THE SMART BABY CRADLE

By Haiqa Iftikhar ([email protected]), Muhammad Ahmad

([email protected]), Qudsia ([email protected]) & Syed Aizaz
Hussain Rizvi ([email protected])
this problem. The purpose of this cradle is to
ABSTRACT have all these features present in a single unit
The Smart Baby Cradle is an invention that with greater reliability, efficiency and security
effortlessly combines cutting-edge technology so that the physical interface of parents can be
to improve infant well-being and lessen the reduced while maintaining the quality of the
difficulties parents confront. By merging the care of a child. The main objective of this cradle
fields of mechanics, machine learning, power is to use technological advancements and
electronics, and microprocessor systems, this digitalization to make our everyday lives easier.
intelligent cradle uses an interdisciplinary We aim towards reducing the constant need
approach to develop a safer, more responsive, for monitoring by the parents. As while taking
and user-friendly childcare solution. DC Motor care of a child a lot of compromises have to be
is used for the swinging mechanism. The made by the parents that include multitasking
objective of this project is infant care by and frustrating sleepless nights resulting in
relieving parents and giving them relaxation stressed and tired parents. Babies are more
from constant care and monitoring of their agitated in the time frame of 3 weeks to 6
baby and letting them perform multiple tasks. months have a very irregular sleep pattern and
This automated Smart baby cradle helps the are more likely to wake up and cry at very odd
baby sleep by swinging the cradle through cry times. We have made a smart baby cradle that
detection. PIR sensor is used to track baby not only relieves the parents from a lot of tiring
movements and provides parents with work but also provides a healthy and safe
important information regarding the baby environment for the baby where its needs are
taken care of. We have created a cradle that is
INTRODUCTION user-friendly and empowers the parents with
Nowadays parenting has become a very something that covers all aspects of the well-
difficult task as parents are divided between being of their child. As proper care plays an
caring for their children and managing all the important part in a baby’s upbringing a baby
responsibilities. The smart Baby Cradle works that is well rested and sleeps well contributes
towards tackling this problem and using to good physical and brain growth. It doesn’t
innovative and smart solutions and immense just make parenting easier but more nurturing,
features including multiple sensors such as secure and enjoyable. This also replaces
moisture, sound and PIR sensors to address nannies helping reduce your expenses and the

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extensive and tiring search of finding a good concern for them is parental stress which
nanny as it is hard to trust new people to take includes concerns such as the baby’s safety
care of your child. It is a one-time investment and comfort which is the main aim and area of
that can provide a lot of benefits. concern for this project.
PROPOSED SOLUTION
The proposed solution to this problem is to
make a smart baby cradle that would help
solve half the problems faced by the parents. It
would help by monitoring the baby and taking
action if any problem occurs update the
parents side by side by providing them with
real-time details. The Smart Baby Cradle is
designed for infants and babies up to one year
old. It would have a wide range of features
starting from a motor that would help swing
the cradle to soothe the baby.
The smart baby cradle is driven by the fact that
Figure 1. Solidworks animation of model
in Pakistan the baby care product options are
limited and are extremely expensive. Through
PROBLEM STATEMENT
the development of this project, we are offering
While a normal cradle only provides basic a technologically innovative baby care product
comfort to a child, the cradles are not enabled that will be cost-effective and will help parents
enough as they cannot automatically swing in taking care of their infants. The smart baby
when the baby's cry is heard and additionally, cradle will significantly reduce the expensive
there are no features incorporated in them. imports. This will make the child-care products
Since parents tend to get sceptical if they don’t more affordable, stimulate the local industry
see their child from time to time a remote and will also take part in increasing the job
monitoring feature has to be made which opportunities for locals.
should allow the parents to keep a check on the In our project, we have created a product that
child giving them real-time data, alerts and live provides a solution addressing the challenges
video. The baby care industry has been faced by new and single parents. It mixes
evolving increasing its market demand the modern technology with traditional child care
current birth rate for Pakistan in 2023 is to provide the optimal environment for the
26.042 births per 1000 people, Which infant. With the potential to revolutionize the
increases the need for more innovative way parents care for their infants, our project
solutions for baby care. The audience that this seeks to set a new standard that is more for
project target includes certain people: The baby cradles. As proper care plays an
primary target audience includes new parents important part in a baby’s up bringing a baby
as they represent a vast market they face a that is well rested and sleeps well contribute to
great challenge adapting to child care, Working good physical and brain growth. It doesn’t just
parents are also targeted as they have more make parenting easier but more nurturing,
responsibilities and a very hectic routine so secure and enjoyable. This also replaces
they are inclined towards finding convenient nannies helping reduce your expenses and the
and safe solutions for their children, Lastly extensive and tiring search of finding a good
Nursery facilities can greatly benefit from this nanny as it is hard to trust new people to take
as it increases the quality of their services and care of your child. It is a one-time investment
makes monitoring of every child a lot easier. that can provide a lot of benefits.
The desire for more child-care spaces, fueled
by welfare reform, emphasizes both quantity WORKING PRINCIPLE
and affordability. Stricter rules raise prices The motor driver is used with the DC geared
while improving care quality, potentially limiting motor which is connected to the rod that is
availability for working parents.[1] As this connected to the cradle to make it swing. A
solution mainly targets parents, a fundamental driver circuit and DC geared motor are used to

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automate the rocking motion, which induces that broadcasts live video will give the parents
infants to sleep without requiring parents to live footage of their child so they can keep an
constantly physically interact with them. eye on their infant’s condition and surroundings
Acoustic features and Prosodic features from from a distance and get real-time updates on
different domains can be used to train machine both this provides them with peace of mind and
learning classifiers. KNN, SVM and GMM, newly they can remotely check on their child without
developed neural network architectures such entering the room physically reducing
as CNN and RNN are applied in infant cry disruptions to the infant’s sleep. The cradle’s
research [2]. A microphone will be used to wheels are equipped with safety brakes to
check if the baby is crying so that action can be prevent unneeded movement for increased
taken by the cradle for which a machine safety. The Smart Baby Cradle attempts to
learning algorithm has been trained to identify offer a comprehensive approach to baby care
the sound of a baby’s cry that enables the by combining various solutions into a single,
cradle’s cry detection feature. So, as soon as easy-to-use device, enabling parents to
successfully manage child care with othera
obligations.

Figure 2. Block Diagram

the baby cries the cry detection model will
detect the cry and the Raspberry Pi will send
the positive signal to the motor driver which will
cause the cradle to swing. In this way,
automated rocking is achieved. The system is
also integrated with the DHT11 temperature
and humidity sensor. The measurement of
humidity is classified into two classes: relative
humidity and absolute humidity. Relative Figure 3. Flow Chart
humidity is preferred over absolute humidity
and it makes the design process simple [3]. The
humidity sensor is used to check if the CONCLUSION
temperature around the child is not too hot or The motor driver is used with the DC geared
too cold as children are very sensitive and that motor which is connected to the rod that is
can cause the child to get sick so it makes sure connected to the cradle to make it swing. A
the baby is safe and comfortable in its driver circuit and DC geared motor are used to
surroundings. An abnormal sleep pattern, automate the rocking motion, which induces
heart rate and temperature increase are the infants to sleep without requiring parents to
main causes of infant death syndrome. The The Smart Baby Cradle project has yielded
smart baby cradle was designed for real-time some quite significant results. Above all, it has
data tracking [4]. For that purpose, The cradle shown how well automatic swinging helps to
also incorporated the Passive Infrared sensor, relax babies. The voice detection technology is
which is used to detect the movement of the used to identify the sounds and then based on
baby in the cradle. If the baby is experiencing that it decides to activate the swinging motion.
any discomfort inside the cradle his movement This shows how much the degree of comfort
will change continuously and this can be and quality of sleep a baby gets can be greatly
detected by the PIR sensor. It also monitors the enhanced by a consistent and rhythmic
baby’s sleep patterns, enabling the identification movement. Secondly, the studies demonstrate
of any irregularities to give us some extra that it is feasible and consistent to track a
know-how of the baby’s health and sleep newborn’s distress signals using a cry
patterns. Moreover, a high-definition camera detection system, therefore allowing a fast

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