Programmable Electronic Helmet with Peripheral Display
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Solution Overview
Problem
Personal mobility vehicles such as bicycles, scooters, and skateboards lack external protection and safe means to access electronic devices while riding, necessitating a helmet with integrated smart technology for safety and functionality.
Innovation Solution
A programmable electronic helmet with a hard frame, gyroscopes, accelerometers, cameras, processors, and wireless communication, enabling object detection, gesture recognition, and data storage, along with customizable visual interfaces and sensors for safe navigation and device interaction.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If smart technology is incorporated into a helmet, then safety and functionality are improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines multiple safety functions (impact sensing, video recording, communication, navigation) into a single integrated helmet system. The processor unit coordinates sensors, cameras, and communication modules within one device, eliminating the need for separate protective gear and electronic devices.
Solution Approach 2:
The helmet serves multiple functions simultaneously: it provides physical protection, detects impacts via accelerometers/gyroscopes, records video evidence, enables wireless communication, and offers navigation assistance. This multi-functional design replaces several separate devices with one universal safety system.
2Measurement precision
If multiple sensors and electronic devices are integrated into the helmet, then object detection and navigation capabilities are improved, but weight increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent employs compact sensor designs and thin-film electronics that can be integrated into the helmet shell without adding significant weight. The accelerometers, gyroscopes, and cameras are housed in space-efficient configurations that maintain helmet lightness while preserving detection precision.
3Ease of operation
If a visual user interface is positioned in the peripheral field of vision, then ease of operation is improved, but illumination intensity may be insufficient
Solution Approach 1:
The visual user interface utilizes LED indicators that emit bright, visible light in the peripheral field of vision. The LEDs provide sufficient illumination intensity through their high luminance output, enabling the user to see navigation alerts and status information without obstructing the central field of view.
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
Enhances user safety by providing real-time navigation alerts, object detection, and device interaction while riding, while also allowing video recording and data storage for incident evidence and insurance purposes.
Implementation Method 1
at least one gyroscope
Implementation Method 2
an accelerometer
Data Source
AI summary
A programmable electronic helmet and a method of using the helmet are provided. The programmable electronic helmet includes a hard frame strappable to a head of a user, at least one gyroscope, an accelerometer, a user interface, at least one camera positioned on the hard frame, a display positioned a location that is in the peripheral field of vision of the user, wherein the display is configured to communicate information to the user, and a wireless communication apparatus. The programmable electronic helmet further includes one or more processors, wherein the one or more processors are configured to analyze images captured by the at least one camera to approximate a location of one or more objects in an area surrounding the user, and a memory, coupled to the processor, configured to store data acquired by and sent to the programmable helmet.