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VR Interfaces: HOT Helmet
Overview
The HOT Helmet, or Heat Observation Technology, is a headpiece developed by
Hothead Technologies out of Atlanta, Georgia, US, which is designed for sports
usage, and combat usage. It monitors the temperature of the head, during use.
This is ideal if the person is wearing a helmet anyway, and is exerting themselves
in a hot climate.
That applies equally to soldiers in the middle east, as it does to players in
rugby and American football games - which is where the original inspiration
came from. HOT itself, is basically a spoon sized thermistor wrapped around
the inside of the helmet, out of the path of likely head-helmet contact points,
combined with a small wi-fi transmitter. This sends a pulse every 10 seconds
to a central station up to a tenth of a mile away, where an alert can be sounded
if the individual's head temperature exceeds 104 degrees Fahrenheit (40 degrees
Celsius). This is the temperature that typically triggers heat-stroke, and impairs
thought.
By being under the helmet, and close to the scalp, the temperature gauge system
is about as accurate as a rectal thermometer, without the same … practicality
issues.
At time of writing, Hothead Technologies had secured deals with three of the
major US helmet manufacturers, and expect to roll out 10,000 units by year end. |
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