Title page for E-project-042308-230805

Project Type	MQP
Submission date	2008-04-23
Authors	William H Brooks, ECE Edmund J Massa, ECE James R Medeiros, ECE Stacey A Mohr, ECE
URN	E-project-042308-230805
Title	SaunterNot – A Personal Security System for Nursing Home Patients
Advisors	Michalson, William R., EE Labonte', Robert C., EE
Availability	restricted
Abstract With Nursing home facilities enduring staff shortages, the SaunterNot system would provide a safe and efficient way of alerting the staff if a patient suffering from a neurological disease is attempting to exit the building. Each patient who is examined and found likely to be at risk of wandering out of the building into what may become hazardous situations will be asked to wear a transponder tag. Each tag is encoded with an 8-bit identification number which is cross-referenced to their identity. When passing through a door that exits the building, a reader placed at the door will receive a signal from the transponder and trigger an alarm to alert the staff of the resident exiting the building.
Files	SaunterNot_vFinal.pdf indicates that a file or directory is accessible from the WPI campus network only.

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