Survivor tracking system based on heart beats

Abstract

Survivor tracking system is a device that detects a human heartbeat by using pulse sensor and sends the information to a smartphone via Bluetooth. Apart from muscle sensor and accelerometer sensor that has difficulty in monitoring the condition of users, pulse sensor is one of the alternatives that can provide high portability and require a small surface area for analysis. In this paper, a wireless system was implemented. The design is achieved by utilizing a smartphone with Android Operating System, Peripheral Interface Controller (PIC) Microcontroller and Bluetooth. The objectives of the system are to monitor user heartbeat rate, durability and effectively SMS to obtain medical help for the user.