Producing a safer child seat with the use of technology
Coláiste Chiaráin student Seán Canny pictured with Deputy Denis Naughten and Michael Flynn (BT) at the 2024 BT Young Scientist & Technology Exhibition taking place in the RDS this week.
Coláiste Chiaráin second year student Seán Canny wanted to investigate if a piece of technology could be used to prevent young children being accidentally left in cars and exposed to the risk of heatstroke.
His project entitled “Can we produce a safer child seat using off the shelf technology?” uses technology to send a text message to the driver/guardian’s mobile device if their child is left unattended in the car after a certain period of time.
His work is among the Roscommon school projects on display this week at the BT Young Scientist Exhibition.
Sean’s initial research involving countries around the world revealed that some children, inadvertently left behind in cars, died as a result of heatstroke. He wanted to provide a solution through technology to address this risk.
His technology sends a pre-loaded message to a chosen mobile number, and is activated through sensors which detects the absence of an occupied front driver’s seat. The device is connected to the driver and child’s seat by wiring.
Sean’s project, which features in the junior Technology category, was commended when he entered it in last year’s SciFest competition.
