SBIR Phase I: Smart Mouth Guard for Measurements of Physiology and Physical Effects

小型企业创新研究(SBIR)第一阶段项目更广泛的影响/商业潜力是将中暑、中暑、影响和其他条件的短期和长期影响降至最低。拟议的项目提出了一种能够监测生理和生理反应的口腔系统。田径的初步应用使一种可以更广泛地用于军队和其他高危用户的健康监测的工具的开发成为可能。这个小型企业创新研究(SBIR)第一阶段项目将开发一种耐用、可适应的、完全仪器化的生理监测口腔防护系统，该系统可以提供对一系列生物特征的实时跟踪，如冲击力和体温。口腔内测量为自己提供了监测和评估，而护口器可以在低功率下收集精确的多传感器数据，然后无线传输数据。拟议的研发活动将侧重于传感器和无线通信功能的开发和集成，以获得关于健康(例如，核心温度)、运动(例如，加速度、旋转运动)和撞击力(例如，高速碰撞)的实时数据。该奖项反映了NSF的法定使命，并通过使用基金会的智力优势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 (SBIR) Phase I project is to minimize short-and long- term effects of heat exhaustion and heat stroke, impact, and other conditions. The proposed project advances an oral system capable of monitoring physiology and physical responses. The initial application of athletics enables development of a tool that can be used more broadly for health monitoring of military forces and other users at risk.This Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I project will develop a durable, adaptable, and wholly instrumented physiology monitoring mouth guard system that can provide real-time tracking of a range of biometrics, such as impact force and body temperature. Intra-oral measurements lend themselves monitoring and assessment, and a mouth guard can collect precise multi-sensor data at low power, then transmit data wirelessly. The proposed research and development activities will focus on development and integration of sensors and wireless communication capabilities for real-time data on health (e.g., core temperature), movement (e.g., acceleration, rotational motion), and impact forces (e.g., high-velocity collision).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.