Object Locator For People With Dementia (DEMICATOR)

Joye, Ter Ji-Xi (2013) Object Locator For People With Dementia (DEMICATOR). Project Report. UTeM, Melaka, Malaysia. (Submitted)

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Abstract

Misplacing small but essential items, such as keys, wallets and medicine container is not uncommon among people who are at a certain age or state of health. Senior citizens with poor short term memory and those who are affected by memory impairment are the main concern, such as those suffering from Dementia syndrome. Sometimes, during emergency, it can be a matter of life or death if the keys to the main door cannot be found in time. This project purpose is to come up with an efficient electronic locator to provide a solution to the stated problem above. The design of the locator system, named DemiCator, comprise of a base station, remote control and five receiver tags which are attached to the missing items. So if a person wishes to find the item which has been misplaced, they can simply carry the remote control around to locate the keys, or fix it on the at the wall to locate the medicine. The corresponding tags will indicate the position to the users. If the remote control gets misplaced, user can use the base station to locate the remote control. The base station is fixed at a strategic place where it can be easily seen by users.

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