Development of the first low-cost, fire/water resistant, clinical-grade biometric sensors and method to embed them into heat-resistant fabrics and protective clothing.

*Signal Biometrics是一家创新的传感器和生命体征监测公司，诞生于F1赛车运动，我们的总监Ian Roberts博士和Alan van der Merwe目前担任FIA F1救援协调员和FIA F1医疗车司机。*尽管有1000个车内传感器，但(在电子设备上)热量、传导性以及将生物识别传感器集成到防护织物中的挑战意味着，市场上没有传感器/系统来监控司机或维修工的生命体征-导致事故发生时不告知受害者的状况。*为了解决这一问题，我们打算开发第一个可重复使用、低成本、防火和防水的临床级生物特征传感器，并建立将它们直接嵌入防火织物和个人防护服的最佳方法，以便在最极端的环境中进行生命体征监测，而这是以前无法实现的(见附录2)。*该项目是由赛车运动、军事和急救行业的需求推动的，目的是实时监测高危情况下员工的生命体征，例如在着火的建筑中--使事故发生后能够更快、更安全、更知情地进行安全和保健干预。虽然这项技术最初的目标是赛车运动(Y1)，但通过使任何防护服都能嵌入生物识别传感器，这项技术具有更广泛的潜力-打开了包括极限运动、救援和重型制造在内的应用，在这些应用中，目前无法远程、非侵入性地监控涉及危险环境的一大群人。*与国际汽联合作，到目前为止，我们已经开发出概念验证硬件和软件，允许同时实时连续、远程监测100名用户的生命体征。该项目专注于克服与开发临床级生物识别传感器的新材料特性(防火和防水)以及制造方法(可重复使用、低成本、集成到防火防护布/服装中)相关的技术挑战，而不会影响性能和舒适性。*我们的技术将是此类技术中的第一项，是我们开发全系列可穿戴传感器的重要一步，这些传感器可以在极端炎热和潮湿的环境中测量体温、心率变异性和皮肤电反应。到2018年，企业生物识别可穿戴设备市场将达到96亿GB(122亿美元)(2015年CAGR-Fung Global Retail and Technology占56.1%)，并相信该项目到2015年将带来2500万GB的营业额，50%与出口相关，并创造5个新的就业机会。

"* Signal Biometrics are an innovative sensor and vital signs monitoring company borne out of F1 motorsport where our Director's Dr Ian Roberts and Alan van der Merwe, currently work as the FIA F1 Rescue Coordinator, and FIA F1 Medical Car Driver. * Despite 1000 in-car sensors, the challenges of heat, conductivity (on electronics) and integrating a biometric sensor into protective fabrics mean that there is no sensor/system on the market to monitor the vital signs of drivers or pit-crew - resulting in accidents being attended uninformed of the victim's status. * To address this, we intend to develop the first reusable, low-cost, fire & water resistant, clinical-grade, biometric sensors and establish the optimum method for embedding them directly into fire resistant fabric & personal protective clothing to allow vital signs monitoring in the most extreme environments, where previously not possible (See App2). * The project is being driven by demand from the motorsport, military & first responder industries to monitor in real-time the vital signs of employees in high-risk situations e.g. in a burning building - enabling quicker, safer, informed safety & healthcare interventions after an accident occurs. Although initially targeted at motorsport (Y1), the technology has much wider potential by enabling any item of protective clothing to be embedded with a biometric sensor - opening up applications including extreme sports, rescue and heavy manufacturing, where the ability to remotely, noninvasively monitor large group of people involved in hazardous environments is not possible at present. * Working with the FIA, we have so far developed proof of concept hardware & software to allow continuous, remote monitoring of 100 user's vital signs concurrently in real-time. The project focuses on overcoming the technical challenges associated with developing new material properties - fire & water resistance - and the manufacturing method - reusable, low-cost, integration into fire-resistant, protective fabric/clothing - for clinical-grade biometric sensors without compromising performance and comfort. * Our technology will be the first of its' kind and is an important step to us developing a full range of wearable sensors to measure body temperature, heart rate variability, galvanic skin response in environments of extreme heat and humidity. The market for enterprise biometric wearables will reach £9.6bn ($12.2bn) by 2018 (56.1% CAGR - Fung Global Retail and Technology, 2015) and believe the project will result in turnover of £25m by Y5, 50% related to exports, with 5 new jobs created."