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Team AG is working in conjunction with NASA's Space Grant Consortium to design a device that will provide astronauts with the ability to diagnose and treat suspected medical conditions without a licensed physician. Team AG intends to develop the Autonomous Diagnosis Device (ADD) that will include means to gather general diagnostic information such as temperature, cardiac rhythms, blood pressure and heart rate to accurately identify the illness to be treated. The ADD will be able to detect cardiac arrhythmias as well as colds and will autonomously present a step-by-step treatment for the detected ailment. The project’s ultimate goal is to minimize costs and help continue missions as planned in the event that the astronauts’ health is the limiting factor affecting the completion of mission.
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user will be able to attach the three peripheral devices to the respective areas of the body and with the aid of the Computer Aided Diagnosis program will be able to diagnose the illness. The CAD program will use a decision tree hierarchy to narrow down the diagnoses. Currently, there are various disparities that exist between pre-flight, post-flight and even in-flight human body processes. The intent of the ADD is to detect and correct diseases that are prevalent in a microgravity environment and to provide an accurate treatment for the provided diagnosis.
