Shenzhen Technology University (SZTU) heavily focuses on students’ hands-on experience and is obligated to cultivate quality applied talented people. Recently, SZTU student projects won two national awards in two different competitions, which presents their practical abilities.

1. Vital Signs Monitoring During Sleep Using mmWave Radar

A team from College of Big Data and Internet took part in the 2022 HUAWEI CUP National Undergraduate IOT Design Contest and won the first prize in East China Division and the national third prize. Instructed by Prof. Wang Junsong, the team consists of Deng Jinlong, You Yanyun, Liu Yan and Cao Rui.

Algorithm of the monitoring system [Photo/College of Big Data and Internet]

As home-based elderly care becomes a major social issue and traditional health care models such as contact-based vital signs detection equipment, ordinary cameras and infrared sensors cannot solve the problem well, it is of great importance to prevent and screen diseases and remotely monitor the health of the elderly at home, especially those suffering from heart disease, sleep apnea syndrome and other chronic diseases.

Real-time monitoring and back-end signal analyzing [Photo/College of Big Data and Internet]

The users can connect the device via WIFI and check the vital signs and health analysis report on the phone. [Photo/College of Big Data and Internet]

By using TI’s IWR6843 mmWave radar as a sensor to monitor vital signs during sleep, the team develops a non-contact vital signs monitoring system that is small, portable, stable in performance and works around the clock. Based on the algorithm processing radar echoes, the intelligent and user-friendly IoT system can upload the processed vital sign signals to the cloud for analysis, and then visualize the results to the users in a simple and clear way on the app.

2. Manhole cover fall protection warning system

Senior students Zheng Yufei and Guo Nengmin, majoring in Industrial Design, developed a new type of manhole cover and won the national third prize in Milan Design Week, China Design Exhibition. They have applied for the national invention and utility model patents and the manhole covers will be used under trial in some areas in Shenzhen.

Product rendering [Photo/College of Design and Innovation]

The system installs sensors under the manhole covers and will make the life buoy float on water to warn the pedestrians and vehicles passing by when the manhole cover is displaced by the flood. It will also send alert signals to city managers about the location of the manhole.

Product profile [Photo/College of Design and Innovation]

“As a student majoring in Industrial Design, I have been thinking about how to improve some unreasonable design in real life.” Zheng Yufei said. The courses of the Industrial Design major can not come to an end until students turn the products on their blueprints into real objects and solve practical problems in everyday life, said Associate Prof. Li Liquan, instructor of the project and deputy dean of College of Design and Innovation.

SZTU’s education mode of applied sciences has produced fruitful results. Last year, SZTU students participated in international, national and provincial competitions and won 44 prizes including 2 international awards and 23 national awards. SZTU Student Innovation Park has incubated 18 startups since 2019.

Drafted by Daisy（姚琦）/ International Cooperation & Student Affairs Office

Revised by International Cooperation & Student Affairs Office

Edited by International Cooperation & Student Affairs Office