Design and Development of Saline Monitoring System Using Load cell
As the world population grows, the need for health care increases. In recent years, progress in medical care has been rapid due to the advancements in the field of sensors, microcontrollers and computers. A major reason for this is the combination of the two important disciplines namely medicine and engineering. This paper describes the development of an automatic saline monitoring system using a low cost indigenously developed load cell and GSM (Global system for mobile communication) modem. This enables the doctor or nurse on duty to monitor the saline flow rate from a distance. The Atmel16microcontroller is used for providing co ordination action. Load cell which acts as a weight sensor used to sense the weight of the bottle. The detection of saline drop rate is quite faithful. Message about the status of the bottle is transmitted through GSM technology to a distant mobile cell for future actions as well as displayed on LCD display.