Title :
A FPGA-based implementation of an intravenous infusion controller system
Author :
De Araujo, C.C. ; Santos, Marcus V D dos ; Barros, Edna
Author_Institution :
Dept. de Inf., UFPE, Recife, Brazil
Abstract :
In this paper we present the development and implementation of an intravenous infusion controller system based on FPGA´s. The system receives information of an infusion drop sensor and controls the drop flow by giving the direction and number of steps of a stepper motor, which compress the drip-feed hose. The system consists of a mixed implementation of software and hardware. The software was implemented in C++ and the hardware was implemented by using FPGA´s
Keywords :
C language; field programmable gate arrays; sensor fusion; C++; FPGA-based implementation; drip-feed hose; drop flow; infusion drop sensor; intravenous infusion controller system; stepper motor; Computerized monitoring; Control systems; DC motors; Field programmable gate arrays; Gravity; Hardware; Hoses; Patient monitoring; Pressing; Prototypes;
Conference_Titel :
Application-Specific Systems, Architectures and Processors, 1997. Proceedings., IEEE International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Zurich
Print_ISBN :
0-8186-7959-X
DOI :
10.1109/ASAP.1997.606845
