CHAPTER 4

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An Intelligent Parenting System:

Artificial Mother Monitoring System for
Sleeping Infant

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HARSHITA JAIN
Department of Computer Science and Engineering, SIRT, Bhopal,
Madhya Pradesh, India

ABSTRACT

With the advent of the internet of things (IoT), artificial intelligence (AI),
and machine learning, the life of parents has become easy. Meanwhile,
the responsibility for taking care of their children has also become easier
now. As we know, in this era of Technology and Crime, the rate of child
abuse and kidnapping is increasing day by day. So, the safety of their chil-
dren becomes one of the major concerns for the parents. IoT technology
can help out parents to take prior security solutions, including location
tracking capability, and prevent such crimes from happening. According
to research conducted by the University’s Genpact Women’s Leadership
Center, 50% of professional women in the country leave their jobs at age
30 to take care of their children. Even among the women who managed to
do so, 48% quit within four months of re-entering the job market. Hence
proposing an Intelligent Parenting System can help out mothers who are
working or wants to keep working after having a baby. The use of this
technology for smart parenting can be included even in sorting and solving
the never-ending queries of children, for the self-assessment of children,
and also can help entertain your child. On the other hand, IoT technology

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can help out mothers even during the infancy of a baby child. During the
initial months of a newborn baby, the mother has to take care of the child
day and night without leaving the baby alone. Thus, it generally becomes
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a challenge for working women, and hence they take long leaves to take
care of their babies, and even some mothers quit their job. Mothers work
only when their baby sleep, but mothers cannot go too far from the baby
as the baby may wake up anytime and cry. So, with the help of IoT tech-
nology, the Artificial Mother Monitoring System will monitor the baby
through sensors and will let the mother know if the child has to wake up or
if something is not right through SMS. As soon as the mother receives the

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SMS, either she can assist someone else to go near the baby if she is out
of home, or she herself can reach the baby if she is just a room far away
from the baby. This monitoring system works on two sensors, i.e., a PIR
sensor to monitor the physical movements of a baby and the other is noise
sensor that detects whether the baby is crying or not. This system works
on a hybrid combination of noise and PIR sensors. The thresholds will be
set in a combination of both PIR and noise sensors. Sometimes baby keeps
moving their head or sometimes their hand and legs too, which does not
mean they are awake, so the combination of noise and movement intensity
will decide whether the baby is awake or not, and once the decision is
taken by the algorithm, the message will be sent to the mother. Thus, we
can call this system an intelligent artificial mother monitoring system.

4.1 INTRODUCTION
The well-documented fact is that India’s workforce is biased toward men
and not conducive to women. Although women have very few imports,
they have many exports: pregnancy, childbirth, childcare, elderly care,
lack of family support, and unsupported work environment. These factors
created a leaky pipeline and prevented women from occupying leadership
positions. It is indicated that if the export door remains open, it will be
difficult to achieve the global goal of a 50:50 ratio of the male-to-female
workforce by 2030 [41]. The study stated that women expressed challenges
on four levels. On a personal level, most people say they feel guilty. At
the family level, they expressed a sense of “commitment.” Another main
reason given by women is that supervisors think they are not productive
and efficient. Indian social norms require women to stay at home and take
care of their children, which also plays a role. The overall condition of

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working women has been shown in Figure 4.1. So, the researched and
proposed framework will help out the working moms and also the moms
who are home alone and have to look after a baby and at the same time
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complete household chores.

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FIGURE 4.1 Graph showing statistics of Indian working mothers [41].

4.1.1 OBJECTIVES

The objective of this research is to solve the problem of every new mom
by exploring the features of the internet of things (IoT), AI, and machine
learning. To achieve this aim, some research questions are needed to be
answered:
• How do IoT-based baby monitoring systems work?
• What architecture can be used for artificial baby monitoring
systems?
• How is the reliability of data ensured in IoT-based monitoring
system systems?

4.1.2 MOTIVATIONS AND PROBLEM STATEMENT

Under relentless life conditions, everybody is occupied in their expert life,
including guardians. They go out promptly in the first part of the day and
return before supper time. Indeed, even the moms are working. In this

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way, they don’t have adequate opportunities to deal with their children.
Not all guardians can bear the cost of a babysitter to assist them with their
kids. At that point, in the wake of working for extended periods, the moms,
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despite everything, need to deal with the house and deal with their children
at the same time. Guardians probably won’t have the opportunity to calm
their infant to rest or rock their child back to rest in the night. Learns about
the impact of shaking an infant have been made, and it discovered that
children rest better while being shaken or swung daintily in light of the
fact that the musical development mirrors the delicate shaking, they felt
while in their moms’ bellies. Most accessible mechanized supports are

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intended to shake relentlessly. Be that as it may, shaking development can
make the infant sick and awkward. In this way, permitting the robotized
support to shake the child to rest the night is likewise an issue. Besides,
a few guardians place their children in different rooms. In this manner,
guardians couldn’t hear the infant crying and couldn’t be there to move
their child back to rest in the night. Different guardians might be busy with
house tasks. In this manner, since they can’t hear their infant crying, they
can’t take care of them right away. Once in a while, the child just needs
a little interruption to come back to profound rest. A few sorts of infant
supports are accessible in stores; however, they are costly, and not every
person can bear the cost of them. What’s more, the currently programmed
supports in writing have numerous impediments as far as usefulness,
cost, and correspondence innovation support. As far as we could possibly
know, no past investigations have built up a keen support with IoT support
without any preparation, like that in the current examination. To beat this
issue, another programed IoT-based child checking framework is planned,
permitting the guardians to get to a record to screen the infant’s condition
anyplace and whenever.

4.2 RELATED TERMINOLOGIES

4.2.1 INTERNET OF THINGS (IOT)

It’s a collection of networked processing devices, mechanical and smart

machines, animals, or people with interesting personalities and the capacity
to transfer data over a network without requiring human-to-human or
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4.2.1.1 POWER OF IOT

The internet of things, or “IoT,” is a concept that aims to extend the web’s
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capabilities beyond computers and smartphones to a broad range of new

goods, processes, and environments, rather than simply computers and
smartphones. Those “connected” objects gather, transmit, or do both at the
same time information.

4.2.1.2 WHY DOES IOT MATTER?

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The IoT allows businesses and individuals to have a better understanding
of and control over the 99% of items and situations that are not accessible
through the internet. As a consequence, the IoT allows businesses and
individuals to become more linked to their surroundings while also doing
labor that is becoming more crucial and important in nature. When anything
is linked to the internet, it implies that it can send and receive data, or that
it can do both. Because of their capacity to communicate or maybe receive
data, things become intelligent, and being wise is acceptable. We should,
for example, reinstate the usage of mobile phones (cellular phones).
Right now, you can listen to practically every music ever recorded on the
planet, but this isn’t because your phone has every song ever recorded
on it. This is because every music on the planet is kept someplace else,
yet your phone may send data (inquiring about a certain melody) and get
data in return (spilling that tune on your telephone). It is not required to
incorporate super stockpiling or a supercomputer in order for anything to
be clever. Every task that must be completed must be linked to either a
super stockpile or a supercomputer. It’s a joy to be associated with you. As
a consequence of the IoT, people can live and work more intelligently, and
they can also have complete control over their lives. IoT is also important
to companies because it enables them to market smart home automation
devices. The IoT provides businesses with a real-time check on how their
systems are doing, providing real-time information into anything from
machine performance to supply chain and logistics operations. Businesses
may use the IoT to automate processes and save human costs. It also cuts
waste and improves service delivery by cutting production and shipping
costs and offering greater insight into customer interactions. As a result,
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will continue to gain traction as more businesses see the value of connected
devices in helping them stay competitive.
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4.2.1.3 CONNECTION OF INTERNET OF THINGS (IOT)

All the things that are being connected to the internet can be put into three
categories (Figure 4.2):
1. Collecting and Sending Information: The usage of sensors is
required for this. Sensors may be used for a variety of purposes,

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including temperature sensors, movement sensors, moisture
sensors, air quality sensors, light sensors, and other sorts of
sensors. These sensors, when combined with an association,
enable us to get data from the ground in a natural way, enabling us
to make better-informed judgments.
By collecting data on how moist the ground is in the natural
environment, ranchers may get precise information on when to
water their crops on the farm. Ranchers can guarantee that crops
get precisely the proper quantity of water, rather than watering
excessively (which might result in costly overuse of water system
infrastructure and environmental inefficiencies) or watering insuf-
ficiently (which can result in a costly loss in yields). Ranchers
will make more money, and as a consequence, the world will have
more food.
Sensors enable robots to understand their environment in the
same way as human senses of sight, hearing, smell, touch, and
taste allowing us to experience our surroundings as people.
2. Getting and Acting on Information: Machines acquiring data and
acting on it is a notion we’re all acquainted with. Your printer gets
an archive and prints it out. Your vehicle keys send a signal to your
automobile, which causes the doors to open. There are an endless
amount of different models to choose from. The ability to control
devices from a distance, whether it’s as basic as telling a machine
to “switch on” or as complicated as sending a 3D model to a 3D
printer, is a revelation. The actual intensity of the IoT comes when
things are capable of executing both of the aforementioned activi-
ties. Those who gather and transmit data, as well as those who
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3. Doing Both: Returning to the cultivation model, let’s take a short

look at it again. The sensors can gather data on soil moisture to
inform the rancher on how much to water the crops, but the rancher
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isn’t necessary. Instead, the water system structure may turn on

and off based on how much moisture is in the soil. If you want to,
you can go one step further. If the water system framework gets
weather data from its internet connection, it can forecast when it
will rain and decide not to water the crops today since they will
be irrigated by rainfall anyhow. This information on soil moisture,
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the harvests really grow can be gathered and supplied to super-
computers, which do extraordinary computations to understand
the data. It’s also just one kind of sensor. These algorithms might
learn a lot more if additional sensors like light, air quality, and
temperature are included. With a few, hundreds, or thousands
of ranches gathering this data, these computations may give
unimaginable insights into how to cause yields to expand at the
fastest possible rate, assisting in the care of the world’s growing
population.

FIGURE 4.2 Flow diagram of working IoT model.

4.2.1.4 ASPECTS OF IOT

The following are some of the advantages of IoT:

• Enhanced communication between related electronic devices;

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• Transporting data packages through an associated network, saving

time and money; and
• Automating tasks, aiding with enhancing the quality of a company’s
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administrations, and reducing the need for human intervention.

The following are a few of the IoT’s drawbacks:
• As the number of connected devices grows and more data is
exchanged among them, the possibility that a programmer may
access classified information grows as well.
• In the long term, businesses may need to manage massive

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numbers of IoT devices – potentially millions – and collecting
and analyzing data from each one will be challenging.
• All things considered, if there is a defect in the framework, every
related gadget will be debased.
• Because there is no universally accepted IoT standard, it’s difficult
for devices from different manufacturers to communicate with
one another.

4.2.2 SENSORS

Sensors are complex gadgets that are every now and again used to identify
and react to electrical or optical signs. A sensor changes over the physical
boundary (for instance: temperature, pulse, moistness, speed, and so on.)
into a sign which can be estimated electrically. How about we clarify the
case of temperature? The mercury in the glass thermometer extends and
gets the fluid to change over the deliberate temperature, which can be
perused by a watcher on the adjusted glass tube.

4.2.2.1 CRITERIA TO CHOOSE A SENSOR

There are certain highlights which must be viewed when we pick a sensor.
They are as given beneath:
i. Precision. Closeness of measurement of readings from sensor.
ii. Natural Condition: Generally has limits for temperature/
dampness.
iii. Range: Measurement cutoff of the sensor.

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iv. Alignment: Essential for a large portion of the estimating gadgets

as the readings changes with time.
v. Goals: Smallest addition distinguished by the sensor.
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vi. Cost. Refers to the cost of the setup.

vii. Repeatability: The perusing that fluctuates is more than once
estimated under a similar situation.

4.2.2.2 CLASSIFICATION OF SENSORS

1. Biosensors: These depend on electrochemical innovation. They

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are utilized for food testing, clinical consideration gadget, water
testing, and natural fighting operator recognition.
2. Image Sensors: These depend on the CMOS innovation. They
are utilized in buyer gadgets, biometrics, traffic and security
observation, and PC imaging.
3. Motion Detectors: These depend on infrared, ultrasonic, and
microwave/radar innovation. They are utilized in video games and
reproductions, light initiation, and security recognition.
4. Accelerometers: These depend on micro-electromechanical
sensor innovation. They are utilized for understanding and
observing, which incorporates pace producers and vehicle
dynamic frameworks.
Some more affiliated terminologies have been given in Table 4.1.

TABLE 4.1 Presenting All Affiliated Terminologies of Proposed Framework

1. Actuator The actuator converts electrical signals (energy, usually carried
by air, current, or liquid) into different forms of energy, such as
movement or pressure. This is the opposite of what the sensor
does, which captures the physical characteristics and converts
them into electrical signals [4].
2. Architecture The basic organization of the system is embodied in its
components, the relationship between them and the relationship
with the environment, as well as the principles that guide its
design and evolution.
3. Connectivity General term for connecting devices for data transfer and
forwarding data transfer. Usually refers to the network connection,
includes bridges, routers, switches, gateways, and backbones—
can also refer to connecting a home or office to the internet or
connecting a digital camera to a computer or printer.

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TABLE 4.1 (Continued)

4. Device Process of locating devices within the range of a network of a
Discovery central device.
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5. Embedded Term for single-purpose computing, as opposed to general-

Computing/ purpose computing. The embedded computer system has a special
Systems purpose and only contains the software and hardware required to
realize these purposes. On the internet of things, many systems
are developed for specific purposes and work in conjunction with
other systems.
6. Gateway Network equipment or software runs on computers on the
network, and they can communicate with other networks, even

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if these s use different protocols. Provide the ability to share
information.
7. Internet of A term defined by Cisco Systems basically means applying
Everything the internet of things to everything, creating new features and
intelligent processes in almost every area we can think of. Cisco
calls it “people, processes, data, and things” connections. Network
equipment or software runs on computers on the network and
can communicate with other networks, even if they use different
protocols. Provide the ability to share information
8. Microcontroller A small computer on a single IC, containing a processor
core, memory, and programable input/output peripherals.
NOR flash memory or program memory in the form of OTP
ROM is generally also contained on the chip, and generally
a small amount of RAM. Compared to microprocessors used
in personal computers or other general-purpose applications,
microcontrollers are specifically designed for embedded
applications. The microcontroller is used for automatic control
products and equipment, such as automobile engine control
systems, implantable medical equipment, remote control, office
machines, electrical appliances, tools, and power toys. Compared
to the design that uses an independent microprocessor, memory,
and input/output device, by reducing the size and cost, the
microcontroller can economically control even multiple devices
and processes digitally. Mixed-signal microcontrollers are
common and integrate analog components.
9. Pervasive Perceive the ubiquitous ability of the device in activities or
Sensing changes in conditions: It is considered indispensable on the
internet of things and is generally applied to the system’s
perception of human activities.
10. Sensor Hub A technology that connects sensor data and processes it. Data-
processing job is being done.

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4.3 LITERATURE REVIEW

A child-checking framework has been proposed and an upgraded clamor-
dropping framework that can screen the infant and lessens sound contami-
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nation has been recommended. The principal capacity of the framework is

to diminish the commotion that may upset the child by playing loosening-
up melodies. This framework can likewise modify the room’s light with a
light sensor. Other E-infant support that can swing naturally when it
discovers crying and quits swinging when the crying stops have also been
proposed [2]. The speed of the swinging support can be controlled

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depending on the client’s needs. It has a caution installed in the framework,
which advises the client when two conditions happened. To begin with, the
alert goes off when the sleeping pad is wet, showing that the bedding ought
to be changed. Second, when the infant doesn’t quit sobbing for a specific
time, the caution makes the guardians aware of taking care of their child.
It is just material when guardians are close to the support since it just uses
a ringer caution, the sound of which may scare the infant. Guardians can’t
screen their infant when they are away from home, for instance, when at
work or when heading out to different spots. A comparable programed
child observing framework was proposed in Ref. [3]. The creators built up
a low-spending framework that swings the support when the crying sound
is identified, and the support stops when the infant quits crying. The
inherent alert goes off under both of the accompanying conditions: the
sleeping pad is wet, or the infant doesn’t quit crying after a specific period.
A camcorder is put over the support to screen the child. Be that as it may,
the guardians can just get the warning through SMS and can’t control the
framework. In this manner, the proposed framework in the current exami-
nation is further developed, in light of the fact that it uses an IoT applica-
tion to screen and control the created shrewd support continuously
anyplace and whenever. An Arduino-based resonant support structured
with infant cries recognition was proposed [4]. A metal ball configura-
tion is embraced to diminish framework damping and permits the support
to swing uninhibitedly even without power. Along this, a fitting sensor is
intended to distinguish the swinging status or edge. The authors guarantee
that their framework is vitality-sparing and permits guardians to record
newborn child cries because of yearning or agony on an SD card. In any
case, such a nearby control arrangement is wrong when guardians are
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refreshing of the information in the IoT server or controlling the support

remotely. Structured a framework for infant checking dependent on Rasp-
berry Pi and Pi cameras [5]. The structured framework can detect the
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movement and crying state of the infant. They utilized condenser MIC to
detect the crying condition and a PIR movement sensor to recognize the
child’s development with the assistance of a Pi camera. The camera is
turned on just when the condenser MIC identifies a sound and imparts a
sign to Raspberry Pi. Nonetheless, the yield of this framework is just
accessible on-screen show; along with this, the guardians can just view the
information on a set number of gadgets inside a fixed region. In Ref. [6],

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the authors proposed a framework that can screen the heartbeat rate and
internal heat level of the individual. Committed sensors are put alongside
Raspberry Pi and IoT to screen the well-being condition and store the
acquired information. SYHS2XX arrangement is utilized to check the
glow around the child and moisture of the hatchery as proposed by Joshi,
Kamat, & Gaikwad [9]. In their model, two sorts of tests are utilized
implied for skin-temperature test and air temperature test, which are used
to screen the temperature around the newborn child and the clamminess of
the incubation center. A newborn child-checking framework utilizing
numerous sensors was created [10]. This chapter receives remote corre-
spondence mode, for example, Bluetooth and RS232 sequential corre-
spondence modem for structuring a completely incorporated proficient
well-being observing framework for babies, utilizing wearable sensor
frameworks for estimating ECG, temperature, and CO2 level around the
baby’s support or bassinet. The framework utilizing J2ME innovation is
utilized in various fields to create programs for versatile remote data
gadgets, for example, PDAs and individual advanced associates (PDAs).
The above said innovation was utilized in infant observation, utilizing
Video Surveillance System Using Motion Detection Method for live
spilling of the babies at whatever point the movement was experienced
utilizing cross connection [11]. To conquer the hindrances of costly move-
ment indicators “A minimal effort, portable based checking, and warning
framework” was created to screen the newborn child and indirectly
concern the mother on kid status [12]. This investigation incorporates
perpetual estimating of the glow, pulse, and development and sends it to a
cloud where the data is dealt with. By using an Arduino UNO as the inside
processor an IoT bunk was structured by Chun-Tang Chao, Chia-Wei
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their work is to diminish the vitality by embracing the sensors which are
planned to distinguish the faltering state. The principal safe and naturally
shaking support was designed by Marie R. Harper. The spring-stacked
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engine was utilized to give oscillatory movement to shake the bunk as it

would be shaken by the mother [14]. Further, the customary lodging is
appended with the electronic gadget and is electronically activated for
shaking. It comprises affectability control with the goal that the child’s
crying voice, distinguished by the receiver, can incite shaking activity for
some time using a clock [15]. Later a gadget is designed to recognize the
infant’s crying voice. The sound sign is intensified with an enhancer, and

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further, the heartbeat signal is created by a heartbeat generator circuit. This
heartbeat signal contributes to a sign acknowledgment circuit which
demonstrates infant cry discovery as a yield [16]. A programmed infant
rocker having commotion sensor to identify infant cry is proposed where
the preamplifier intensifies the input sound sign. Arduino ATmega328P
microcontroller is used to control dc engine for shaking meanwhile to
engage the child while shaking, bright LED lights are used [17]. A calcula-
tion is proposed by Yang Hu to change the bunk’s influencing degree by
signs of sensors. To quantify child status, three weight sensors are utilized
in sensor organization. Binu et al. have proposed a system that uses Hadoop
and the C4.5 algorithm for predicting the disorders using the collected
data. It monitors the baby and gives an update on the health and mental
status of the children. Including more health-based sensors in the system
will help in the health monitoring and guide medicinal care in case of any
abnormality [42]. Sagar et al. Proposed a method that uses the IoT, Amazon
web services, and smart baby cribs, and provides parents with a smart
system to help these parents monitor and comfort their babies. The crib
system is a device used in place of the caregiver to comfort children by
playing music and talking to them. The current job reduces labor, espe-
cially the pressure from the mother during working hours. The entire
mechanism is mobile and can be easily moved from room to room [43].
Lai et al. proposed a framework suitable for childcare. Deep learning
technology was used at times. The device monitors the baby’s body posi-
tion, body temperature, posture, and other conditions through deep learning
to help parents understand the baby’s condition. It may contain more
important features [13]. Srinivas et al. in his development included a serial
camera and a LinkIt ONE board for guardians to locate the exact location
of the child and provide health information to the child through messages

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[39]. Simon et al. used the Raspberry Pi B + module to control the hard-
ware system. In the development, MIC has been used to detect the baby’s
crying, and the built-in PIR motion sensor is used to detect the baby’s
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movement [40].

4.4 METHODOLOGY
4.4.1 RESEARCH DESIGNING
Right from observation to the final development and deployment of the

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proposed research, the various steps that it involves, have been shown in
Figure 4.3.

FIGURE 4.3 The research design for proposed research.

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4.4.2 UTILIZATION
The proposed framework can be utilized by moms to deal with their chil-
dren in their habitation. This framework will caution the mother or the
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person looking after the baby through SMS. In addition, when the mother
gets the SMS, she can see the infant through online observation and can
take concerned actions. On the other hand, if the mom is exceptionally a
long way from the infant, she can demand any neighbor or any person who
is a close relative to proceed to deal with the child. Through this frame-
work, the mother will get an SMS at whatever point the infant is crying,

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moving, or peeing. Along with these features, this framework holds an
additional feature of security; if any interloper binds to hurt the child, the
camera will catch the picture of that individual and will alarm the mother
or the caretaker of the baby.

4.4.3 COMPONENT SELECTION

The various gadgets that we need for our artificial mother monitoring
system of infant baby include:
1. Raspberry Pi 3 Model B+: The Raspberry Pi 3 Model B+ has
dual-band 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz wireless LAN, Bluetooth 4.2/
BLE, faster Ethernet, and PoE functionality through a separate
Power over Ethernet HAT, in addition to a 64-bit four core CPU
running at 1.4 GHz. Amazon is already taking preorders for the
Raspberry Pi 3 Model B+. The board offers dual-band wireless
LAN compliance certification as well as modular compliance
certification, which enables it to be incorporated into end devices
with significantly less wireless LAN compliance testing, lowering
both cost and time to market. The Raspberry Pi 3 Model B+ has
the same physical footprint as the Raspberry Pi 2 Model B and
Raspberry Pi 3 Model B, and it’s also backward compatible with
the Raspberry Pi 3 Model B.
2. PIR Motion Sensor: A passive infrared (PIR) sensor is an elec-
tronic sensor that detects, and records infrared light generated
by objects within its field of view (FoV). They are most often
encountered in PIR-based motion detectors. A PIR sensor is a kind
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On a technological level, PIR technology is made up of a

pyroelectric sensor that can detect variable amounts of infrared
light. Example: Everything emits varying degrees of radiation,
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with the strength rising in direct proportion to the item’s tempera-

ture. In reality, the motion detector is split into two portions since
we’re more concerned with motion change than with IR level. The
output will swing between high and low if one side of the gadget
detects different infrared radiation than the other.
3. Sound Sensor Module Raspberry Pi: Sound sensor act like a
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and converts them into electrical signals.
4. High-Sensitivity Water Sensor: The Water Sensor module
is a piece of the Grove framework. It demonstrates whether the
sensor is dry, moist, or totally drenched in water by estimating
conductivity. The sensor follows have a powerless draw-up
resistor of 1 Mω. The resistor will pull the sensor follow esteem
high until a drop of water shorts the sensor follow to the grounded
follow. In all honesty, this circuit will work with the computerized
I/O pins, or you can utilize it with the simple pins to recognize
the measure of water-instigated contact between the grounded and
sensor follows.
5. Temperature Sensor: The DS18B20 temperature sensor is ideal
for ventures like climate stations, home robotization frameworks,
or monitoring. Hardly any sensors are this simple to set up on the
Raspberry Pi. They’re a similar size as a transistor and utilize just
one wire for the information signal. They’re likewise incredibly
precise and take estimations rapidly. The main segment you need
is a 4.7K Ohm or 10K Ohm resistor.
6. Speakers: Your Raspberry Pi robot will have a voice and sound
due to the Speaker for Raspberry Pi robot. This speaker connects
to the Raspberry Pi’s aux jack and can play music, speech, or
warnings. The sound produced by the Raspberry Pi Speaker is
rich and resonant. It elegantly has its capacity that may be blamed
on the USB port.
7. Pi Camera: In April 2016, the initial Camera Module was replaced
with the Raspberry Pi Camera Module v2. A Sony IMX219

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8-megapixel sensor powers the v2 Camera Module (contrasted

with the 5-megapixel OmniVision OV5647 sensor of the first
camera). The Camera Module, like still photographs, may be used
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to capture high-quality video. It’s simple to use for beginners, but

it has a lot to offer advanced consumers who want to expand their
knowledge. There are several examples of people who use it for
time-passing, slow-motion, and other video capabilities on the
internet. To produce impressions, you may also use the libraries
we’ve gathered using the camera.

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4.4.4 WORKING

This checking framework ought to be physically turned on when the

mother wishes to disregard the infant sleeping in the house. In this frame-
work, there are four tactile gadgets, for example, a PIR sensor to screen the
physical development of the infant, a dampness sensor to detect whether
the child has peed, at that point a clamor sensor to identify whether the
infant is crying and a camera for recording the visuals. Every one of these
sensors is associated with an Arduino chip, which follows a calculation to
process the tactile information and give the yield. So, at whatever point the
infant moves from its position, the GSM module sends an instant message
to the mother and afterward, she can watch the child through online obser-
vation and can make a move. Essentially if the infant awakens and cries
or discharges, the sensors will identify and the mother will be promptly
informed through instant messages, with the goal that the mother can ask
help from someone (like a neighbor) to deal with the child. Or, more than
likely, she has the alternative to play pleasant music through the speakers
to make the straight nod off once more. If there should be an occurrence
of any danger, as if any interloper attempts to hurt the infant, the PIR
sensor will detect it, and the camera will consequently begin recording
the visuals. At that point, this account can be utilized as proof to grasp the
crook.

4.4.5 FLOWCHART

Switch on the device and check whether it’s working or not else detect
an error in a circuit. If it’s working, keep the device 2 cm away from

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the baby. Keep the moisture sensor in a diaper. Also, keep the camera at
an appropriate view angle from which the baby is clearly visible. Now
connect the camera to your mobile phone for online surveillance over the
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IP. Else if the motion is detected, switch on the camera and record the
video. If moisture and cry of the baby are detected, inform the caretaker or
mom via SMS. Mom or caretaker will come and will take the concerned
action. Since the baby is awake now, one can switch off the device. Switch
on again when the baby is sleeping and when you want to leave that room
for other work (Figure 4.4).

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4.4.6 CIRCUIT DESIGNING

The black wire represents the GND terminal of the circuit. The Red
wire shows the 5 V power supply (also called VCC) for the circuit. The
remaining wires are used for collecting data from the sensors or sending
signals to the relay module for controlling the appliance. The camera is
directly connected to the PI directly using the inbuilt connector (Figure
4.5).

4.5 RESULTS

After the deployment of the proposed idea, various phases of analysis

of data collection and preprocessing, the final output, according to the
expectations, were recorded with the accuracy of 92% of systems acting
in coordination. The environment of the artificial mother monitoring
system has been tested in 5 different environments (motion, moisture,
noise, temperature, and altogether combination). The reactive time was
in coordination with 92% of accuracy. Meanwhile, the data collection and
preprocessing of data has achieved 100% accuracy.

4.6 APPLICATION OF PROPOSED RESEARCH

In enormous MNCs, there is a large number of ladies laborers who take

care of the babies of the moms who are working in that company where
moms work with a sort of tension of baby care in their heart. In such cases,
this framework can be deployed. It will provide the moms with more

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FIGURE 4.4 Artificial mother monitoring system for a sleeping infant.

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FIGURE 4.5 Circuit design of the system.
Source: The circuit is designed using Fritzing software [19].

security satisfaction and rather they can concentrate more on their work.
In each clinic, there is an extraordinary ward where infants are kept. In this
ward, this framework can be introduced to screen the infants and deal with
them. It may be deployed in an in-house environment; it will assist moms
who are alone at home and have to deal with various household chores and
babies at the same time.

4.7 CONCLUSION

In this framework, a shrewd infant observation is proposed dependent on

IoT to achieve the distantly checking of different prosperity boundaries
and telling the people who take care of the infant. The proposed system

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is intended for a progressed computerized child-rearing condition and

remembering that – to an extraordinary degree inappropriate – security
concerns may put some off. Additionally, the system can decrease the
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correspondence hole between the mother and the newborn child. This
work shows the undertaking to shield the prosperity of children and gives
comfort and doubt that “everything is great and acceptable” to the person
who is watching a baby.

4.8 FUTURE SCOPE

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The proposed framework can be taken to an advanced version of compo-
nents and hence can be made interoperable. A proper coordinating applica-
tion can be developed. More advanced algorithms of machine learning can
be used in order to save battery, power, and storage.

KEYWORDS

• artificial intelligence
• Internet of Things
• machine learning
• monitoring system
• security
• sensor nodes
• smart parenting

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