Design and Implementation of Adaptive Cyanosis Baby Manikin for Medical Training Application

This paper explores the design principles for an adaptive cyanosis colour changing baby manikin by assembling all previous pieces of knowledge of cyanosis baby manikin. We attained the cyanosis colouration in an experimental setup during the previous study using a three-dimensional (3D) printed baby’s head in a black box with the Philips Hue bulb as an actuator. This paper’s motivation is to develop a working prototype of an adaptive cyanosis baby manikin, which aims to change colour from cyanosis to non-cyanosis with the real colouration, within the correct timing to be used for cyanosis recognition in medical training application. To attain this goal, we introduce the design and development of adaptive cyanosis colour changing baby manikin by employing smart lighting control, together with the Philips Hue LED bulb attached to the 3D printed baby’s head. In this paper, the cyanosis colour changing in a 3D printed baby’s head was simulated by controlling the Philips Hue bulb using the Processing software and IoT-based mechanism. The LDRs were embedded into the adaptive cyanosis baby manikin by monitoring the lux values of the room’s lighting condition. The colour change of the cyanosis can be visualised and verified both on the 3D printed baby’s head and in the trainer’s laptop in Processing software. We believe that the proposed adaptive cyanosis baby manikin will pave the way for a future practical cyanosis simulator to be used in real training.