IoT powered Smart Stroller : (A Novel Approach for infant monitoring and safety)

Everyone in today's society works nonstop to better their families’ lives and fulfill their needs. So, keeping their child healthy and safe during this process equates to a never-ending battle. Hiring a babysitter could be one solution, but they cannot be trusted blindly, especially when the baby is taken for a walk. What if someone tries to take the baby away? Even the slightest inattention can have severe consequences on the baby's safety. According to the Women and Child Development Ministry's website, a child goes missing every 10 minutes in India. Child lifting is a major concern for these parents who both work full-time as they cannot be with their baby constantly. This system has been proposed to create a contemporary IoT-powered smart pram to provide real-time monitoring and the best security measures for the child. The system contains modules that will measure the required factors such as temperature, humidity, the baby's cry, the location of the pram, and the baby's surroundings. The Arduino NANO board is used to integrate the actuators with the sensors. The data from these sensors are regularly updated on the ThingSpeak platform. If the data deviates from the expected values, necessary actions will be taken to ensure that the baby is fine. Further, if the camera module detects unknown faces in the baby's environment, the GSM module will send an alert message to the parents. Additionally, the GPS module will monitor the pram's location and send an update via message. This will allow parents to monitor their child's health and safety from anywhere, at any time, whether at work or at home. This proposed system is a technological innovation for working parents as it will be a huge help and will relieve unnecessary stress and tension.