Project description
Background: Purple House runs around 50 dialysis chairs, mostly at remote sites in semi-arid and desert regions. During the warmer months (October-March) water supplies tend to absorb heat from the environment. Dialysis water supplies are temperature-dependent, and there is currently no robust way to monitor the temperature at different points in the water-treatment process and at various sites. The project: To optimise and scale an existing remote temperature telemetry prototype for expansion and installation at remote sites. This requires hardware, software and firmware design, and integration with existing systems.
Co-supervisors
Michael Smith, Purple House Jodie Hobbs, Flinders University
Assumed knowledge
Electronics, firmware or mechanical engineering design
Industry involvement
Purple House is an innovative Indigenous-owned and run health service operating from its base in Alice Springs in the Northern Territory. Purple House provides dialysis in the most remote parts of Australia, operating 18 remote clinics and a mobile dialysis unit called the Purple Truck.
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