SAFETY MONITORING SYSTEM AND FATIGUE MONITORING APPARATUS AND FATIGUE DETECTING HELMET THEREOF

• US 20150032021A1
• Filed: 11/21/2013
• Published: 01/29/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 07/23/2013
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: AmTRAN Technology Co., Ltd.
• Original Assignee: AmTRAN Technology Co., Ltd.
• Inventors: CHEN, Jian-Lin, KO, Hui-An, LAI, Yang-Hsu, CHEN, Huai-Shan, CHANG, Shao-Chin, WU, Hsu-Hsuan
• Application Number:
  US14/086,955
• Publication Number:
  US 20150032021A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 600/544
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2503/20 Workers
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/165 Evaluating the state of mind, e.g. depression, anxiety
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/18 for vehicle drivers or machine operators
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/291 for electroencephalography [EEG]
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/369 Electroencephalography [EEG] devices for psychotechnics A61B5/16
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/374 Detecting the frequency distribution of signals, e.g. detecting delta, theta, alpha, beta or gamma waves
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/6803 Head-worn items, e.g. helmets, masks, headphones or goggles
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/6814 Head
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/7275 Determining trends in physiological measurement data; Predicting development of a medical condition based on physiological measurements, e.g. determining a risk factor
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/746 Alarms related to a physiological condition, e.g. details of setting alarm thresholds or avoiding false alarms alarms per se G08B
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 50/20 for computer-aided diagnosis, e.g. based on medical expert systems

Abstract

A fatigue monitoring apparatus includes a fatigue detecting helmet. The fatigue detecting helmet includes a cap, a first electrode, a second electrode, a fatigue computation device and a power supply. The first electrode is disposed in the cap to contact a head, thereby obtaining a first physiological information. The second electrode is positioned out of the cap to contact the head, thereby obtaining a second physiological information. The fatigue computation device and the power supply are disposed on the cap. The fatigue computation device includes a brainwave computation module and a fatigue judgment module. The brainwave computation module is electrically connected to the first and second electrodes for obtaining a brainwave information based on the first and second physiological information. The fatigue judgment module is electrically connected to the brainwave computation module for obtaining a fatigue information based on the brainwave information.

Claims

1. A fatigue detecting helmet comprising:

a cap having a concave inner surface;

at least one first electrode disposed on the concave inner surface of the cap to be in contact with one position on a head of a wearer, thereby obtaining a first physiological information of the wearer;

at least one second electrode disposed out of the cap to be in contact with another position on the head of the wearer, thereby obtaining a second physiological information of the wearer;

a fatigue computation device disposed on one side of the cap, the fatigue computation device comprising a brainwave computation module and a fatigue determining module, wherein the brainwave computation module is electrically connected to the first electrode and the second electrode for obtaining a brainwave information based on the first physiological information and the 15 second physiological information, wherein the fatigue determining module is electrically connected to the brainwave computation module for obtaining a fatigue information of the wearer based on the brainwave information; and

a power supply disposed on another side of the cap opposite to the fatigue computation device, wherein the fatigue computation device is electrically connected to the power supply.

2. The fatigue detecting helmet of claim 1, wherein the fatigue computation device and the power supply are respectively positioned on two symmetric positions of the cap.

3. The fatigue detecting helmet of claim 1, wherein the cap comprises:

a visor portion, wherein the cap has a convex outer surface, and the visor portion is disposed on the outer convex surface of the cap, wherein the visor portion has a plurality of securing holes and the fatigue computation device and the power supply both comprises at least one securing hook, and the securing hooks are respectively secured in the securing holes of the visor portion.

4. The fatigue detecting helmet of claim 1, wherein the fatigue computation device comprises:

an upper cover;

a first waterproof structure;

a lower cover, wherein the first waterproof structure is sandwiched between the upper cover and the lower cover, wherein the upper cover and the lower cover define a containing space therebetween, and the brainwave computation module and the fatigue determining module are accommodated in the containing space;

a circuit board accommodated in the containing space, wherein the brainwave computation module and the fatigue determining module are disposed on the circuit board;

a switch disposed on the circuit board, wherein the switch is electrically connected to the power supply; and

a pressing structure, wherein the upper cover has a through hole, wherein the pressing structure is movably coupled to the through hole, wherein a projection position that the pressing structure is perpendicularly projected to the circuit board partially overlaps with the switch.

5. The fatigue detecting helmet of claim 1, further comprising:

a power detection module electrically connected to the power supply for detecting a power of the power supply and generating a low power signal when the power of the power supply is low;

a charging connector electrically connected to the power supply;

a charging detection module electrically connected the power supply for detecting the power of the power supply and generating a full power signal when the power of the power supply is full; and

a light source electrically connected to the power detection module and the charging detection module for emitting a light when receiving the low power signal or the full power signal.

6. The fatigue detecting helmet of claim 1, further comprising:

a first wireless communication module disposed in the fatigue computation device for wirelessly transmitting the fatigue information to a remote monitoring apparatus.

7. The fatigue detecting helmet of claim 1, further comprising:

an alarm device disposed in the fatigue computation device for providing an alarm signal based on the fatigue information.

8. A fatigue monitoring apparatus capable of being attached to a cap, the fatigue monitoring apparatus comprising:

at least one first electrode for being in contact with a first position of a head, thereby obtaining a first physiological information;

at least one second electrode for being in contact with a second position of the head, thereby obtaining a second physiological information, wherein the second position is farer from a brain of the head than the first position;

a fatigue computation device capable of being disposed on one side of the cap, the fatigue computation device comprising a brainwave computation module and a fatigue determining module, wherein the brainwave computation module is electrically connected to the first electrode and the second electrode for obtaining a brainwave information based on the first physiological information and the second physiological information, wherein the fatigue determining module is electrically connected to the brainwave computation module for obtaining a fatigue information based on the brainwave information; and

a power supply capable of being disposed on another side of the cap opposite to the fatigue computation device, wherein the fatigue computation device is electrically connected to the power supply.

9. The fatigue monitoring apparatus of claim 8, further comprising:

a first wireless communication module disposed in the fatigue computation device for wirelessly transmitting the fatigue information to a remote monitoring apparatus.

10. The fatigue monitoring apparatus of claim 8, further comprising:

an alarm device disposed in the fatigue computation device for providing an alarm signal based on the fatigue information.

11. The fatigue monitoring apparatus of claim 8, wherein the fatigue computation device and the power supply are connected by a connection member and capable of being respectively positioned on two symmetric positions of the cap.

12. The fatigue monitoring apparatus of claim 8, wherein the fatigue computation device comprises:

an upper cover;

a first waterproof structure;

a lower cover, wherein the first waterproof structure is sandwiched between the upper cover and the lower cover, wherein the upper cover and the lower cover define a containing space therebetween, and the brainwave computation module and the fatigue determining module are accommodated in the containing space;

a circuit board accommodated in the containing space, wherein the brainwave computation module and the fatigue determining module are disposed on the circuit board;

a switch disposed on the circuit board, wherein the switch is electrically connected to the power supply; and

a pressing structure, wherein the upper cover has a through hole, wherein the pressing structure is movably coupled to the through hole, wherein a projection position that the pressing structure is perpendicularly projected to the circuit board partially overlaps with the switch.

13. The fatigue monitoring apparatus of claim 8, further comprising:

a power detection module electrically connected to the power supply for detecting a power of the power supply and generating a low power signal when the power of the power supply is low;

a charging connector electrically connected to the power supply;

a charging detection module electrically connected the power supply for detecting the power of the power supply and generating a full power signal when the power of the power supply is full; and

a light source electrically connected to the power detection module and the charging detection module for emitting a light when receiving the low power signal or the full power signal.

14. A safety monitoring system comprising:

a monitoring server having a first wireless communication module; and

at least one fatigue monitoring apparatus attached to a cap, the fatigue monitoring apparatus comprising at least one first electrode, at least one 20 second electrode, a fatigue computation device and a power supply, wherein the first electrode and the second electrode are respectively in contact with different positions of a head for respectively obtaining a first physiological information and a second physiological information, wherein the fatigue computation device obtains a brainwave information based on the difference between the first physiological information and the second physiological information, and obtains a fatigue information based on the brainwave information, wherein the power supply is electrically connected to the fatigue computation device for providing power, wherein the fatigue computation device and the power supply are disposed on opposite sides of the cap, wherein the fatigue monitoring apparatus comprises a second wireless communication module;

wherein the first wireless communication module is in wireless communication with the second wireless communication module, wherein the monitoring server receives the fatigue information from the fatigue monitoring apparatus.

15. The safety monitoring system of claim 14, wherein the fatigue computation device and the power supply are respectively positioned on two symmetric positions of the cap.

16. The safety monitoring system of claim 14, wherein the monitoring server has an alarm control module and the at least one fatigue monitoring apparatus has an alarm device, the alarm control module generates a control signal, the first wireless communication module transmits the control signal to the second wireless communication module and the second wireless communication module transmits the control signal to the alarm device for providing an alarm signal.

17. The safety monitoring system of claim 14, wherein the monitoring server records the fatigue information from the fatigue monitoring apparatus and transmits parameters to the fatigue computation device, and the fatigue computation device adjust computation according to the parameters.

18. The safety monitoring system of claim 14, wherein the fatigue computation device comprises:

an upper cover;

a first waterproof structure;

a lower cover, wherein the first waterproof structure is sandwiched between the upper cover and the lower cover, wherein the upper cover and the lower cover define a containing space therebetween, and the brainwave computation module and the fatigue determining module are accommodated in the containing space;

a circuit board accommodated in the containing space, wherein the brainwave computation module and the fatigue determining module are disposed on the circuit board;

a switch disposed on the circuit board, wherein the switch is electrically connected to the power supply; and

a pressing structure, wherein the upper cover has a through hole, wherein the pressing structure is movably coupled to the through hole, wherein a projection position that the pressing structure is perpendicularly projected to the circuit board partially overlaps with the switch.

19. The safety monitoring system of claim 14, wherein the at least one fatigue monitoring apparatus further comprises:

a power detection module electrically connected to the power supply for detecting a power of the power supply and generating a low power signal when the power of the power supply is low;

a charging connector electrically connected to the power supply;

a charging detection module electrically connected the power supply for detecting the power of the power supply and generating a full power signal when the power of the power supply is full; and

a light source electrically connected to the power detection module and the charging detection module for emitting a light when receiving the low power signal or the full power signal.

20. The safety monitoring system of claim 14, wherein the at least one fatigue monitoring apparatus is attached to a cap without damaging the structure of the cap.