Title :
Water temperature control system [for patients with reduced sensory and motor capabilities]
Author :
Szatkowski, Andy ; Pruehsner, William ; Enderle, John D.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Syst. Eng., Connecticut Univ., Storrs, CT, USA
Abstract :
The water temperature control system is an easy to use, fully automatic hot and cold water-mixing unit for primary use in the shower by patients with reduced sensory and motor capabilities. This product will be made for multiple users. Anyone wishing to take a shower at this facility will be able to input his or her name, with a preferred temperature, and store them in the memory bank of the system. These names will be stored in the memory until they are removed. A back up battery is part of the system to ensure memory during power failure. The water temperature control system consists of two major modules; an operator interface (control panel), that includes an LCD display with large font for easy reading and an oversized keypad for entering the name and preferred temperature of the shower water, and a water temperature adjustment unit, which consists of an electronically controlled hot and cold water mixing valve
Keywords :
computerised control; electric heating; flow control; handicapped aids; remote consoles; temperature control; temperature sensors; thermocouples; valves; LCD display; back up battery; disabled patients; electronically controlled mixing valve; fully automatic hot/cold water-mixing unit; high-speed microcomputer; large font; multiple users; on-board EPROM; operator interface; oversized keypad; stepper motor controlled valves; temperature sensor; water temperature adjustment unit; water temperature control system; Automatic control; Batteries; Control systems; Engineering students; Liquid crystal displays; Systems engineering and theory; Temperature control; Temperature sensors; Valves; Water storage;
Conference_Titel :
Bioengineering Conference, 1999. Proceedings of the IEEE 25th Annual Northeast
Conference_Location :
West Hartford, CT
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-5486-9
DOI :
10.1109/NEBC.1999.755750