Smart handbag for enhanced women's safety using cutting-edge technology

A recent survey shows that 30% of women in developed countries fear going out because of violence happening to them. To ensure their safety in public places, a smart handbag is designed which provides enhanced security to them. The handbag is developed in such a way that it operates in wireless mode so that it can be controlled remotely without any need for human presence. Also, the smart bag includes GSM and GPS technology to track the person in need. This technology provides a sense of security to women in public spaces, ensuring their safety and well-being. But tools that use only these technologies for their operation are insecure and inefficient. The proposed handbag has an alternate approach to wireless control of a device by incorporating a fingerprint identification module, which increases the authenticity of the device and enables multiple users to control the device with the integration of hardware that creates a system that continuously communicates their location using GPS to their loved ones nearby and the police station via a GSM network. This system is incorporated with a camera module that captures images; further, the images are classified to check whether the threat is due to humans, animals, vehicles, etc., using a learning algorithm. For enhanced security, the smart bag is equipped with an electric shock generator and a siren that give instant defensive response against potential attackers and provide the space for women to escape. All of these modules are integrated into the Arduino UNO controller, which triggers their entire functionalities; therefore, with all of these advancements, the smart handbag provides safety to women through instant alert, location sharing, etc.