Intelligent Child-Safety Inhibition framework for preventing accidental vehicle activation

Modern vehicle technologies such as keyless entry, push-button start, digital switches have made it easier and more convenient to operate cars. However, this ease of operation has also introduced new safety concerns, particularly the increased risk of accidental operations by children. This can lead to unintentional vehicle movement, injuries, and even fatalities. Existing safety features (e.g., unattended child presence alarms) mitigate entrapment risks but do not prevent children from unintentionally starting or shifting while inside. This paper proposes implementation of a solution for child-safety system which inhibits certain functionalities to prevent accidental operations by underage occupants. The proposed system combines multiple existing technologies like weight sensors, seat position detection, facial recognition, in vehicle camera tracking to determine the child presence. With this, certain operations can be temporarily inhibited, or the vehicle can ask for secondary confirmation on the Infotainment unit. Unlike existing safety mechanisms that focus primarily on the protection of children in vehicles, this mechanism adds an intelligent safeguard against unintended vehicle operation by minors providing an extra layer of safety. The paper discusses the technical implementation and integrating of such a system into current vehicle architectures, examining potential benefits for occupant and pedestrian safety. Thus, the solution tries to fill the under-addressed safety risk in modern cars.