Head Impact Device in Contact Sports
Kassem, Donia (2021)
Kassem, Donia
2021
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https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-2021052410558
https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-2021052410558
Tiivistelmä
Concussions in contact sports are among the most prevalent injuries in sport such as American football, ice hockey, boxing, in addition to many others considered between high impact sports. The majority of concussions is unrecognized and undiagnosed. If the possibility of concussion to every athlete could be measured in real-time, coaches and medical professionals might possibly be alerted to any possible injuries as soon as they occur, and medical help can be provided right away.
This thesis work aimed to develop a new version of the head impact device prototype, and in addition, to study the wireless communication of the head impact sensor. Features needed to be considered in the development process of the device are the size, the cost, the data range, speed of data transmission, and the data storage to the cloud. The device needs to keep its old version features as to be a wearable device and capable to measure the linear and the angular acceleration.
The new version of the device prototype is to assess the magnitudes of the head impact which could cause concussion in real-time, and transfer the acquired data through Wi-Fi to the cloud and a mobile app. The acquired data will be utilized by medical staff to monitor and assess the head impact magnitudes.
The linear acceleration and the angular velocity were the measurements variables of the device. The development of the device took place in specifying the requirements, changing the hardware system to a modern version as well to implement the embedded software system. The tests were carried out using linear acceleration and angular velocity forces.
The results commensurate with the requirement target that was readied to develop the new version. The device prototype was successfully developed but more test on real player’s data is needed for the accuracy and efficiency of the new version.
This thesis work aimed to develop a new version of the head impact device prototype, and in addition, to study the wireless communication of the head impact sensor. Features needed to be considered in the development process of the device are the size, the cost, the data range, speed of data transmission, and the data storage to the cloud. The device needs to keep its old version features as to be a wearable device and capable to measure the linear and the angular acceleration.
The new version of the device prototype is to assess the magnitudes of the head impact which could cause concussion in real-time, and transfer the acquired data through Wi-Fi to the cloud and a mobile app. The acquired data will be utilized by medical staff to monitor and assess the head impact magnitudes.
The linear acceleration and the angular velocity were the measurements variables of the device. The development of the device took place in specifying the requirements, changing the hardware system to a modern version as well to implement the embedded software system. The tests were carried out using linear acceleration and angular velocity forces.
The results commensurate with the requirement target that was readied to develop the new version. The device prototype was successfully developed but more test on real player’s data is needed for the accuracy and efficiency of the new version.