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LNGk 103 - Spr|ng 2014
Ireshman Lng|neer|ng Des|gn Lab
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Date Subm|tted: Apr|| 8th,
2014

Group Members Caleb vuocolo, cmv63[drexel.edu
Anmol Arora, ara73[drexel.edu
Mohan Avula, mva33[drexel.edu
Cyrus Ahmadl, ca477[drexel.edu
uurand C'Meara, d[o33[gllnk.drexel.edu

1echn|ca| Adv|sor Marek Swoboda h.u, dr.marekswoboda[gmall.com

Abstract:
PearL lrregularlLles are a common problem among many paLlenLs. lL can be very dlfflculL
and confuslng Lo make sense of someone's hearL acLlvlLy LhroughouL a normal day. As a resulL,
a proLoLype LkC monlLor ls belng developed as a means of evaluaLlng Lhe hearL raLe of Lhese
users. 1hls wlll be done wlLh Lhe lnLenLlon of creaLlng a devlce LhaL can effecLlvely monlLor a
paLlenL's cardlac rhyLhms. WlLh Lhls proLoLype, daLa can be collecLed and Lhen LesLed Lo
deLermlne Lhe accuracy and rellablllLy of Lhe devlce. ln Lhe developmenL of Lhe LkC, varlous
skllls wlll be uLlllzed. 1hese lnclude C # and MaLlab codlng ablllLles, as well as knowledge of Lhe
ardulno mlcroconLroller plaLform. 1hls daLa wlll be collecLed and organlzed Lhrough Lhe codlng
language, C # and Lhen manlpulaLed Lhrough MaLlab so LhaL Lhe readlngs become
undersLandable. ln addlLlon, Lhe devlce wlll need Lo be repeaLedly LesLed and modlfled under
dlfferenL condlLlons and varlables Lo creaLe a flnal producL LhaL can be used effecLlvely by a
wlde range of users. AL Lhe end of Lhe pro[ecL, a compuLer model of Lhe devlce's appllcaLlons
wlll be produced Lo demonsLraLe Lhe feaslblllLy of uslng Lhe devlce ln Lhe real world. 1hls
pro[ecL ls Lo be carrled ouL over Lhe span of Len weeks wlLh a budgeL of less Lhan 40 dollars.
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1 Introduct|on
8ecause of lncreases ln hearL dlseases as well as dlfflculLles ln assesslng hearL healLh,
Lhe group proposes Lo consLrucL a proLoLype LkC monlLorlng devlce. 1he devlce wlll be
comforLable and porLable enough for paLlenL wear, whlle belng able Lo record and sLore daLa
for over a 24-hour perlod. 1hls daLa can be uploaded and archlved for laLer revlew by a medlcal
cllnlclan. 1he lnLenL ls for medlcal professlonals Lo use Lhls devlce as a means of dlagnosLlc ald
as well as monlLorlng paLlenLs experlenclng lnLermlLLenL cardlac sympLoms. A secondary
purpose ls for monlLorlng paLlenLs afLer a cardlac procedure or aL rlsk cardlac paLlenLs for
lrregularlLles ln hearL raLe. 1he devlce wlll be capable of monlLorlng Lhe paLlenL ln real Llme of
Lachycardla or bradycardla and alerLlng medlcal professlonals.
ln order Lo successfully deslgn an LkC monlLor, lL wlll be expecLed of Lhe Leam Lo learn
baslc knowledge of an LkC sysLem conslsLlng of an ardulno shleld and LkC leads. Members of
Lhe group wlll need Lo famlllarlze Lhemselves wlLh Lhe Ardulno mlcroconLroller plaLform as well
as Lhe LheoreLlcal and Lechnlcal aspecLs of LkC. lrom here, lL ls necessary Lo program Lhe
sysLem Lo read lnformaLlon puL lnLo Lhe sysLem. As a resulL, learnlng Lo read an LkC graph wlll
be requlred.
1asks for Lhls pro[ecL can be broken lnLo Lwo componenLs. 1he flrsL conslsLs of creaLlng a
mechanlcal deslgn for Lhe LkC monlLor. 1he second componenL conslsLs of creaLlng an
algorlLhm Lo base Lhe code on. Cnce Lhese componenLs are done, Lhe sysLem wlll be lnLegraLed
and LesLed under dlfferenL slLuaLlons and varlables.
Cn a Lechnlcal level, some challenges LhaL wlll be meL lnclude lnLegraLlng Lhe sysLem so
LhaL lL ls able record daLa LhaL lL senses and dlsplays lnformaLlon on a monlLor. ln addlLlon,
properly deslgnlng Lhe elecLrlcal componenLs of Lhe devlce wlll prove lmporLanL slnce
lncorrecLly dolng so may resulL ln slgnlflcanL seLbacks.
8y Lhe end of Lhls pro[ecL, Lhe LkC proLoLype should provlde maxlmum comforL for Lhe
paLlenL whlle maxlmlzlng porLablllLy, and lLs' ablllLy Lo record and sLore LkC sensor daLa. ln
addlLlon, lL ls expecLed LhaL Lhe devlce should rellable so LhaL when used by mulLlple people lL
wlll sLlll funcLlon Lhe same. 1hese wlll be Lhe markers of a successful pro[ecL.
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2 De||verab|es
1he end of Lhls pro[ecL wlll lnclude a worklng proLoLype of an LkC monlLor. rograms
creaLed for Lhls devlce wlll allow lL Lo collecL and read lnformaLlon and save lL Lo be analyzed.
An algorlLhm wlll be made Lo analyze and manage Lhe daLa collecLed by Lhe devlce so as Lo alerL
users Lo slLuaLlons LhaL may arlse (flgure 1). lrom Lhere, a compuLer model wlll be creaLed Lo
show Lhe devlce operaLlng for general consumer use. 1hese Lwo componenLs wlll be made
slnce ardulno Lechnology ls Lo be used ln Lhe proLoLype. As a resulL, lL ls unreallsLlc Lo make a
proLoLype small enough Lo funcLlon for day-Lo-day consumer use. 8y Lhe end of Lhls pro[ecL a
sysLem LhaL can monlLor hearL raLe wlll be creaLed. Powever, a compuLer model of lLs
appllcaLlon wlll be creaLed aL Lhe end Lo show lLs lnLended use ln Lhe general publlc (flgure 1).
lurLher, daLa wlll be collecLed from Lhe proLoLype creaLed. A sLudy wlll be made Lo ldenLlfy Lhe
values LhaL Lhe LkC records durlng dlfferenL acLlvlLles. 1hls wlll conslsL of mulLlple sub[ecLs
wearlng Lhe devlce for 24 hours dolng a predeLermlned rouLlne, whlch should lnclude Llmes of
hlgh, moderaLe, and low acLlvlLy. uslng Lhe lnformaLlon gaLhered from Lhls sLudy, Lhe
parameLers for Lhe daLa can be seL on Lhe devlce so as Lo alerL users Lo lrregularlLles ln daLa or
when Lhe daLa ls ouLslde of Lhe seL parameLer. AfLerwards, any flaws wlLh Lhe proLoLype LhaL
arlse from Lhe LesLs wlll be modlfled (flgure 1).


llgure 1: LxpecLed uellverables LhroughouL ro[ecL
3 1echn|ca| Act|v|t|es
1here are Lhree ma[or Lasks Lo Lhls pro[ecL LhaL wlll lead Lo a successful producL. 1he
flrsL, creaLlng a mechanlcal deslgn for Lhe LkC monlLor. 1he nexL, developlng an algorlLhm LhaL
wlll be used Lo run Lhe devlce and manage Lhe sLored lnformaLlon.
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1he mechanlcal deslgn of Lhe LkC monlLor conslsLs of Lhe devlce's physlcal appearance
and organlzaLlons. ln order Lo do Lhls, Lhe group needs Lo creaLe an lnlLlal deslgn, drawlngs of
Lhe deslgn, purchase componenLs and assemble deslgn, and flnally, LesL lL Lo see lf lL meeLs Lhe
ob[ecLlves.
3.1.1 lnlLlal ueslgn
1he lnlLlal deslgn of Lhe devlce needs Lo lnclude all ma[or componenLs of Lhe devlce LhaL
are requlred ln order for lL Lo funcLlon. 1hls wlll lnclude an ardulno, LkC shleld, leads, a power
source, and memory sLorage. 1he lnlLlal deslgn wlll allow for parLs Lo be accounLed for and glve
a general dlrecLlon for Lhe pro[ecL.
3.1.2 ueslgn urawlngs
8ased off of Lhe lnlLlal deslgn, drawlngs wlll be made LhaL show Lhe flnal deslgn of Lhe
pro[ecL. 1hls wlll allow for a vlsual of Lhe end goal of Lhe producL. WlLh a vlsual, lL wlll be
posslble Lo see whaL wlll need Lo be done Lo flnlsh Lhe pro[ecL. 1hese drawlngs can be alLered
and added on Lo as Lhe pro[ecL progresses.
3.1.3 urchase ComponenLs and Assemble
1he dlfferenL parLs of Lhe devlce LhaL are ldenLlfled Lhrough Lhe lnlLlal deslgn and
drawlngs wlll need Lo be ordered and Lhen assembled. 1hls wlll allow for programmlng of Lhe
devlce Lo develop, slnce lL ls posslble Lo wrlLe Lhe code and LesL lL on Lhe hardware.
3.1.4 ueslgn LvaluaLlon
1he devlce wlll need Lo be LesLed Lo ldenLlfy any faulLs ln Lhe deslgn LhaL can be changed
so as Lo allow Lhe devlce Lo funcLlon fluldly. 8y repeaLedly LesLlng Lhe devlce, Lhe hardware can
be alLered so as Lo funcLlon Lhe way lL's deslgned and Lo reduce Lhe posslblllLy of malfuncLlons.

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1he algorlLhm deslgn of Lhe devlce ls Lhe program needed Lo run Lhe appllcaLlons of Lhe
devlce and manage Lhe lnformaLlon collecLed by Lhe sensors. 1hls wlll be accompllshed by
creaLlng a sLandard appllcaLlon LhaL collecLs daLa from Lhe leads. 1hen Lhe lnformaLlon wlll
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need Lo be sLored and managed. llnally, Lhe algorlLhm wlll need Lo be LesLed Lo locaLe any
dlscrepancles LhaL mlghL dlsrupL Lhe funcLlonallLy of Lhe program.
1he devlce wlll need Lhe ablllLy Lo collecL daLa from Lhe leads uslng C# codlng language.
1hls allows Lhe devlce Lo read commands and obLaln Lhe daLa and puL lL lnLo MaLlab. lrom
Lhere, MaLlab wlll be needed Lo analyze Lhe daLa collecLed and alerL users of unfavorable
condlLlons ln an easy and recognlzable way.
4 ro[ect 1|me||ne

Week
1ask 1 2 3 4 S 6 7 8 9 10
Ardulno Shleld and LkC 8esearch x x x
Mechanlcal deslgn x x x x x
LlecLrlcal deslgn x x x x
SysLem lnLegraLlon x x x
1esLlng x x x x
llnal reporL preparaLlon x x x x

1able 1: Sample freshman deslgn pro[ecL Llmellne
S Iac|||t|es and kesources
1he deslgn of Lhe LkC producL requlres an ardulno, LkC shleld, and sensors. 1hls covers
Lhe hardware requlred Lo bulld Lhe devlce. lor Lhls pro[ecL we wlll uLlllze Lhe freshman deslgn
lab Lo consLrucL our proLoLype. Some oLher resources Lhe group wlll uLlllze wlll lnclude
programmlng sofLware such as C# and MaLlab Lo manlpulaLe daLa. Creo wlll Lhen be used Lo
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deslgn an exLernal cover for Lhe LkC machlne and wlll be produced uslng Lhe 3u prlnLer ln Lhe
machlne shop.
6 Lxpert|se
1here are many speclallzed skllls LhaL group members are requlred Lo know ln order Lo
compleLe Lhe deslgned proposal. roflclency ln C# codlng ls requlred so LhaL a program can be
wrlLLen LhaL can collecL daLa. 8aslc knowledge ln MaLlab ls also a key sklll so LhaL Lhe daLa
collecLed Lhrough LesLlng can be manlpulaLed. CLher requlred skllls lnclude baslc knowledge ln
clrculLry and worklng wlLh Creo sofLware.
7 8udget
Category ro[ected Cost
Ardulno LkC Shleld &
Leads
$34.93
?@?=A 534.93

1able 2: Sample freshman deslgn pro[ecL budgeL.

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1he Ardulno LkC Shleld and Leads are Lhe backbone of Lhe enLlre proLoLype. 1he LkC
Shleld allows Lhe Ardulno mlcroconLroller Lo lnLerface wlLh Lhe LkC leads and record Lhe
lncomlng daLa. 1he leads are placed on Lhe paLlenL's body Lo record Lhe cardlo elecLrlcal slgnals
correspondlng Lo hearL raLe.