IoT based Child tracking and safety System

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• Introduction
• Literature survey
• Problem statement
• Objectives
• Specification Of the
• system Flow Chart
• System model
• Applications
• Limitations
• Summary
• References
 The Internet of Things refers to the set of devices and systems that stay
interconnected with real-world sensors and actuators to the Internet. The motivation
for this wearable comes from the increasing need of safety for children. This project
focuses on a key aspect any children in danger can be helped by the people around
the child. Most of the wearables available today are focused on providing the
location, activity, etc. of the child to the parents via Wi-Fi and Bluetooth . But Wi- Fi
and Bluetooth seem a very unreliable source to transfer information. Therefore it is
efficient to use SMS as the mode of communication between the parent and child's
wearable device, as this has fewer chances of failing compared to Wi-Fi and
•
Bluetooth. The platform on which this project will be running on is the Arduino Uno
microcontroller board based on the ATmega328P, and the functions of sending and
receiving SMS, calls and connecting to the internet which is provided by the Arduino
GSM shield using the GSM network. ThingSpeak is an open-source Internet of
Things (IoT) application and API to store and retrieve data from things using the
HTTP protocol over the Internet or via a Local Area
 Introduction

Network. It is an IoT analytics platform service that allows you to aggregate,

visualize and analyze live data streams in the cloud. ThingSpeak provides instant
visualizations of data posted by your devices to ThingSpeak. With the ability to
execute MATLAB code in ThingSpeak you can perform online analysis and
processing of the data as it comes in. ThingSpeak is often used for prototyping and
proof of concept IoT systems that require analytics. ThingSpeak enables the
creation of sensor logging applications, location tracking applications, and a social
network of things with status updates". Also, additional modules employed which
will provide the current location of the child to the parents via SMS.
Sr no. Author Papers Description

1. Gowri Priya. B, “SMART CHILD SAFETY

Kunguma Abirami. B, This paper demonstrate the design
Monisha. T, MONITORING SYSTEM” Child safety system using GPS and
Kalaiarasu.
GSM with IoT platform and siren
alert system

2. VISHAKA ASUNDKAR The system consists of three main

“ENHANCE SAFETY units, bus unit, parent unit and school
SECURITY AND TRACKING unit. The bus unit consist of hardware
parts. The bus unit is used to detect
SYSTEM FOR SCHOOL BUS when a child enters/exits from the
AND CHILDREN ” bus using RFID Card.
3. G.BHARATHI, 2L. IMPLEMENTATION OF CHILDREN The proposed system includes
RAMURTHY TRACKING SYSTEM USING ARM7 tracking the child’s movement to
MICROCONTROLLER
and from school.
Sr . Author Paper Name Description
no

4. A. Al-Mazloum, E. “GPS and SMS- The proposed solution takes the advantage of

Omer, M. F. A. the location services provided by mobile phone

Based Child
since most of kids carry mobile phones. The
Abdullah Tracking System mobile application use the GPS and SMS
Using Smart services found in Android mobile phones

Phone”

5. Ms. Thania The proposed system includes monitoring of

“My Kid : An
Kumar,Athul P the child's movement to and from school. The
Android Based
info pertaining to missed child is sent to their
Ravi, AThulya Child Tracking
respective parents. Not only the information
Balachandran, K C System” about the child's whereabouts but also whether
Reshma, Sruthi the child is crying is sent to parents through
Suresh text message to their Android mobile device.
6. Rajkumar 1, “CHILD SAFETY This paper discusses the concept of a smart child

D. Rajendra wearable device for little children. The major advantage of

WEARABLE
prasad 2 this wearable over other wearable is that it can be used in
DEVICE” any cell phone and doesn't necessarily require an
expensive smart phone and not a very tech savvy
 Problem statement

• To Design and Implement IoT based Child tracking and

safety System and make efficient use of hardware as well
software tools to integrate the system to perform the desired
task.
• System incorporate communication model like GSM
• Global positioning system Like GPS
• And Thingspeak as IoT platform connected via Node- MCU.
• Initializes system on Arduino UNO.
• The focus of this paper is to have an SMS text
enabled communication medium between the
child's device and the parent as the environment
for GSM mobile communication is almost present
everywhere.
• Realtime location and the heartbeat rate of the
child are periodically updated in the android
application in the parents mobile.
• Realtime data uploaded to IoT platform using wifi
with thingspeak
• Hardware interfaces

• 1) ATmega 328p – Arduino Uno

• 2) GPS sensor – Neo-6M
• 3) GSM Modem- SIM 800C
• 4) ESP8266-wifi module
• 5) Buzzer
• 6) LCD Display
• 7) LED indicators
• 8) Power Supply- USB
Software Interfaces
1) Programming Language: Embedded C
2) Tools to be used: Arduino IDE
3) Things speak for IoT platform
4) GPS library
5) GSM library
 Start

Power ON

Is safety
Yes Button
pressed
?
Use Wifi Module to
send data to IoT Yes

Activate GSM module

Find Location using GPS

Send Alert MSG/Call using GSM

No
Stop
 Mobile
Power
supply

Panic Switch GSM

Arduino
UNO
Siren/Buzzer T hi
Microcontroller ngs
p ea k
Node MCU-
GPS Wi-fi

16x2 LCD USER

Project Hardware setup

Arduino

GPS
 GSM- SIM800C An Active Buzzer Alarm Module 

Tactile 4 Pin Push Button Switch Node-MCU ESP8266

 Specifications
Arduino: is a surface mount breadboard embedded version with integrated USB. It
is the smallest, complete, and breadboard-friendly. It has everything that
Diecimila/Duemilanove has (electrically) with more analog input pins and onboard
+5V AREF jumper. Physically, it is missing power jack. The Nano is automatically
sensing and switch to the higher potential source of power, there is no need for the
power select jumper.
Nanos got the breadboard-ability of the Boarduino and the Mini+USB with a smaller
footprint than either, so users have more breadboard space. Its got a pin layout that
works well with the Mini or the Basic Stamp (TX, RX, ATN, GND on one top, power
and ground on the other). This new version 3.0 comes with ATMEGA328 which offer
more programming and data memory space. It is two layers. 

GPS NEO-6M: is a complete GPS module that is based on the NEO 6M GPS.

This unit uses the latest technology to give the best possible positioning
information and includes a larger built-in 25 x 25mm active GPS antenna
with a UART TTL socket. A battery is also included so that you can obtain a
GPS lock faster. This is an updated GPS module that can be used with
ardupilot mega v2. This GPS module gives the best possible position
information, allowing for better performance with your Ardupilot or other
Multirotor control platform.
The GPS module has serial TTL output, it has four pins: TX, RX, VCC, and
GND.
GSM SIM800C Modem with Antenna Module’s baud rate is configurable from 9600-115200
through AT command. The GSM GPRS Modem is having internal TCP/IP stack to enable you to
connect with the internet via GPRS. It is suitable for SMS, Voice as well as DATA transfer
applications in the M2M interface.
The onboard Regulated Power supply allows you to connect a wide range of unregulated
power supply. Using this modem, you can make audio calls, SMS, Read SMS, attend the
incoming calls and internet, etc through simple AT commands.
The Modem is built with Quad-Band GSM/GPRS engine-SIM800C from SIMCOM, works on
frequencies 850/ 900/ 1800/ 1900 MHz. The Modem is populated with DB9 Female connector
so as to directly connect with computer or other RS232 Compatible devices. MAX3232 from
MAXIM Semiconductor is used for the RS232 Level conversion.
The modem will work with 5-12V DC, which can be fed either through onboard 2 Pin RMC
connector or DC Jack. The modem is powered by a High Current Low Dropout Linear Voltage
regulator so as to withstand high surge current requirement (may rise up to 2A).

 features of SIM800C Module:

Quad-band 850/900/1800/1900MHz.
 GPRS multi-slot class 12/10.
GPRS mobile station class B.
Compliant to GSM phase 2/2+
Class 4 (2 W @ 850/900MHz)
Class 1 (1 W @ 1800/1900MHz)
 Control via AT commands.
(3GPP TS 27.007, 27.005 and SIMCom enhanced AT Commands).
Low power consumption.
NodeMCU is a low-cost open source IoT platform. It initially included firmware
which runs on the ESP8266 Wi-Fi SoC from Espressif Systems, and hardware which
was based on the ESP-12 module. Later, support for the ESP32 32-bit MCU was
added.

Specifications:-
Supply voltage:
                             Micro USB: 5V DC
                            5V pin: 5V DC
                            3V3 pin: 3.3V DC
GPIO voltage: 3.3V
Chip: ESP8266 ESP-12S
                              Flash memory: 4MB
                              Built-in Wi-Fi
USB to serial converter: CH340C
Built-in RGB LED:
                              Red: GPIO4
                              Green: GPIO2
                              Blue: GPIO5
CH340 drivers:
                              Windows
                              Mac OSX
                              Linux
                              Android
• Child safety at crowd place
• Child safety in schools
• Child safety in malls
• Child Safety in Events
• Can be used for Elderly people in case of missing
• Reliable system
• Dual mode of indication
• Data monitoring online
• Long distance cover due to GSM
• Location accuracy due to GPS
• Low maintenance cost
• Easy to use and handle or carry
• Easy to expand in future
• Not a robust device
• Battery operated
• Need proper training to child for handling
• Component availability
• The system has presented a Smart safety device for
child monitoring using Internet of Things . It provides
efficient monitoring of child with the help of GPS and
GSM based Technology.
• The proposed system provides communication
between parent and child. It provides parents with the
Realtime Location, with Distress alarm buzzer for their
child's surroundings and the ability to locate their child
or alert bystanders in acting to rescue or comfort the
child.
• The application keeps track of the child periodically
and updates the status of child to the user . Thus the
parents are always kept aware of their Child constantly.
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