Week 3 – Apr. 22
April 24, 2019
Through contemplation and discussion, there were three solutions that were being considered to improve people’s ability to save children from drowning.
- Solution #1: Humidity Sensor Alarm
A bracelet would be attached to a child by the parent or guardian when the child is expected to leave the vicinity of the house. The bracelet would have a circuit that will detect water inside of it. Once enough water fills in and completes the circuit, an alarm on the side of the bracelet would sound off which will allow nearby bystanders to save them.
- Solution #2: Bluetooth Bracelet
The idea for this solution is to have a bracelet be connected to another bracelet with an alarm on it. Children would wear the bracelet without the alarm and the parents would wear the bracelets with the alarm. Activation for both of the bracelets is required in order for this solution to be implemented properly. If the child walks out of the range of the parent, an alarm would signal the parents and surrounding people to find the child. This will help improve the parents’ or guardian’s ability to keep an eye on their children.
- Solution #3: Motion Sensor
An adjustable sensor that can be placed near entrances of the house that can alert guardians with a speaker alarm that something has passed. The sensor will emit a laser so when a child passes an alarm would sound off allowing the parents to act. The alarm that is attached near the entrance will have a safety where the parent and/or guardian will able to turn off the alarm if found unnecessary.
Through the method of a Decision Matrix, a solution was chosen.
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