Creating intelligent heat strain monitoring and managements solutions to safeguard health and safety

创建智能热应变监测和管理解决方案以保障健康和安全

• 批准号: 532401-2018
• 负责人: Kenny, Glen
• 金额: $ 1.82万
• 依托单位: University of Ottawa
• 依托单位国家: 加拿大
• 项目类别: Engage Grants Program
• 财政年份: 2018
• 资助国家: 加拿大
• 起止时间: 2018-01-01 至 2019-12-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca/ase-oro/Details-Detailles_eng.asp?id=655334
• 关键词: Creating; intelligent; heat; strain; monitoring

SmartCone Technologies has evolved as a world leader in the development and use of smart sensors for a wide**range of detection capabilities for numerous safety applications. This project aims to extend this capability by**creating an intelligent real-time heat-strain monitoring system to protect individuals during and exercise or work**in the heat. We are uniquely positioned to achieve this objective because we have the worlds only air calorimeter**that provides a very precise measure of the amount of heat dissipated by the human body. When combined with**the corresponding change in other physiological outcomes (heart rate, respiration, blood pressure, core and skin**temperatures, others), we have identified the precise heat load (and therefore level of heat stress) where**individual factors like age, chronic disease and other factors affect a persons heat tolerance and therefore level of**thermal strain. This includes factors that modify a persons day-to-day tolerance to heat (exposure time,**hydration, others). For this project, we will use this data to produce a first-generation algorithm defining sex- and**age-specific heat-alert thresholds for exercise/work and/or weather conditions that are high-risk and pose a**danger to an individuals health and safety. We will validate these thresholds in a random sample of men and**women aged 18-74 year exposed to increasing levels of heat at rest and during physical activity. By configuring**the use SmartCone Technologies smart-sensors for the real-time monitoring of heat strain, the company will be**poised to benefit economically by capturing a new and emerging market share.

SmartCone Technologies已发展成为智能传感器开发和使用领域的全球领导者，为众多安全应用提供广泛的检测功能。该项目旨在通过创建一个智能实时热应变监测系统来扩展这种能力，以保护个人在高温下运动或工作。我们在实现这一目标方面处于独特的地位，因为我们拥有世界上唯一的空气热量计 **，可以非常精确地测量人体散发的热量。当结合 ** 其他生理结果（心率，呼吸，血压，核心和皮肤 ** 温度等）的相应变化时，我们已经确定了精确的热负荷（因此热应激水平），其中 ** 个人因素如年龄，慢性疾病和其他因素影响一个人的热耐受性，因此影响 ** 热应变水平。这包括改变一个人的日常耐热性的因素（暴露时间，** 水合作用，其他）。对于这个项目，我们将使用这些数据来产生第一代算法，定义针对运动/工作和/或天气条件的特定性别和年龄的热警报阈值，这些条件是高风险的，对个人的健康和安全构成危险。我们将在年龄在18-74岁的男性和女性中随机抽样，在休息和体力活动期间暴露于不断增加的热量水平，以验证这些阈值。通过配置 ** 使用SmartCone Technologies智能传感器来实时监测热应变，该公司将 ** 通过占领新的和新兴的市场份额而获得经济效益。