Impact monitoring system for players engaged in a sporting activity
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1. A real-time impact monitoring system for use with multiple players engaged in a sporting activity, each player wearing a protective helmet, the system comprising:
- a first helmet worn by a first player, said helmet having an external shell, an internal padding assembly and an interface liner removably positioned within the internal padding assembly, the interface liner configured to be in contact with the first player'"'"'s head while the helmet is worn, the interface liner including a sensing and control unit having a plurality of sensors arrayed within the interface liner that detect helmet impact data, a processor that compares the helmet impact data against pre-loaded impact profiles, and a transmitter to transmit impact data;
a second helmet worn by a second player, said helmet having an external shell, an internal padding assembly and an interface liner removably positioned within the internal padding assembly, the interface liner configured to be in contact with the second player'"'"'s head while the helmet is worn, the interface liner including a sensing and control unit having a plurality of sensors arrayed within the interface liner that detect helmet impact data, a processor that compares the helmet impact data against pre-loaded impact profiles, and a transmitter to transmit impact data; and
,a remote unit operably connected to the plurality of sensing and control units, the remote unit having a receiver configured to receive the impact data transmitted from the each of the first and second sensing and control units.
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Abstract
The invention relates to a system and method for real-time impact monitoring of multiple players engaged in a sporting activity where each player wears a protective helmet. The system includes a sensing and control unit removably positioned in each helmet. The sensing and control unit has a sensor to detect helmet impact data, a processor to compare the detected impact data to profiles, and a transmitter to transmit impact data. The system also includes a remote unit for receiving the impact data transmitted from the helmets.
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1. A real-time impact monitoring system for use with multiple players engaged in a sporting activity, each player wearing a protective helmet, the system comprising:
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a first helmet worn by a first player, said helmet having an external shell, an internal padding assembly and an interface liner removably positioned within the internal padding assembly, the interface liner configured to be in contact with the first player'"'"'s head while the helmet is worn, the interface liner including a sensing and control unit having a plurality of sensors arrayed within the interface liner that detect helmet impact data, a processor that compares the helmet impact data against pre-loaded impact profiles, and a transmitter to transmit impact data; a second helmet worn by a second player, said helmet having an external shell, an internal padding assembly and an interface liner removably positioned within the internal padding assembly, the interface liner configured to be in contact with the second player'"'"'s head while the helmet is worn, the interface liner including a sensing and control unit having a plurality of sensors arrayed within the interface liner that detect helmet impact data, a processor that compares the helmet impact data against pre-loaded impact profiles, and a transmitter to transmit impact data; and
,a remote unit operably connected to the plurality of sensing and control units, the remote unit having a receiver configured to receive the impact data transmitted from the each of the first and second sensing and control units. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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8. A real-time impact monitoring system for protective sports equipment worn by a player engaged in a sporting activity, the impact monitoring system comprising:
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a protective body part assembly including a protective outer layer and a padding assembly that is configured to reside inward of the protective outer layer and against the player'"'"'s body part during the sporting activity; an interface liner removably positioned within the padding assembly of the protective body part assembly, the interface liner configured to also reside against the player'"'"'s body part while the protective body part assembly is worn, the interface liner including a sensing and control unit having a plurality of sensors arrayed within the interface liner that detect impact data resulting from impacts to the protective body part assembly, the interface liner further including a processor that compares the impact data against pre-loaded impact profiles, and a transmitter to transmit impact data; and
,a remote unit operably connected to the sensing and control unit, the remote unit having a receiver configured to receive the impact data transmitted from the sensing and control unit. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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