Title: Remotely operated infant incubator

Authors: Maham Sarvat; Suhaib Masroor; Jawad Shabir; Zohra Jabeen; Bilal Ahmad

Addresses: Department of Biomedical Technology, Aligarh Institute of Technology, Karachi, Pakistan ' Department of Biomedical Engineering, Sir Syed University of Engineering and Technology, Karachi, Pakistan ' Department of Computer Engineering, Sir Syed University of Engineering and Technology, Karachi, Pakistan ' Department of Biomedical Engineering, Sir Syed University of Engineering and Technology, Karachi, Pakistan ' Department of Electrical Engineering, University of Poonch, Rawalakot, Pakistan

Abstract: A neonatal incubator is a sealed enclosure where a child may be placed for treatment in a safe and healthy environment. The system can provide a heater, a fan, a water container for applying moisture, a control valve to regulate oxygen supply, and access ports for nursing care. In this paper, a novel approach is presented to create a cost effective wireless portable baby incubator. It is shown that the control and operation of the incubator is performed wirelessly from the nursing counter, located within the range of 30 m via an Android device. The device will provide information of all the installed functions on a single screen. Moreover, it requires only a single staff member to monitor them, and give them necessary instructions via the same Android device. To validate the efficiency of the proposed design, the incubator is simulated 30 times, and the acquired results are tested statistically by ANOVA.

Keywords: infant incubator; remote monitoring and control; wireless communication; smart electro-medical devices.

DOI: 10.1504/IJMEI.2025.148644

International Journal of Medical Engineering and Informatics, 2025 Vol.17 No.5, pp.500 - 512

Received: 18 Sep 2022
Accepted: 20 Feb 2023
Published online: 17 Sep 2025 *

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