HEARTBEAT AND BODY TEMPERATURE MONITOR USING ARDUINO

Abstract

Heart rate means the number of heartbeats per unit of time, usually expressed as beats per minute (bpm). Heart rate can vary according to the demand of muscles to absorb oxygen and excrete carbon dioxide changes, such as during exercise or sleep. It also varies significantly between individuals based on fitness, age and genetics. Body temperature means measurement of the body’s ability to generate and get rid of heat. It is one of chief indicators of normal functioning and health. More than 2 million people are at high risk of having heart attack. It would be helpful if there was a way for these people to monitor their heart. So that is the way our project focuses on how we can overcome this problem and find a solution. This project aim is individuals can be always updated with their health conditions and people could be aware with health so as not to get worse. With the development of technology, in this project we can digitally sensing body temperature and heart rate using Arduino. Mainly Arduino is used because it can sense the environment by receiving input from variety of sensors and can affect its surroundings by controlling lights, motors, and other actuators. Heartbeat and Body Temperature Monitor using Arduino will detect the heartbeat using the MAX30102 Pulse Sensor and body temperature using LM-35 sensor. The microcontroller on the board is programmed using the Arduino programming language. Pulse sensor is used for sensing heart rate while LM-35 is used for sensing the body temperature. Sensor end will show the readings in BPM (Beat Per Minute) on the LCD connected to it.The body Temperature will be displayed on serial monitor along with BPM readings. This monitoring system is successful in displaying the heartbeat and body temperature rates