Premature infants often lack the neurophysiological function for tasks such as feeding or breathing and consequently require systems to fulfill their needs. Premature infants born in low to middle income countries (LMICs) are at a greater disadvantage because these systems are typically manual and require more healthcare oversight. The focus of this project was to understand how to be a successful project manager by participating in the engineering design process, and to facilitate communication between interdisciplinary teams. The engineering goal was to help healthcare facilities in LMICs provide nutrition to infants with less oversight. The final design provides nutrition through a gravity feeding system with a warming chamber, flow rate sensor, actuated flow control, and LCD display.

• This report represents the work of one or more WPI undergraduate students submitted to the faculty as evidence of completion of a degree requirement. WPI routinely publishes these reports on its website without editorial or peer review.

Creator

• Ting, Yu Sum Isabelle

Publisher

• Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Identifier

• 22371
• E-project-050521-175514

Advisor

• Konrad, Renata

Year

• 2021

Date created

• 2021-05-05

Resource type

• Major Qualifying Project

Major

• Management Engineering

Rights statement

• In Copyright