is not open for in-class/in-lab activities during the Winter term, your EDP topic specifications, requirements, implementations, and assessment methods will be adjusted by your FLCs at their discretion.