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Cool Baby Red B

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The Solution for Hot Baby Car Seats The Savior for Trapped Children

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“My baby gets very hot in his seat, during long car rides”

“My car seat faces away from the air conditioner”

“I worry that I might forget my son in my car, especially if its out of my routine” “My baby can’t tell me if he’s hot,

a thermometer would be great”

“No synthetic materials, organic and washable is a must”

“It can’t be too heavy, weight is a big deal”

“My baby is rarely too cold in the car”

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•  Smart Baby Car Seat– Temperature sensing– Self-cooling– Feedback display

•  Never Forget Safety Feature– Detects baby forgotten in car– Sounds alarm to alert parents– Cooling system automatically engages

Product Vision

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Product Contract

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Customer Need Product Attributes Engineering SpecsCool child in car seat Generation and circulation

of cooled airAir cooled to 68 - 72°F75 Watt

Unattended child in warm car

Alarm system Alert radius > 1000 ft

Cooling run time Battery pack Standalone mode > 1 hour

Close canopy without intervention

Automatic opening and closing canopy

Fully open/close < 5 sec

Minimize weight Integrated into car seat Add on weight < 15 lbs

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Key Risk

Can we cool the space from uncomfortably hot to ideal?

70 75 80 85 90 95

0 5 10

Tem

pera

ture

(°F)

Time (Minutes)

Product Simulation in a Hot Car

Inside Temp. Outside Temp.

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Key Risk

Can we fit a cooling system into the space of a car seat?

Cooling System

and Canopy

Traditional Car Seat Structure

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Key Risk

Can we store enough power to save the baby in case of emergency?

A  normal  size  AC  uses  1000  W  

Cool  Baby  uses  75  W  

In  3  hours  

One  2kg  baEery  

 13  2kg  baEeries  

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Future Plans

•  Determine optimal cooling system

•  Temperature monitoring of child•  Share results with parents on app•  Automatic closure when too hot

•  Fit cooling system compactly in car seat

•  Estimated retail price of $400


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