MID TERM REPORT OF

PROJECT TITLE

A Graduate Project Report submitted to Manipal University in partial

fulfilment of the requirement for the award of the degree of

BACHELOR OF TECHNOLOGY
In

Electronics and Communication Engineering

Submitted by
Student Name
Reg. No.:

Under the guidance of

SUPERVISOR NAME DEPARTMENT GUIDE NAME

Designation & Designation
Company Name

DEPARTMENT OF ELECTRONICS AND COMMUNICATION ENGINEERING

MANIPAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY

(A Constituent Institution of Manipal Academy of Higher Education)
MANIPAL – 576104, KARNATAKA, INDIA

MARCH/APRIL 2018
 ABSTRACT

The abstract is brief synopsis of the project work and should be written in 4 paragraphs. The
first paragraph should introduce the area of the topic and give importance of the work / topic
in the present day scenario, hence leading to the objective of the project work. The second
paragraph should briefly discuss the methodology that was adopted in the work. The third
paragraph should discuss briefly the important results that were obtained and its significance.
The fourth paragraph should discuss the important conclusion(s) of the project work. If you
have used some software tools/packages or hardware/systems, indicate them in the last line.
(The abstract should fit in one page only)
 Contents
Page No
Abstract i

Chapter 1 INTRODUCTION
1.1 Introduction
1.2 Motivation
1.3 Organization of Report

Chapter 2 BACKGROUND THEORY and/or LITERATURE REVIEW

2.1
2.2

Chapter 3 METHODOLOGY
3.1
3.2

Chapter 4 RESULT ANALYSIS

4.1
4.2

Chapter 5 CONCLUSION AND FUTURE SCOPE

5.1 Work Conclusion
5.2 Future Scope of Work

REFERENCES
ANNEXURES (OPTIONAL)
PROJECT DETAILS
 CHAPTER 1
INTRODUCTION

This chapter should include

 Introduction (1 paragraph brief of what is going to be discussed in this chapter)
 Introduction to the area of work (general discussion)
 Brief present day scenario with regard to the work area
 Motivation to do the project work
 Shortcomings in the previous work / reference paper
 Brief importance of the work in the present context
 Uniqueness of the methodology that will be adopted
 Significance of the possible end result
 Objective of the work
 Main work objective
 Secondary objective if any
 Target Specifications
 Importance of the end result
 Project Work schedule
 Organization of the project report (chapter wise)
 CHAPTER 2
BACKGROUND THEORY

This chapter should include

 Introduction (1 paragraph brief of what is going to be discussed in this chapter)
 Introduction to the project title (specific discussion)
 Literature review
 Present state / recent developments in the work area
 Brief background theory
 Literature Survey
 Summarized outcome of the literature review
 Theoretical discussions
 General analysis
 Mathematical derivations
 Conclusion

Recent developments in analysis of yogic breathing and it's effect on the

individuals have shown that it is an effective method to reduce Heart Rate
Variability and stress. Also they have been shown to increase lung capacity
in the long run. In this chapter we will be discussing various papers that have
studied the effect of yogic breathin and how these changes can be monitored
using a wearable device.

In this project a wearable device that can monitor yogic breathing has been
developed which can monitor heart rate, breathing and posture, provide
visual information. By monitoring these three aspects the user can choose
an exercise that is more effective and also have visual information of how
it's effecting his body. Various papers were studied for the purpose of this
project with concentration on effects of posture on breathing and the
effects of slow breathing on heart rate and stress.
CHAPTER 3
METHODOLOGY
This chapter should include
 Introduction (1 paragraph brief of what is going to be discussed in this chapter)
 Methodology
 Detailed methodology
 Assumptions made
 Circuit layout / one-line / block diagrams
 Component specifications
 Justification for component selection
 Tools used
 Detailed specification / listing of the various components, measuring devices,
software tool boxes, reference data sheets etc
 Preliminary result analysis if any
 Conclusions

In this chapter the components used in this project along with the details of
the methods used in acquiring data from various sensors will be
discussed.The availability of the alternatives along with the reason for the
choice of the components will be discussed. This chapter also provides the
specification of the components and details of the design used.

The components were used are:

1. NodeMCU:
This is the ESP8266 based microcontroller board that provides access to all
the pins on the ESP 8266 and also contains an inbuilt programmer to
program the microcontroller over the USB. The NodeMCU can be
programmed by using either Lua Script or Arduino IDE. The Arduino IDE
support is through community developer. Most of the libraries written for
Arduino are directly supported without the need of any changes. It
contains a WiFi module that supports various wireless protocols.

Specifications:

NodeMCU was particularly chosen for this project because it requires only
for 3.3V for operation which means it can be easily powered by a Lithium
Ion Poymer battery of 3.7V. Also for a wearable device, wireless
communication is must so that data can be transmitted over the internet to
any other device or server for storage and further analysis.

2. Arduino Pro Mini :

Arduino Pro Mini is an ATMega328u based board that has an dimension of
just which suits best for portable devices. Arduino Pro Mini can be easily
programmed through Arduino IDE but it requires a seperate FDTI Cable
to convert USB logic to TTL logic.

Arduino Pro Mini was required since NodeMCU contains only 1 analog pin
and this project has to acquire data from multiple analog sensor. While an
external ADC module is good alternative, the price difference between
both the Arduino Pro Mini and ADC module is less hence the extra
processing power will be useful in processing some of the data before
sending it to NodeMCU hence reduce the time required.

Similar to NodeMCU, the Arduino Pro Mini operates at just 3.3V and
hence has lower power consumption hence can be easily powered by a
battery of small capacity.
Another reason for using the Arduino Pro Mini over an ADC is because a
separate device was required to be situated at the lower body where
posture can be measured and also breathing can be monitored. By using
I2C communication we can easily get data from lower body to the
NodeMCU on the wrist using just 3 wires which otherwise would have
required 6 wires if directly interfaced with the NodeMCU.

Flex Sensor:
A flex sensor was used to track the posture of the user. Flex sensor changes
resistance on bending which makes it an ideal choice to measure the
bending of the spine.

Pulse Sensor

MPU 6050
Mpu 6050 contains

CHAPTER 4
RESULT ANALYSIS
This chapter should include
 Introduction (1 paragraph brief of what is going to be discussed in this chapter)
 Result analysis
 Graphical / tabular form
  Explanation for the graphical / tabulated results
 Significance of the result obtained
 Any deviations from the expected results & its justification
 Conclusions
 CHAPTER 5
CONCLUSION AND FUTURE SCOPE OF WORK

This chapter should include

 Brief summary of the work
 Problem statement / objective, in brief
 Work methodology adopted, in brief
 Conclusions
 General conclusions
 Significance of the results obtained
 Future scope of work.
(At least three paragraphs, one for each suggestion has to be written.)

In this project a wearable device has been designed to monitor heart rate,
posture and breathe using NodeMCU and Arduino Pro Mini.

REFERENCES

[1]. Name 1 and Name 2, “Paper Title”, Full Journal Name, volume no, publication year,
page numbers
[2]. Name 1 and Name 2, “Paper Title”, Proceedings of the International / National
Conference on ___, Institution, Country, Date, page numbers
[3]. Name 1, “Book Title”, Publication Name, Edition, ISBN number (Book Reference)
[4]. Topic 1, website name (do not include long URL’s)(Web reference)
 ANNEXURES (optional)

Annexure to include
 Product Data sheets
 Design drawings
 Standard diagrams
 Lengthy codes / algorithms etc
 PROJECT DETAILS

Student Details
Student Name
Register Number Section / Roll No
Email Address Phone No (M)
Student Name
Register Number Section / Roll No
Email Address Phone No (M)
Project Details
Project Title
Project Duration Date of reporting
Expected date of
completion of project
Organization Details
Organization Name
Full postal address
with pin code
Website address
Supervisor Details
Supervisor Name
Designation
Full contact address
with pin code
Email address Phone No (M)
Internal Guide Details
Faculty Name
Full contact address Dept. of E&C Engg., Manipal Institute of Technology, Manipal – 576
with pin code 104 (Karnataka State), INDIA
Email address
Co- Guide Details(if any)
Faculty Name
Full contact address Dept. of E&C Engg., Manipal Institute of Technology, Manipal – 576
with pin code 104 (Karnataka State), INDIA
Email address
General Guidelines (Delete this page when making the report submission)

 Project Report to be minimum 18 pages. Reports less than 18 pages will be rejected
 Project report to be maximum 20 - 30 pages (preferred)

 Paper Size: A4; Left = Right = Top = Bottom Margins = 1”

 Page Numbering Position: Bottom with right justified and continuous numbering from
the Introduction Chapter
 Use Times New Roman Font with Normal Style, paragraph justified and 1.25 line
spacing

 Paragraph Heading: Times New Roman Font, Bold, Font Size 14; Paragraph Matter:
Times New Roman Font, Normal, Font Size 12;
 Sub-paragraphs be appropriately numbered as in 1.1, 1.2, 1.3 etc; Sub-paragraph
Heading: Times New Roman Font, Italics, Font Size 12; Sub-paragraph Matter: Times
New Roman Font, Normal, Font Size 12;

 Figure captions below Figure with chapter wise numbering

 Tables captions above Table with chapter wise numbering

 All references must be quoted in ascending order (follow IEEE format for referencing)
 Project Details page must be the last page in the project report
 Only Soft bound reports will be accepted. The outer cover of the report will be PURE
WHITE with a 170 GSM paper.

 Arrangement of contents
[1] Cover page (same as inner page)
[2] Inner page
[3] Abstract
[4] Table of contents
[5] Chapters 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
[6] References (follow IEEE format)
[7] Annexures
[8] Project Details (Last page of the report)

 The above guidelines should be used only as a help guide and is more or less a standard
way of report writing
 Report formatting should not be disturbed in any form
 Project students are requested to discuss with their department guides regarding
the contents of the project report
 Hard Copies to be submitted: 1

 Soft copy (both word and pdf format) to be submitted to internal guide.