Electronic System of an Intelligent Machine: the Case of an Assistive Bed Device

This work presents the electronic design of an intelligent device that includes a monitor system for automatic movements of a robotic hospital bed based on posture classification and identification. This feature was carried out in response to the necessities defined by the application of a diagnostic identification methodology. This method was successfully applied to a public Mexican hospital and the issue identified was the mobility of elderly people and physically challenged individuals. The movement of these patients can be performed routinely or sporadically during their stay in a hospital. For patients who require a particular routine application of this action, the system includes an intelligent monitor system. This intelligent system allows medical experts to program the movements of the robotic bed considering the posture of the patients and the time in bed. This paper shows the hardware and software design of the electronic system and the physicals results.