Grant: Applied Research and Development Grants - Level 1
Centennial College
$25,000.00
Design and Development of a Novel Tracking Device (WeTraq) to Track People with Autism or Dementia Disorder
FY 2017-18
Summary
According to the Alzheimer's Association of Canada, 25,000 Canadians are diagnosed with dementia annually,and 937,000 Canadians will be living with the disease in 15 years. According to the National EpidemiologicalDatabase for the Study of Autism in Canada (NEDSAC), Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) is one of the mostcommon developmental disabilities. In Canada, 1 in 94 children is diagnosed with ASD.Currently, there are conventional tracking devices in the market based on the GPS technology and Bluetooth.However their major limitations are geographical coverage, high cost to own and low battery life. Toovercome these problems, we propose to design and develop the WeTraq tracking device.WeTraq is designed to utilize the global WiFi network and GSM 2G/3G in addition to GPS to provide Globalcoverage with precise location, low cost and battery life of up to 4 months by integrating several technicalaspects of Internet of Things (IoT) Technology.
Program
Applied Research and Development Grants - Level 1
Recipient
Location
Ontario, Canada
Recipient Type
Academia
Type
Grant
Source
NSERC's Awards Data
As published
Application id
510992-2017
Name nom
Vidad, Jeziel
Department département
Progress Campus
Organization id
22209
Institution établissement
Centennial College
Province en
Ontario
Province fr
Ontario
Country en
CANADA
Country fr
CANADA
Fiscal year exercice financier
2017
Competition year année de concours
2017
Award amount
25000
Program id
CARD1
Program name en
Applied Research and Development Grants - Level 1
Program name fr
Subventions de recherche et développement appliquée - niveau 1
Group en
Research partnerships programs
Group fr
Programmes de partenariat
Committee code
1561
Committee name en
Applied Research and Development Grants
Committee name fr
Subventions de recherche et développement appliquée
Area of application code
513
Area of application group en
Manufacturing processes and products
Area of application group fr
Procédés et produits industriels
Area of application en
Electrical and electronic machinery and equipment (including computer hardware)
Area of application fr
Machinerie et équipement électriques et électroniques (y compris matériel informatique)
Research subject code
2506
Research subject group en
Electrical and electronic engineering
Research subject group fr
Génie électrique et électronique
Research subject en
Electron devices
Research subject fr
Dispositifs électroniques
Partie
1
Nb partie
1
Application title
Design and Development of a Novel Tracking Device (WeTraq) to Track People with Autism or Dementia Disorder
Keyword
NSERC
Application summary
According to the Alzheimer's Association of Canada, 25,000 Canadians are diagnosed with dementia annually,and 937,000 Canadians will be living with the disease in 15 years. According to the National EpidemiologicalDatabase for the Study of Autism in Canada (NEDSAC), Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) is one of the mostcommon developmental disabilities. In Canada, 1 in 94 children is diagnosed with ASD.Currently, there are conventional tracking devices in the market based on the GPS technology and Bluetooth.However their major limitations are geographical coverage, high cost to own and low battery life. Toovercome these problems, we propose to design and develop the WeTraq tracking device.WeTraq is designed to utilize the global WiFi network and GSM 2G/3G in addition to GPS to provide Globalcoverage with precise location, low cost and battery life of up to 4 months by integrating several technicalaspects of Internet of Things (IoT) Technology.
