System for detecting an accident

• US 8,232,881 B2
• Filed: 03/07/2008
• Issued: 07/31/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 03/07/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Umbilical Design AB
• Original Assignee: Umbilical Design AB
• Inventors: Hertz, Cecilia
• Primary Examiner(s): Bugg, George
• Assistant Examiner(s): MCNALLY, KERRI L
• Application Number:
  US12/530,234
• Publication Number:
  US 20100102970A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,607 Days
• Field of Search: 340/573.1
• US Class Current: 340/573.1
• CPC Class Codes: A42B 3/046 Means for detecting hazards or accidents

Abstract

A system integrated in a helmet or another headgear, for the registration of direct violence against the head/body that a wearer of the helmet is subjected to in connection with an accident, comprising at least one sensor (12) intended to detect movements, at least one sensor for measuring vital data, a unit (13) arranged to register and receive data from the sensor and calculate at least one parameter of the head movement, based on said calculations, the unit being arranged to identify when an accident has occurred and to store data a certain time before the accident and stop storing a certain time after the accident as well as to generate an alarm and transmit information related to the accident to a receiver. Furthermore, the system is arranged to recreate the course of events based on registered, stored and processed data in order to provide as correct a picture of the accident as possible, and to monitor how vital data are developing after the accident so that the ill-fated thereby should get as quick and correct care as possible.

Claims

1. A system integrated in a helmet or another headgear, for the registration of direct violence against the head/body that a wearer of the helmet is subjected to in connection with an accident, comprising at least one sensor intended to detect movements, at least one sensor for measuring vital data, a unit arranged to register and receive data from said at least one sensor intended to detect movements and said at least one sensor for measuring vital data and calculate at least one parameter of the head movement, based on said calculations, the unit being arranged to identify when an accident has occurred and to store data a certain time before the accident and stop storing a certain time after the accident as well as to generate an alarm and transmit information related to the accident to a receiver, wherein the system is arranged to recreate the course of events based on registered, stored and processed data in order to provide as correct a picture of the accident as possible, and to monitor how vital data are developing after the accident so that the ill-fated thereby should get as quick and correct care as possible.

2. System according to claim 1, wherein the system in addition is arranged to link the direct violence against the head with the development of vital data after an accident in order to generate information to be used for adaptation of the medical effort to the accident in question.

3. System according to claim 1, wherein a GPS unit is arranged for position finding.

4. System according to claim 1, wherein the system is arranged to transmit information to an emergency service or another receiver.

5. System according to claim 1, wherein a wireless unit is arranged to communicate via GSM, Wimax, WiFi, 3G, 4G or Satellite.

6. System according to claim 1, wherein stored data can be transferred to another unit by staff on the scene of the accident.

7. System according to claim 1, wherein data regarding the accident can be stored in a database in order to be made available to an emergency ward, medical treatment, after-care or other suitable levels.