College - Author 1
College of Engineering
Department - Author 1
General Engineering Department
Degree Name - Author 1
BS in General Engineering
College - Author 2
College of Engineering
Department - Author 2
Mechanical Engineering Department
Degree - Author 2
BS in Mechanical Engineering
College - Author 3
College of Engineering
Department - Author 3
Electrical Engineering Department
Degree - Author 3
BS in Electrical Engineering
College - Author 4
College of Engineering
Department - Author 4
Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering Department
Degree - Author 4
BS in Industrial Engineering
Date
6-2024
Primary Advisor
Karla Carichner, College of Engineering, Biomedical Engineering Department
Abstract/Summary
To track head trauma in football, our device is placed inside a football helmet to measure both linear and gyroscopic (rotational) accelerations. These measurements are taken using an ADXL375 linear accelerometer and an LSM6DSOX accelerometer and gyroscope. The data from these sensors is processed and transmitted wirelessly by a SparkFun Thing Plus microcontroller to another SparkFun Thing Plus microcontroller connected to a laptop on the sidelines. Our program on the laptop stores the acceleration impact data into a .csv file for each player. If a likely concussive impact is detected, the program displays a popup warning. Testing results were promising and generally successful, although the ADXL375 accelerometer often produced inconsistent and inaccurate readings.
URL: https://digitalcommons.calpoly.edu/genengsp/15
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