Inspiration
Problem: At a recent concert a medical emergency occured in which many attendees had passed out and required immediate assistance. Due to the lack of communication between event attendees and the event security, the attendees that had passed out were not able to receive medical attention in a quick and effective manner.
Goal: Alert security when attendees have passed out at events and are unable to request assistance themselves.
Solution: A simple and effective wearable piece of technology that alerts security when an event attendee passed out and needs assistance.
What it does
When a user is in a medical emergency and have passed out on the ground, the tilt ball sensor will activate and send a signal to the microcontroller. If the tilt ball sensor remains active for 15 seconds continuously, then the microcontroller sends a warning message to the computer. After this, if the tilt ball sensor remains active for an additional 15 seconds (30 seconds total), the microcontroller will send an emergency message to the computer and activate the passive buzzer which will produce an alarm to notify others nearby.
How we built it
The main components of the wearable device are: Arduino Uno R3 Microprocessor, Tilt Ball Sensor, Passive Buzzer. We designed a wearable piece of technology that is: Small - Inexpensive Portable - Mass production -Light weight
Challenges we ran into
Alerting bystanders, Debugging code
Accomplishments that we're proud of
We are proud of prototyping a device that can support people during emergency situations.
What we learned
We learned how to use software and hardware skills to design a prototype device.
What's next for Faint-Alert
Add wireless capability Easy to wear, Necklace form, Chest strap
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