From December 13 to 15, 2017, the "National Biomedical Engineering Innovative Design Competition" hosted by the Biomedical Engineering Teaching Steering Committee of the Ministry of Education was held in Suzhou, Jiangsu province. In the finals, nine Tianjin University (TJU) teams won two first prizes, two second prizes and five third prizes. TJU won the best organization award, and the excellent supervisor prize was awarded to Li Gang, Professor of Biomedical Engineering of the School of Precision Instruments and Optoelectronics Engineering at TJU.
207 teams from 59 colleges and universities nationwide entered the competition, with entries covering the disciplines of sensing technology, instrumentation, internet of things and image processing technology, showing various innovative and inspirational ideas. After the preliminary competition, 75 entries advanced to the finals.
The competition was divided into two groups, the optional and the propositional. A “Sleep Monitor Ring Based on Heart Rate and Blood Oxygen” designed by senior students Zhou Ke and Yang Cong from the School of Precision Instruments and Optoelectronics Engineering, won the first prize in the optional group. The device can real-time monitor and sound an alarm during the user’s sleep by collecting and analyzing the body’s pulse wave signals and then send the physiological data to a smartphone by Bluetooth.
An “Electro-cardio signal Analog Telemetry System” by juniors Chen Zizhuang, Xie Jiang, and Sun Wanqing from the School of Precision Instruments and Optoelectronics Engineering, was awarded the first prize in the propositional group. The device can transmit an electro-cardio signal within eight meters by ultrasonic wave.
The competition was established in 2014 to promote the development of biomedical engineering and encourage undergraduates to explore and innovate in the field of bioengineering. TJU has participated in the competition since 2016 and has won four first prizes, seven seconds and eleven thirds in total.
By: He Xiaowei, Xu Hui
Editors: Sun Xiaofang and Ross Colquhoun
