A Fog Computing-Based Cost-Effective Smart Health Monitoring Device for Infectious Disease Applications

The COVID-19 epidemic has raised awareness of exactly how crucial it is to continuously observe issues and diagnose respiratory problems early. Although the respiratory system is the primary objective of the disease’s acute phase, subsequent complications of SARS-CoV-2 infection might trigger enduri...

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Main Authors: Saranya Govindakumar, Vijayalakshmi Sankaran, Paramasivam Alagumariappan, Bhaskar Kosuru Bojji Raju, Daniel Ford
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Vijayalakshmi Sankaran
Paramasivam Alagumariappan
Bhaskar Kosuru Bojji Raju
Daniel Ford
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description The COVID-19 epidemic has raised awareness of exactly how crucial it is to continuously observe issues and diagnose respiratory problems early. Although the respiratory system is the primary objective of the disease’s acute phase, subsequent complications of SARS-CoV-2 infection might trigger enduring respiratory problems and symptoms, according to new research. These signs and symptoms, which collectively inflict considerable strain on healthcare systems and people’s quality of life, comprise, but are not restricted to, congestion, shortage of breath, tightness in the chest, and a decrease in lung function. Wearable technology offers a promising remedy to this persistent issue by offering continuous respiratory parameter monitoring, facilitating the early control and intervention of post-COVID-19 issues with respiration. In an effort to enhance patient outcomes and reduce expenses related to healthcare, this paper examines the possibility of using wearable technology to provide remote surveillance and the early diagnosis of respiratory problems in individuals suffering from COVID-19. In this work, a fog computing-based cost-effective smart health monitoring device is proposed for infectious disease applications. Further, the proposed device consists of three different biosensor modules, namely a MAX90614 infrared temperature sensor, a MAX30100 pulse oximeter, and a microphone sensor. All these sensor modules are connected to a fog computing device, namely a Raspberry PI microcontroller. Also, three different sensor modules were integrated with the Raspberry PI microcontroller and individuals’ physiological parameters, such as oxygen saturation (SPO2), heartbeat rate, and cough sounds, were recorded by the computing device. Additionally, a convolutional neural network (CNN)-based deep learning algorithm was coded inside the Raspberry PI and was trained with normal and COVID-19 cough sounds from the KAGGLE database. This work appears to be of high clinical significance since the developed fog computing-based smart health monitoring device is capable of identifying the presence of infectious disease through individual physiological parameters.
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spelling doaj-art-07b6bd1d1cae47da9ffa17bfc8f72d4a2025-08-20T02:55:45ZengMDPI AGEngineering Proceedings2673-45912024-10-01731610.3390/engproc2024073006A Fog Computing-Based Cost-Effective Smart Health Monitoring Device for Infectious Disease ApplicationsSaranya Govindakumar0Vijayalakshmi Sankaran1Paramasivam Alagumariappan2Bhaskar Kosuru Bojji Raju3Daniel Ford4Vel Tech Rangarajan Dr. Sagunthala R&D Institute of Science and Technology, Chennai 600062, IndiaVel Tech Rangarajan Dr. Sagunthala R&D Institute of Science and Technology, Chennai 600062, IndiaVel Tech Rangarajan Dr. Sagunthala R&D Institute of Science and Technology, Chennai 600062, IndiaAdhi College of Engineering and Technology, Chennai 631605, IndiaVel Tech Rangarajan Dr. Sagunthala R&D Institute of Science and Technology, Chennai 600062, IndiaThe COVID-19 epidemic has raised awareness of exactly how crucial it is to continuously observe issues and diagnose respiratory problems early. Although the respiratory system is the primary objective of the disease’s acute phase, subsequent complications of SARS-CoV-2 infection might trigger enduring respiratory problems and symptoms, according to new research. These signs and symptoms, which collectively inflict considerable strain on healthcare systems and people’s quality of life, comprise, but are not restricted to, congestion, shortage of breath, tightness in the chest, and a decrease in lung function. Wearable technology offers a promising remedy to this persistent issue by offering continuous respiratory parameter monitoring, facilitating the early control and intervention of post-COVID-19 issues with respiration. In an effort to enhance patient outcomes and reduce expenses related to healthcare, this paper examines the possibility of using wearable technology to provide remote surveillance and the early diagnosis of respiratory problems in individuals suffering from COVID-19. In this work, a fog computing-based cost-effective smart health monitoring device is proposed for infectious disease applications. Further, the proposed device consists of three different biosensor modules, namely a MAX90614 infrared temperature sensor, a MAX30100 pulse oximeter, and a microphone sensor. All these sensor modules are connected to a fog computing device, namely a Raspberry PI microcontroller. Also, three different sensor modules were integrated with the Raspberry PI microcontroller and individuals’ physiological parameters, such as oxygen saturation (SPO2), heartbeat rate, and cough sounds, were recorded by the computing device. Additionally, a convolutional neural network (CNN)-based deep learning algorithm was coded inside the Raspberry PI and was trained with normal and COVID-19 cough sounds from the KAGGLE database. This work appears to be of high clinical significance since the developed fog computing-based smart health monitoring device is capable of identifying the presence of infectious disease through individual physiological parameters.https://www.mdpi.com/2673-4591/73/1/6artificial intelligencefog computingCOVID-19infectious diseasesoxygen saturationpatient healthcare monitoring
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Bhaskar Kosuru Bojji Raju
Daniel Ford
A Fog Computing-Based Cost-Effective Smart Health Monitoring Device for Infectious Disease Applications
Engineering Proceedings
artificial intelligence
fog computing
COVID-19
infectious diseases
oxygen saturation
patient healthcare monitoring
title A Fog Computing-Based Cost-Effective Smart Health Monitoring Device for Infectious Disease Applications
title_full A Fog Computing-Based Cost-Effective Smart Health Monitoring Device for Infectious Disease Applications
title_fullStr A Fog Computing-Based Cost-Effective Smart Health Monitoring Device for Infectious Disease Applications
title_full_unstemmed A Fog Computing-Based Cost-Effective Smart Health Monitoring Device for Infectious Disease Applications
title_short A Fog Computing-Based Cost-Effective Smart Health Monitoring Device for Infectious Disease Applications
title_sort fog computing based cost effective smart health monitoring device for infectious disease applications
topic artificial intelligence
fog computing
COVID-19
infectious diseases
oxygen saturation
patient healthcare monitoring
url https://www.mdpi.com/2673-4591/73/1/6
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