iNuC: An Intelligent Mobile Nursing Cart

Tsai, Pei-Hsuan; Chuang, Y. T.; Chou, Ta‐Shun; Liu, J. W. S.; Shih, Chih-yu

doi:10.1109/bmei.2009.5305225

Cited by 9 publications

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“…They are intelligent nursing carts (iNuC) [7], multiple-user medication station (MUMS), and basic mobile unit (BaMU) [8]. Links to their software and documentations and code of modules can be found at http://www.openfoundry.org/of/projects/1530.…”

Section: Memdas: a Case Studymentioning

confidence: 99%

Model-Based Development of User-Centric Automation and Assistive Devices/Systems

Chen

Huang

Chou

et al. 2012

IEEE Systems Journal

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This paper presents a model-based approach to developing easily configurable and customizable and safe-touse UCAADS. The acronym UCAADS stands for user-centric automation and assistive devices and systems, which include automation tools used by individuals and care-providing institutions for purposes of improving their quality of life and quality of care. The UCAADS model underlying the development process of such devices incorporates workflow elements with goals, objectives, methods, and selections elements, and is executable. This unique combination enables the device behavior, user actions, and userdevice interactions to be specified in terms of a model for requirement capture and design assessment purposes early in the development process. The workflow elements in the device model become its implementation when the required programs and other resources become available. Reusable models, resource components, tools, and runtime environment needed to support this process are provided by UCAADS simulation environment and embedded workflow framework also described in this paper.Index Terms-Model-based development, simulation, system specification and evaluation, workflow.

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Section: Memdas: a Case Studymentioning

confidence: 99%

Model-Based Development of User-Centric Automation and Assistive Devices/Systems

Chen

Huang

Chou

et al. 2012

IEEE Systems Journal

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“…More seriously, it lacks flexible, easy-to-use facilities for invocation of workflows by workflows and data exchanges between workflows. These limitations prevent us from using it for complex devices such as iNuC (intelligent nursing cart) [8]. iNuC is a mobile system of medication administration and record keeping tools for nurses.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…These devices aim to improve the quality of life and self-reliance of their users, including elderly or functionally limited individuals. Other examples of UCAADS are automation tools (e.g., [8,10]) for use in care-providing institutions for enhancing the quality and reducing the costs of medical and health care.…”

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EMWF: A Middleware for Flexible Automation and Assistive Devices

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Huang²,

Wang³

et al. 2010

Software Technologies for Embedded and Ubiquitous Systems

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Abstract. EMWF (Embedded Workflow Framework)is an open source middleware for flexible (i.e., configurable, customizable and adaptable), usercentric automation and assistive devices and systems. EMWF 1.0 provides a light-weight workflow manager and engines on Windows CE, Windows XP Embedded, and Linux. It is for small embedded automation devices. EMWF 2.0 also provides basic message passing and real-time scheduling mechanisms and workflow communication facility. This paper describes EMWF 1.0 and extensions in EMWF 2.0, as well as case studies on workflow-based design and implementation as motivations for EMWF and the extensions.

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“…A user may choose to have only a schedule manager and have the tool run on a PC, laptop or a smart phone that can hold the MSS and has network access. These devices have the same purpose as numerous pillboxes and programmable medicine dispensers (e.g., [18][19][20]) for home use and mobile medication administration tools (e.g., [21,22]) for use in hospitals and long-term care facilities. Existing pillboxes and dispensers require the user to load the individual doses of medications into the device, understand their directions and program the device to send reminders accordingly.…”

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iMAT: Intelligent medication administration tools

Tsai

Wang

et al. 2010

The 12th IEEE International Conference on E-Health Networking, Applications and Services

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iMAT is a system of automatic medication dispensers and software tools. It is for people who take medications on long term basis at home to stay well and independent. The system helps its users to improve rigor in compliance by preventing misunderstanding of medication directions and making medication schedules more tolerant to tardiness and negligence. This paper presents an overview of the assumptions, models, architecture and implementation of the system.

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iNuC: An Intelligent Mobile Nursing Cart

Cited by 9 publications

References 11 publications

Model-Based Development of User-Centric Automation and Assistive Devices/Systems

Model-Based Development of User-Centric Automation and Assistive Devices/Systems

EMWF: A Middleware for Flexible Automation and Assistive Devices

iMAT: Intelligent medication administration tools

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