Form Factor Evaluation of Open Body Area Network (OBAN) Physiological Status Monitoring (PSM) System Prototype Designs
Abstract
A new PSM development effort is jointly being undertaken by the U.S. Army Research Institute of Environmental Medicine (USARIEM) and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Lincoln Laboratory (MIT-LL). The Open Body Area Network (OBAN) system is the main product of this effort and has been developed to specifically meet the needs of the military. It will use a commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) chest strap with a custom-made hub. The test described in this report assesses proposed form-factor designs. Feedback using non-functional prototype systems was obtained from two experienced soldiers during and after simulated military activities. Assessed were two proposed hub designs and two proposed strap designs. One hub had a rounded top while the other was an inverted V-shaped design. Both straps consisted of a Polar (Polar Oy, Kempele, Finland) chest strap with custom-made shoulder straps. Results from this test showed that the rounded hub design was preferred as the inverted V-shaped design, The new (2017) Polar Pro chest strap with small silicone dots/nubs was also recommended as a replacement strap.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- May 11, 2018
- Accession Number
- AD1052930
Entities
People
- Reed W. Hoyt
- William J. Tharion
Organizations
- United States Army Research Institute of Environmental Medicine