KINECT OPERATED BED:

INNOVATIVE POSTURE
DETECTION AND BEDSORES
PREVENTING DEVICE
DR. MARLON I. TAYAG
Project Leader
Systems Plus College Foundation
July 9, 2015 - DOST-III Conference Room, San Fernando City, Pampanga

THE AUTHORS
ROLES

KEY PERSONS

DESIGNATION

PROJECT LEADER

DR. MARLON I. TAYAG

MIS Director

SYSTEMS ENGINEER

ALVIN M. CARAGDAG

ICTDU Head

RESEARCH ANALYST

IRENE MAE L. MANABAT

Asst. Research Director

PROTOTYPE ENGINEER

PATRICK PUNZALAN

BSECE Program Head

CLINICAL TESTING
ASSOCIATE

JESSICA SANCHEZ

Full Time Faculty, CON

PROGRAMMER 1

JOSHUA JEROME SALAZAR

Web and Systems Developer

PROGRAMMER 2

MARSHA Q. SUPERIO

Asst. Dean, CCIS

PROGRAMMER 3

JESUS LORENZ I. MAGO

Network Administrator

PROJECT LEADERS ROLES AND

RESPONSIBILITIES
Maintain focus and provides clear direction to the set key
goals and objectives of the project.
Select team members.
Prepare project plan and
approval of the project plan.

obtain

funding

agencys

Manage and apply project resources according to the

approved project plan.

SYSTEMS ENGINEERS ROLES

AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Assure that all team members understand their roles and
accept their responsibilities.
Analyze risk and instigate avoidance activities. Establish
contingency plans and corrective action.
Analyze the actual performance against the plan and
make adjustments consistent with plan objectives.
Establish and publish clear priorities among project
phases.
Technical leader in the program design and application of

RESEARCH ANALYSTS ROLE AND

RESPONSIBILITIES
Track and report on progress to plan.
Keep all key stakeholders informed of progress and
issues.
Take minutes of meetings and writes all the necessary
reports needed in the project.
Coordinates time, schedules of members in accordance
with project phases time frames

BED PROTOTYPE DESIGNER AND

ENGINEERS ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
In charge of the design and technical
specifications of the hospital bed prototype

CLINICAL TESTING ASSOCIATES

ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Consultant and researcher for the posture and
positioning specifications of the Kinect bed in
relation to preventions of bedsores and other
related complications of being bedridden.
In-charge of prototype testing on the end-user
side as regards to setting, meeting, evaluating
and monitoring the standards and specifications of
Kinect bed based on the healthcare standards and
protocol for bedridden patients.

PROGRAMMERS ROLES AND

RESPONSIBILITIES
Posture
detection
programming
using
C#
programming language and Kinect SDK
In-charge of Arduino hardware interfacing
Arduino SDK and C++
3D simulation modes using AutoDesks 3DS Max
Calibration of 3D prototype testing and evaluation
prior to fabrication

SIGNIFICANCE
1. Employment and fusion of information technology (IT) and
health science in design and fabrication of a hospital bed for
correct posture detection and positioning of bedridden
patients.
2. Application and usage of Kinect and open source information
technology in the modernization of caring for bedridden
patients.
3. Promotion by means of actualization of the relevance of ICT
in the design of IT operated medical devices for consistent
monitoring of bedridden patients health needs and
condition.

SIGNIFICANCE
4. An option for the bedridden patients to be properly
taken cared of and be monitored of their health conditions
with the use of modern technology at an eventually lowcost way in the future.
5. A venue for the medical and health sector to realize and
utilize the open source and Kinect technology in the
design, invention and modernization of medical equipment
and devices.

OBJECTIVES
1. Design a Kinect-operated hospital bed for
bedridden patients for the prevention of
bedsores, posture problems and other related
secondary complications related to it.
2. Apply the technology of open source and Kinect
in the design and operation of the hospital bed in
order to provide proper scheduling and timing of
re-positioning and correct posture detection of
elderly bedridden patients.

OBJECTIVES
3. Concretize the thrust of DOST, PCHRD, and
CLHRDC in fusing IT/ICT and health for the benefit
of the Filipino community through the design and
creation of the Kinect-operated bed.
4. Introduce to the Philippines the capabilities of the
Kinect technology in the modernization and
improvement of medical health services and
devices.

EXPECTED OUTPUT
A clinically-tested Kinect technology-operated
medical bed that is capable of repositioning
patients to the correct posture needed in
order to avoid bedsores, muscle atrophy and
contracture and to promote proper blood
circulation thereby preventing secondary
complications.

BENEFICIARIES
Beneficiaries: aside from the bedridden patients who will
directly benefit from this device, the medical sector who
has been working on the thrust of fusing information
technology with the development of biomedical devices
will also benefit.
The Computing and Information technology sector will also
be benefitting in the research output by means of being
able to identify potential usage of information technology,
open source and commercial software in the development
of programs and software for technology-driven medical

METHODOLOGY (FLOW CHART)

METHODOLOGY
(PROJECT MAKING)
Phase 1: Prototype making and testing/evaluation
of specification prior to live-testing
Phase 2: Live testing and impact evaluation
Phase 3: Technical Report Writing and Evaluation

PHASE 1: PROTOTYPE MAKING AND TESTING/EVALUATION

OF SPECIFICATION
PRIOR TO LIVE-TESTING

Conceptual bed design

Bed Fabrication
Hardware Integration

PHASE 2: LIVE TESTING AND

IMPACT EVALUATION
Recruitment, identification and orientation of volunteer test subjects.
Orientation and training of volunteer test subjects
Live testing of the prototype with the identified volunteer test
participants to test and assess the preventive and rehabilitative
capacity of the prototype.
Monitoring and data gathering (feedback)
Iterations of the live test model when appropriate.
Evaluation of the service impact

PHASE 3: TECHNICAL
REPORT WRITING AND
EVALUATION
Creation and fabrication of a final model for
presentation and possible commercialization.
Writing of technical report
Editing
Presentation

PROJECT DURATION
TIME/ACTIVITY

DUE DATE

FIRST QUARTER

March 10, 2015

SECOND QUARTER

June 10, 2015

THIRD QUARTER

September 10, 2015

FOURTH QUARTER

December 10, 2015

REPORT SUBMISSION

January 10, 2016

FIRST QUARTER ACTIVITIES

Acquisition of resources - hardware and
software
Conceptualized bed design
Kinect-based programming
Integration of hardware

SECOND QUARTER ACTIVITIES

Recruitment and identification of participants
Orientation of participants

THIRD QUARTER ACTIVITIES

Live testing, observation and data gathering
Data processing and analysis
Re-adjustment of the prototype

FOURTH QUARTER ACTIVITIES

Re-adjustment and finalization of prototype as
final model for presentation
Data processing and analysis
Report writing

ACCOMPLISHMENT REPORT
Target Activities for the
Period
Acquisition of resources
hardware and software

Conceptualize bed design

Fabrication of Bed
Kinect-Based Programming
Integration of Hardware

Expected Output
Acquired and purchased
resources hardware and
software

Blue print
3D replica
Fabricated Bed

Actual Accomplishments
Results Highlights
Ordered
and
purchased
the
necessary software and hardware
namely:
Kinect for Windows
SDK
Arduino
Touch screen computer
Simulated bed design made in
3DS max
In progress as of this presentation

Kinect-based program
Kinect-based program
Codes
Codes
Integrated hardware and software Integration of Kinect/SDK/Arduino
to rotors.

FUND UTILIZATION
ITEM DESCRIPTION
Kinect Bed Fabrication (est.)
MS Kinect Windows ver 2.0

AMOUNT
Php 60,000.00
15,574.42

Arduino Uno Rev 3.0

2,900.00

Arduino Mega 2560

4,500.00

Arduino Ethernet Shield

2,500.00

Gesture Pack

6,550.00

Kinect Adapter Power Supply

Touch Screen

900.00
16,000.00

Representation Allowance

3,334.00
TOTAL

Php 112,258.42

ADJUSTED TIMELINE
WEEK(S)
1-8
9

KEY PROCESS AREAS

Bed Fabrication and Software
Calibration
Hardware and Software Integration

KEY PERSONS
Project Leader
Systems Engineer
Prototype Engineer
Programmers

10-14

Clinical Testing

Clinical Testing
Associates

15-18

Data Analysis and Documentation

Research Analyst

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KINECT OPERATED BED:

INNOVATIVE POSTURE
DETECTION AND BEDSORES
PREVENTING DEVICE
DR. MARLON I. TAYAG
Project Leader
Systems Plus College Foundation
July 9, 2015 - DOST-III Conference Room, San Fernando City, Pampanga