‘Ringer’ That Follows Patients Without Falling... Pukyong National University Student Team Wins Grand Prize at Innovation Leading University Joint Competition

The student team that won the grand prize at the '2021 Innovative Leading University Alliance Competition' (from left: Han Won, Kim Hyun-jung, Kim Chae-yoon, Choi Byung-hoon) is taking a commemorative photo.

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters, Trainee Reporter Hwang Du-yeol] University students have developed an IV stand that follows patients and helps them receive IV injections.

The team of students majoring in Biomedical Engineering IT Convergence at Pukyong National University, who introduced this IV stand to the world, won the grand prize at the '2021 Innovation Leading University Joint Competition.'

The student team submitted the automated IV stand called ‘FOLLOW UP IV’ that recognizes and tracks specific patients, winning the grand prize at the 2021 Innovation Leading University Joint Competition.

The team consists of Kim Hyun-jung, a senior in Biomedical Engineering IT Convergence at Pukyong National University, and seniors Choi Byung-hoon, Han Won, and Kim Chae-yoon from the Department of Biomedical Engineering.

The competition was jointly hosted by five universities participating in the Ministry of Education’s 4th Industrial Revolution Innovation Leading University Project in the smart healthcare field.

The ‘FOLLOW UP IV’ developed by Pukyong National University students is equipped with a driving motor and automatically follows the location of patients with specific markers.

The IV stand recognizes the distance to the patient and adjusts its speed accordingly. It is designed to not fall on slopes and to automatically stop when it detects obstacles.

The student team programmed the IV stand by attaching a camera to recognize specific markers and operate the motor, adjusting direction and speed based on the coordinates and size of the markers.

The IV stand uses infrared sensors to adjust speed or stop according to the distance from the patient, and employs a gyro sensor and servo motor to maintain horizontal balance and prevent tipping. It is equipped with mecanum wheels that rotate in place to prevent the IV tube from twisting.

Kim Hyun-jung said, “We developed this product to solve the inconvenience of existing IV stands, where patients with physical difficulties cannot carry or control the direction of the IV stand themselves or use both hands.”

Two teams from Pukyong National University’s 4th Industrial Revolution Innovation Leading University Project participated in the competition, winning the grand prize and a consolation prize, which was awarded to the team of seniors Kim Seung-jun, Lee Dong-hae, Kim Young-eun, and Shim Yoon-joo from the Department of Biomedical Engineering.

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