Sensor for use in protective headgear
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1. A sensor for monitoring protective headgear of a wearer, the sensor comprising:
- a housing;
a mass, suspended in the housing along a plurality of axes via at least one spring element that includes a six-point suspension harness, wherein motion of the mass emulates dynamic behavior of a brain of the wearer along the plurality of axes;
at least one sensing element, coupled to generate sensor data based on the motion of the mass, in response to an impact to the protective headgear; and
at least one damping element, coupled to the mass, for damping the motion of the mass along the plurality of axes.
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Abstract
A sensor includes a housing and a mass, suspended in the housing. The motion of the mass emulates dynamic behavior of a brain of the wearer along a plurality of axes. At least one sensing element is coupled to generate sensor data based on the motion of the mass, in response to an impact to a protective helmet.
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1. A sensor for monitoring protective headgear of a wearer, the sensor comprising:
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a housing; a mass, suspended in the housing along a plurality of axes via at least one spring element that includes a six-point suspension harness, wherein motion of the mass emulates dynamic behavior of a brain of the wearer along the plurality of axes; at least one sensing element, coupled to generate sensor data based on the motion of the mass, in response to an impact to the protective headgear; and at least one damping element, coupled to the mass, for damping the motion of the mass along the plurality of axes. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. An article of protective headgear comprising, a headgear element for use by a wearer;
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at least one sensor coupled to the headgear element, wherein the at least one sensor includes; a housing; a mass, suspended in the housing along a plurality of axes via at least one spring element that includes a six-point suspension harness, wherein motion of the mass emulates dynamic behavior of a brain of the wearer along the plurality of axes; at least one sensing element, coupled to generate sensor data based on the motion of the mass, in response to an impact to the protective headgear; and at least o ne damping element coupled to the mass, for damping the motion of the mass along the plurality of axes. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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