Design and implementation of an ultrasound system using a smart phone/ Atweta,Sheila.

CHAPTER ONE............................................................................................................................. 1
INTRODUCTION .......................................................................................................................... 1
1.1 Background ........................................................................................................................... 1
1.2 Problem Statement ................................................................................................................ 2
1.3 Objectives.............................................................................................................................. 3
1.3.1 Main Objective ............................................................................................................... 3
1.3.2 Specific Objectives......................................................................................................... 3
1.4 Justification ........................................................................................................................... 3
1.5 Scope ..................................................................................................................................... 3
CHAPTER TWO ............................................................................................................................ 4
LITERATURE REVIEW ............................................................................................................... 4
2.1 Ultrasound ............................................................................................................................. 4
2.2 Types of Ultrasound .............................................................................................................. 4
2.3 Antenatal care........................................................................................................................ 5
2.4 Existing and Related Systems............................................................................................... 5
2.4.1 Pinard Horn..................................................................................................................... 5
2.4.2 Weaknesses of the Pinard Horn...................................................................................... 6
2.4.3 Titan Ultrasound System ................................................................................................ 6
2.4.4 Weaknesses of Titan Ultrasound System ....................................................................... 6
2.4.5 M-Turbo Ultrasound Scan.............................................................................................. 7
2.4.6 Weaknesses of M-Turbo Ultrasound System................................................................. 7
2.5 The ultrasound system........................................................................................................... 8
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2.6 Technologies used in the Ultrasound system........................................................................ 8
2.6.1 Image processing using Processing 3 software .............................................................. 8
2.6.2 Android Technology....................................................................................................... 8
2.6.3 Bluetooth Technology .................................................................................................... 9
2.6.4 AVR Microcontroller Technology ................................................................................. 9
CHAPTER THREE ...................................................................................................................... 11
METHODOLOGY ....................................................................................................................... 11
3.1 System Study....................................................................................................................... 11
Data collection Methods........................................................................................................ 11
3.1.1 Interview....................................................................................................................... 11
3.1.2 Questionnaire................................................................................................................ 11
3.1.3 Review of related literature .......................................................................................... 11
3.2 System Analysis.................................................................................................................. 11
3.3 System Design..................................................................................................................... 11
3.3.1 Design and Development Tools ................................................................................... 12
3.4 System Implementation....................................................................................................... 13
CHAPTER FOUR......................................................................................................................... 17
SYSTEM DESIGN AND ANALYSIS......................................................................................... 17
4.0 Introduction ......................................................................................................................... 17
4.1 Functional analysis.............................................................................................................. 17
4.1.1 Functional requirements............................................................................................... 17
4.1.2 Non Functional Requirements...................................................................................... 18
4.2 System design...................................................................................................................... 18
4.2.1 Physical design ............................................................................................................. 18
4.2.3Logic design .................................................................................................................. 19
CHAPTER FIVE .......................................................................................................................... 22
IMPLEMENTATION AND TESTING ....................................................................................... 22
5.0 Introduction ......................................................................................................................... 22
5.1 Developmental platform or environment ............................................................................ 22
5.1.1 Android studio .............................................................................................................. 22
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5.1.2 SQLite........................................................................................................................... 22
5.1.3 Arduino Software ......................................................................................................... 22
5.1.4 Processing 3 software ................................................................................................... 23
5.2 Code Design ........................................................................................................................ 23
5.3 The System Operation......................................................................................................... 23
5.4 System testing ..................................................................................................................... 23
5.4.1 Unit testing ................................................................................................................... 23
5.4.2 Integration testing ......................................................................................................... 24
5.5 System validation ................................................................................................................ 24
CHAPTER SIX............................................................................................................................. 25
RECOMMENDATION AND CONCLUSION............................................................................ 25
6.0 Introduction ......................................................................................................................... 25
6.1 Summary of the work.......................................................................................................... 25
6.2 Challenges or shortcomings................................................................................................ 25
6.3 Success................................................................................................................................ 26
6.4 Recommendations............................................................................................................... 26
6.5 Conclusion........................................................................................................................... 26
References..................................................................................................................................... 27
Appendices.................................................................................................................................... 29
Appendix A: Android code for displaying the image. .............................................................. 29
Appendix B: Code for processing the sound waves to form an image. .................................... 30
APPENDIX C: Questionnaire................................................................................................... 31

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