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OBB: Optimal Baby Bed

OBB: Optimal Baby Bed. Group 8 : Heu Ji Woo, Karen Fernandes, Matthias Mayrhofer, Hong Gyeong-Min. Table of contents. Problem Definition Core values and the limits of existing products Product Development. 1. Problem definition. Infants die mainly because of suffocation and SIDS.

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OBB: Optimal Baby Bed

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  1. OBB: Optimal Baby Bed Group 8 : Heu Ji Woo, Karen Fernandes, Matthias Mayrhofer, Hong Gyeong-Min

  2. Table of contents • Problem Definition • Core values and the limits of existing products • Product Development

  3. 1. Problem definition Infants die mainly because of suffocation and SIDS. • Annually 3258 infants die in Korea • Suffocationis the number one cause of • infant deaths. • 20% of infant deaths are caused by suffocation. • SIDS is also increasingly causing • infants death • SIDS: Sudden Infants Death Syndrome <Causes of infants death> Source: Korea Institute for Health and Social Affairs

  4. 1. Problem definition The main causes of infant deaths are suffocation and SIDS Sleeping on stomach Sleeping on the stomach increases the baby's risk of suffocation and SIDS Physical pressure on babies Because babies breath with their stomachs, pressing the baby’s chest can cause suffocation. Excessively hot temperature Overheated bedding increases the risk of suffocation and SIDS <Causes of suffocation and SIDS>

  5. Infant protection products’ marketability Growing popularity of infant protection products Parent’s concern about their baby’s safety In-depth interview: Su-Jin Bae (35, female) I always feel anxious for fear that my baby sleeps on his stomach and dies. And whenever I feed my baby breast milk at night, I worry that the baby might suffocate when my arm puts pressure on the baby’s chest while I am drowsy. Parents worry about their babies and therefore, increases the popularity of infant protection products, which implies that there will be a great demand of anti-suffocation & SIDS products.

  6. 2. Core values and the limits of existing products Core values for protecting suffocation and SIDS Alternatives Evaluation c Temperature control Correcting sleeping posture “Fixes” baby’s body for sleeping on its back or sounds alarm if baby sleeps on its stomach Protection from physical pressure Protects babies from physical pressure Or sounds alarm if there is too much pressure on the baby’s body. Temperature control Prevents overheating of the baby’s body and the bedding. Protection from pressure Sleeping posture correcting SIDS monitor Bedside cot

  7. 3. Product development What values our product convey to customers? OUR PRODUCT Core value: Infant’s Protection from death -Sleeping on back -Protection from pressure -Temperature and bedding Secondary features: Replaceable outer material Temperature controls Clips to hold the blanket in place 1.엎드려 자다 죽는 것 방지 2.부모와 함께 잘 수 있음 (신생아 때는 손이 많이 가서 가까이 두고 자야 함. 모유 먹이다 잔다던가) 3..부모가 자거나 딴일 하느라 눈치 못 챌 때 알 수 있음

  8. Measurements • Applyable from 0-12 months (Source: babycenter.com) • Width: • Inner part: 35cm • Outerpart: 7cm (each) • Length: 80cm • Height: 12cm

  9. 7cm 35cm 7cm 80cm O2 Ventilation system Pressure sensor

  10. Materials • Outer fabric: Perforated Synthetic Leather (Poromericimitiation leather) • Made from Polyurethane. • “Breathable” fabric that allows for airflow. • A lot cheaper than real leather. • Keeps a luxurious feel to the product. • Inner fabric: Foam Cushioning • Allows for air ventilations within the product. • Easy installment of the cooling system.

  11. Ventilation System • Cooling • Multiple fans will be installed inside the seat to produce air circulation. • The fans will diffuse the heat from the baby’s body throughout the seat and out through the fabric which will cool the surface. • Circulates air across the body of the baby which allows for the body’s natural cooling system to work.

  12. How to keep it fixed on the bed? • VELCRO: • Product: Fixed velcro on the bottom. • Bedsheet: Sewablevelcros @ Product @ Sheet

  13. Pressure Sensors • Integrated within the sides of the product. • Ideafromcarseats (safetybeltalarm) • Linked to a measurement unit that alerts parents by vibrationor alarm signal if too much pressure is on the side parts of the product. • Touch point sensitivity can be adapted.

  14. Blanket Clips • For fixing the blanket in place at the bottom part of the product. • Attached to the outer material.

  15. Thank You for listening! Q&A time!

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