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Smart car system for forgetful parents

01.04.2022

Infalurt has introduced a smart system for rescuing children forgotten in the car. A capacitive sensor under the child seat will remind parents that a child is left in the cabin.

The security system proposed by the Australian startup includes three components: a key fob, a control unit that is installed in the car interior, and a capacitive sensor. The key fob fixes the distance from the control unit. When the driver moves more than 10 meters away from the car, the system checks to see if someone is sitting in a child seat. If the child is left in the car, the control unit sends a signal in the ISM band. The key fob starts flashing and vibrating.

Up to four capacity sensors can be connected to one control unit. This ensures the safety of all children, including those in a large family.

The problem of children left in the car is especially relevant for countries with a hot climate. In Australia, several thousand children are found every year in cars at risk of dying from hyperthermia. In 2021 alone, 23 children died in the United States from being left in a car. The study showed that the cause of these tragedies is not bad parents, but physiology, systemic errors in our memory.

We have "prospective memory", the one that stores information about planned actions. When we perform routine activities, for example, we drive one of the usual routes, we are controlled by the autopilot. In this situation, only prospective memory can remind you of the need to perform a non-standard action. Any distraction, general fatigue or stress can lead to memory loss.

Moreover, some parents have the false impression that they dropped the child off, for example, at the school, although in fact he remained in the car.

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