Design of infant incubator analyzer

Approximately 80% of newborn babies are placed in incubators in Turkey. In the incubator, the mother's belly is simulated and the vital parameters of the newborns are maintained. The incubator provides a noiseless environment for babies with suitable temperature and humidity. The complete functioning of the incubator is possible only if the incubators are kept under control by preventive maintenance. The purpose of this work is to design and develop a reliable incubator analyzer that ensures the sustainability of incubators. This work presents a detailed design of an analyzer that can be used to monitor the functional parameters of the incubator by means of four different sensors controlled by an AVR Atmega32 microcontroller unit and interfaced with an LCD display. In the analyzer, temperature, humidity and noise measurements have been targeted. The proposed design is a preliminary prototype that needs further optimization and testing. It is believed that design recommendations generated from this study will form the basis of future similar designs.