Sensorized Under Helmet Hood for Impact Data
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current sensorized garments, especially those used in sports, struggle to provide accurate and reliable data on impact dynamics to medical staff after an accident, as information from affected individuals or witnesses can be unreliable, and reconstruction based on the accident scene is often inaccurate.
Innovation Solution
A sensorized garment with an under helmet hood incorporating textile pressure and deformation sensors, along with optional acceleration sensors, that transmit data to an external processing unit via a mobile network, generating a virtual map to represent trauma areas and provide accurate impact dynamics information to medical staff.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If medical staff rely on information from affected individuals or witnesses to reconstruct accident dynamics, then the information can be obtained quickly, but the reliability and accuracy of the impact data deteriorates due to trauma effects and theoretical deduction
Solution Approach 1:
The patent incorporates sensors and data processing capabilities into the garment before the accident occurs. The system is pre-configured with accelerometers, pressure sensors, and other detection devices that automatically activate upon impact, eliminating the need for post-accident data collection from traumatized individuals.
Solution Approach 2:
The sensorized garment acts as an intermediary device between the impact event and the medical staff. Instead of relying on human witnesses or theoretical reconstruction, the garment directly measures and transmits objective impact data including acceleration forces, pressure points, and deformation patterns.
2Measurement precision
If multiple types of sensors (pressure, deformation, acceleration) are incorporated into the under helmet hood, then the measurement precision and completeness of trauma data improves, but the device complexity and manufacturing difficulty increases
Solution Approach 1:
The under helmet hood is designed as a multi-functional base structure that integrates multiple sensor types (accelerometers, pressure sensors, deformation sensors) into a single universal platform. This allows one garment component to perform multiple detection functions, reducing the need for separate devices and simplifying the overall system.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent utilizes sensors that detect different physical parameters (acceleration, pressure, deformation) and converts them into standardized electrical signals that can be processed uniformly by the control unit. This parameter conversion approach allows diverse sensor types to work together seamlessly within a single system architecture.
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
The sensorized garment provides reliable and accurate data on traumas suffered by the wearer, enabling medical staff to make informed first aid decisions with a virtual map that details compression, extension, and acceleration events, improving the accuracy of impact reconstruction and treatment strategies.
Implementation Method 1
a plurality of pressure sensors (3) incorporated in the under helmet hood (2), which are configured to contact the body surface of said individual and generate a plurality of first signals
Implementation Method 2
a plurality of deformation sensors (4) incorporated in the under helmet hood (2), which are configured to contact the body surface of said individual and generate a plurality of second signals
Implementation Method 3
a plurality of acceleration sensors incorporated into the under helmet hood (2), which are configured to detect speed variations to generate a plurality of third signals
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AI summary
A sensorized garment (1) comprising; an under helmet hood (2) made of a textile material, which can be worn to cover at least the head and neck of an individual; at least one textile pressure sensor (3) and at least one textile deformation sensor (4) incorporated in the under helmet hood (2) and configured to contact the body surface of the individual, each pressure sensor (3) being configured to detect a pressure value to thereby generate a first signal according to the detected pressure value, each deformation sensor (4) being configured to detect a deformation value to thereby generate a second signal according to the detected deformation value; a control unit (5) in signal communication with each pressure sensor (3) and with each deformation sensor (4) for receiving the first signal and the second signal respectively, the control unit (5) being configured to generate an alarm signal when the value of at least one of the first signal and the second signal exceeds a respective preset threshold value.