Flexible impact sensor for use with a headpiece
First Claim
1. An impact sensor for characterizing impact at a headpiece, comprising:
- a flexible base;
an acceleration sensor provided on the flexible base and configured to generate impact data;
a control unit provided on the flexible base and configured to receive the impact data from the acceleration sensor;
a power source provided on the flexible base and in communication with the acceleration sensor and the control unit;
a communication module provided on the flexible base and configured to send impact data for processing; and
a housing enclosing the flexible base, the acceleration sensor, the control unit and the power source, the housing shaped and constructed to define a plurality of surfaces along an arc of curvature of the impact sensor to contact a human head when the headpiece is worn and the impact sensor is mounted to a surface of the headpiece such that it is flush with internal geometry of the headpiece, wherein at least one portion of the acceleration sensor comprises an enclosure to prevent the acceleration sensor from being inadvertently triggered from resonations through the housing that occur due to impact energy.
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Abstract
An impact sensor for characterizing impact at a headpiece comprises: a flexible base; an acceleration sensor provided on the flexible base and configured to generate impact data; a control unit provided on the flexible base and configured to receive the impact data from the acceleration sensor; a power source provided on the flexible base and in communication with the acceleration sensor and the microcontroller; a communication module provided on the flexible base and configured to send impact data for processing; and a housing enclosing the flexible base, the acceleration sensor, the microcontroller and the power source, the housing shaped and constructed for mounting an interior surface of the headpiece such that it is flush with internal geometry of the headpiece.
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13 Claims
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1. An impact sensor for characterizing impact at a headpiece, comprising:
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a flexible base; an acceleration sensor provided on the flexible base and configured to generate impact data; a control unit provided on the flexible base and configured to receive the impact data from the acceleration sensor; a power source provided on the flexible base and in communication with the acceleration sensor and the control unit; a communication module provided on the flexible base and configured to send impact data for processing; and a housing enclosing the flexible base, the acceleration sensor, the control unit and the power source, the housing shaped and constructed to define a plurality of surfaces along an arc of curvature of the impact sensor to contact a human head when the headpiece is worn and the impact sensor is mounted to a surface of the headpiece such that it is flush with internal geometry of the headpiece, wherein at least one portion of the acceleration sensor comprises an enclosure to prevent the acceleration sensor from being inadvertently triggered from resonations through the housing that occur due to impact energy. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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