IoT based Smart Cradle for Baby Monitoring System

• Published in: 2021 6th International Conference on Inventive Computation Technologies (ICICT) pp. 1298 - 1303
• Main Authors: Pratap, N Lakshman, Anuroop, K, Devi, P Nirmala, Sandeep, A, Nalajala, Sunanda
• Format: Conference Proceeding
• Language: English
• Published: IEEE 20.01.2021
• Subjects: Baby monitoring system; Biomedical monitoring; Cradle; Intelligent sensors; IoT device; Moisture; Monitoring; Pediatrics; Real-Time Monitoring; S.ODI IoT device; Surveillance; Temperature measurement; Temperature sensors
• DOI: 10.1109/ICICT50816.2021.9358684

In recent years, baby care has become more important and challenging for working mothers. Even at home, working mothers will not have enough time to monitor their babies continuously. They give the responsibility of their baby to either a baby caretaker or they send the baby to their grandparents' house. In the proposed work, a smart cradle with an automated baby monitoring system was developed. In the baby monitoring system, the necessary parameters of the infant like temperature, heartbeat rate, gas molecules, capture the motion and position of the baby were measured and monitored. The S.ODI board is used for interfacing the sensors and actuators. The baby monitoring system is attached to the cradle so that an incubator kind of environment will be created for the baby. The baby monitoring system monitors the baby 24×7. The measured parameters regarding the baby's health like temperature, heartbeat rate, dampness on the baby bed will be displayed in the mobile application. If the recorded readings show any abnormalities, the necessary actions like controlling temperature, switching on or off the fan, setting up cradle's movement, playing music for the baby will be taken. If the readings seem abnormal, the caretaker along with the parents will get an alert message. The motion and posture status of the infant can be monitored using motion Eye OS. The baby monitoring system prototype helps the parents in time management and makes it easier for the caretakers as well. This baby monitoring system is proven to have less harm for the baby with the most accuracy. This monitoring system is a highly efficient IoT based system for realtime monitoring with the best security measures.