About Project

This project consists of integrating Personal Computers and Android devices (tablets and smartphones) with a IPcam to view real-time video. The video is viewed by researchers conducting Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) Polysomnography (sleep studies). The project required integrating existing commercial off-the-shelf components and to provide a surveillance tool that operates over the internet.

This is how the NEG will operate:
The FOSCAM IR IPcam sends video data from the infant crib to a web server/ Database. The server will relay the video stream to user requests to both Android devices – either a smart phone or a tablet - and PC stations by using our Android App and our web application. NOTE: Android devices will also receive video streams where data speed signal sufficient for video stream is available. When movement is detected by the camera, infant sleep data is derived by counting the infant’s sleep cycles. A sleep cycle consists of one Slow Wave Sleep (SWS) state and one Rapid Eye Movement (REM) state. Infants normally have high physical movement during REM sleep and no physical movement during SWS.

The IPcam’s motion detection capability will serve to generate infant sleep cycle data by deriving counts of REM/SWS states. A fluxgate magnetometer is used to collect magnetic field strength near the crib. Room temperature will also be collected through a thermometer.

Figure 1 is the Night Eye Guardian System Concept Sketch.