NURSING SYSTEM
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1. A nursing system, comprising:
- a nursing apparatus comprising an on-board computer for controlling the nursing system;
a head motion mechanism controlled by the computer;
a camera disposed on and driven by the head motion mechanism to rotate in multi-angle directions for capturing and forwarding images to the computer;
a moving platform controlled by the computer to move the nursing apparatus;
a Zigbee module for receiving signals from a wireless sensor network and transmitting the signals to the computer;
a laser scanner for detecting if there is any blockade around the nursing apparatus and transmitting data to the computer; and
an I/O device connected with the computer for a user to communicate with the nursing apparatus;
a body pose recognition module attached to a person to be nursed for detecting a body pose of the person by a triaxial accelerometer so as to determine if there is an emergency and generate a determination result signal; and
the wireless sensor network disposed as a positioning system for determining a position of the person to be nursed, receiving the determination result signal from the body pose recognition module and transferring the determination result signal to the nursing apparatus, via the Zigbee module.
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Abstract
A nursing system of the present invention can position where a person to be nursed through a sensor network widely deployed in an environment, instantaneously detect if the person to be nursed has an accident, and forward a message to inform a relative or medical staff. An autonomous robot will actively move beside the person to be nursed and transmit real-time images to a remote computer or PDA so that the relative or medical staff can swiftly ascertain the situation of the person to be nursed and the person to be nursed in case of emergency can be rescued as soon as possible.
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1. A nursing system, comprising:
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a nursing apparatus comprising an on-board computer for controlling the nursing system;
a head motion mechanism controlled by the computer;
a camera disposed on and driven by the head motion mechanism to rotate in multi-angle directions for capturing and forwarding images to the computer;
a moving platform controlled by the computer to move the nursing apparatus;
a Zigbee module for receiving signals from a wireless sensor network and transmitting the signals to the computer;
a laser scanner for detecting if there is any blockade around the nursing apparatus and transmitting data to the computer; and
an I/O device connected with the computer for a user to communicate with the nursing apparatus;a body pose recognition module attached to a person to be nursed for detecting a body pose of the person by a triaxial accelerometer so as to determine if there is an emergency and generate a determination result signal; and the wireless sensor network disposed as a positioning system for determining a position of the person to be nursed, receiving the determination result signal from the body pose recognition module and transferring the determination result signal to the nursing apparatus, via the Zigbee module. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A nursing system, comprising:
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a nursing apparatus comprising a camera disposed on a head motion mechanism to rotate in multi-angle directions for capturing and forwarding image;
a Zigbee module;
a laser scanner disposed to detect if there is any blockade around the nursing apparatus; anda body pose recognition module attached to a person to be nursed for detecting a body pose of the person so as to determine if there is an emergency, and for communicating with the Zigbee module of the nursing apparatus, via a wireless sensor network. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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