DiaperBELL

Problem Space and applications

Most first-time parents don’t have enough experience when they have their first baby. Even for parents who had kids before can be mind boggling sometimes because not all babies behave the same way. Often when a baby cries, it means he/she is emotionally unhappy, he/she is hungry, or he/she peed or pooped. Parents often needs to check the diaper first when their baby cries to make sure that it isn’t the reason that he/she cries, then to proceed managing the other two. Some of the babies don’t cry even when their diaper needs a change. Sometime it is hard for new parents to interpreter their babies’ behaviors; they have to check on their babies’ diapers more frequently to make sure their babies aren’t feeling any discomfort in their diapers. Even diapers nowadays with a wetness indicator line on the outside still doesn’t really reduce the labor of frequently checking from their parents point of view.

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Our project takes this role of checking diapers for parents, and informing parents immediately when there is a need of changing diaper. Therefore, for parents, they benefit by not checking diaper frequently, saving a lot of time for themselves, not being paranoid all the time wondering their babies’ needs and keep their baby bacteria free. For babies who wear this device with their diapers, they benefit by letting their parents know precisely when they needs a change of diaper without needing to crying, always having an immediate change of fresh new diaper for comfort and keeping away from potential infection and disease.

Example Scenarios

For all parents who have babies that use a diapers.

For nurses at the hospital taking care of the newborns.

For elderly people who use diapers.