SBIR Phase I: Self-defense wristband

这个小企业创新研究第一阶段项目的更广泛的影响/商业潜力可能会导致一种创新的自卫腕带，这样用户就不必记得携带额外的物品。潜在用户可能已经在佩戴Fitbit、Apple Watch等设备了。这款设备将解决当前设备的局限性，包括：为单独的设备充电，将设备放在当前的钱包中或在离开家之前抓起它，在四处走动时保持警惕，在受到攻击时摸索设备，记住如何使用安全设备，将设备指向正确的方向，或在突然袭击时激活设备。腕带会感应到用户的挣扎并自动激活。可穿戴的自卫腕带将使目前的自卫产品所有者、大学生、有关的配偶和家庭成员、独自锻炼或工作的人受益。等。该项目的目标是使公众能够自我保护，并获得迅速和持续的支持。预计到2030年，这种可穿戴的威胁防护产品可以阻止100万次攻击。这个小企业创新研究（SBIR）第一阶段项目将开发第一个物联网（IoT）、免提和腕带自卫装置。这个装置是动作激活的。陀螺仪/加速度计将被编程激活防御功能时，正确的运动是应用。这种可穿戴的自卫装置将容易和快速激活，可靠的反应，安全使用，舒适的佩戴者，以及美观。在第一阶段的项目中，自卫腕带将启用的功能包括警报器、频闪灯和GPS ping，可以指向指定的联系人和/或24/7安全公司，该公司会在需要时打电话给用户并呼叫紧急救援人员。关键的技术障碍是将所有目标功能结合在一个紧凑的设备中，同时持续安全地触发自卫腕带。该奖项反映了美国国家科学基金会的法定使命，并通过使用基金会的知识价值和更广泛的影响审查标准进行评估，被认为值得支持。

The broader impact/commercial potential of this Small Business Innovation Research Phase I project may lead to an innovative self-defense wristband so that users will not have to remember to carry additional items. The potential users may already be wearing a Fitbit, Apple Watch, etc. This device will address the limitations of current devices, which include: charging a separate device, placing a device in the current purse or grabbing it before leaving the house, being alert when walking around, fumbling for a device if attacked, remembering how to use a security device, pointing the device in the right direction, or activating the device in a surprise attack. The wristband will sense the user struggling and activate automatically. The wearable self-defense wristband will benefit current self-defense product owners, college students, concerned spouses and family members, people who exercise or work alone. etc.. The goal of this project is to enable self-protection for the public and achieve swift and sustained support. It is anticipated that the wearable, threat-protection product could deter 1 million attacks by 2030.This Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I project will develop the first Internet of Things (IoT), hands-free, and wrist-worn self-defense device. The device will be motion-activated. A gyro/accelerometer will be programmed to activate defense features when the correct motion is applied. This wearable self-defense device will be easy and quick to activate, reliable to respond, safe to use, and comfortable for the wearer, as well as aesthetically pleasing. For the Phase I project, the features that will be enabled in the self-defense wristband include a siren, a strobe light, and a GPS ping to designated contacts and/or a 24/7 security firm that will call the user back and call emergency responders, if needed. The key technical hurdles are combining all targeted features in one compact device, while triggering the self-defense wristband consistently and safely.This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.