Design and Experimental Evaluation of a Smart Medication Dispensing System with Multi-Stage Verification
Öz
Medication adherence remains a critical challenge in home-care settings, particularly for elderly patients and individuals undergoing long-term or multi-medication therapies. Existing smart medication dispensing systems largely rely on reminder-based strategies or single-stage validation methods, which are often insufficient to ensure correct medication type, dosage accuracy, and intake-related user actions. This study presents the design and experimental evaluation of a smart medication dispensing system employing a multi-stage verification approach to address these limitations. The proposed system integrates weight-based dosage validation, vision-based medication type and quantity identification, and a human pose–based medication intake monitoring module within a unified mechanical, electronic, and software architecture. Experimental validation is conducted using a physical prototype under realistic operating conditions. The weight-based module provides reliable dosage measurements through noise suppression and outlier filtering, while medication identification is achieved using a YOLOv11s-based model trained on a custom dataset collected from real usage scenarios. In addition, the human pose–based module qualitatively identifies visual cues associated with medication-taking actions without asserting definitive intake confirmation. The results demonstrate that the proposed system effectively supports multi-stage medication verification within a single integrated platform, offering a robust foundation for future smart home-care medication management solutions.
Anahtar Kelimeler
- Medication dispensing
- Image processing
- Multi-stage verification
- Smart healthcare systems
- Human-pose estimation
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Etik Beyan
Kaynakça
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Ayrıntılar
Birincil Dil
İngilizce
Konular
Mekatronik Donanım Tasarımı ve Mimarisi
Bölüm
Araştırma Makalesi
Yazarlar
Ahmet Kağızman
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0000-0003-4004-2400
Türkiye
Berker Şahin
0009-0006-0034-2002
Türkiye
Ataberk Yilmaz
0009-0003-8546-6917
Türkiye
Şahin Gündüz
0009-0004-5527-6917
Türkiye
Volkan Sezer
0000-0001-9658-2153
Türkiye
Erken Görünüm Tarihi
24 Haziran 2026
Yayımlanma Tarihi
30 Haziran 2026
Gönderilme Tarihi
27 Ocak 2026
Kabul Tarihi
1 Haziran 2026
Yayımlandığı Sayı
Yıl 2026 Cilt: 14 Sayı: 2
