Monitoring Heart Health in Chimps at the Maryland Zoo
Team: Advanced MultiD, Fall’20 – Spring’21: PulsApe
- Program: Multidisciplinary Design
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Project Description:
The Maryland Zoo veterinarians need a way to continuously monitor awake chimps’ cardiac health because chimps are prone to heart problems that may lead to death. Our team designed a conductive bar from which a chimp playfully hangs. The bar detects electrical signals from the chimp’s heart, which are transmitted through the hands. The electrocardiogram reading is then sent to and interpreted by zoo veterinarians.
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Student Team Members
- Daniel Wang
- Pedro Rivera
- Max Muss
- Diego Gomez