Low-Cost Integrated Airbag Safety System in IoT-Based Smart Wearables

Abstract

Drowning is one of the major causes of accidental death around the world, especially where there is no access to a rapid rescue system. The conventional life jackets provide buoyancy but are insufficient in critical situations when the victim is unconscious or is not able to call for help. To overcome this shortcoming, this study presents an independent wearable safety device that can sense underwater distress and activate immediate rescue services. The system is set to automatically react to real-time physiological and environmental conditions without any user intervention for personal protection and child safety. It combines a live server-based alerting system and dualfunction design, unlike the current solutions, but cost effective for widespread availability. Currently available technologies tend to be limited by expense, single use design, or absence of communication capability, and thus are not usable to extensive application. This study presents an innovation that fuses smart sensing, real-time notifications, and low cost which sets it apart from available commercial systems. In comparison with the similar easily accessible alternatives, it estimates to be around 47% cheaper without compromising performance. It has been field tested and assessed under a wide range of weights to ensure efficiency. The end product is a working, scalable, and costeffective solution that can easily lower drowning rates, especially in the aquatic environment with limited resources.