Multifunctional Wearable Sensing Platforms for Warfighter Monitoring
Abstract
Multifunctional Wearable Sensing Platforms for Warfighter Monitoring [No white paper tracking number]This three-year ONR project will develop a multifunctional wearable sensing platform for warfighter performance monitoring that seek to address the aforementioned technology gaps. First, because the human body (e.g., torso versus extremities) undergoes complex motions at different regions, wearable sensors that can not only be worn that those locations but alsoacquire high quality movement data will be developed. Three form factors, namely compression-garment-based, tattoo-like thin films, and adhesive-patch-based wearable sensors, will be investigated. Second, the different wearable substrates mean that different nanocomposite thin film strain sensor fabrication approaches (as well as nanocomposite formulations to attain high performance) will be developed to best integrate the sensing element. Third, geometrical patterning will be employed to enhance sensor performance attributes while minimizing ambient (temperature) effects that would otherwisecontaminate the sensing streams acquired. Fourth, depending on the location-of-interest and the types of motion to be quantified, patterning of the wearable sensors and unique measurement strategies will be implemented to best characterize full-field bodily or muscular motion. The aim is to acquire as few measurements as possible while using tomographic methods and the entire patterned nanocomposite to realize a spatially distributed sensor. Then, a miniature and portable wireless data acquisition node will be prototyped for interfacing with the wearable sensors and for facilitating real-timemeasurements in variable environments. Last, the performance of the suite of wearable sensors will be characterized by extensive static and dynamic laboratory-based tests, before they are validated on human subjects recruited through collaborations with UC San Diego Athletics and the Naval Health Research Center.
Document Details
- Document Type
- DoD Grant Award
- Publication Date
- May 08, 2020
- Source ID
- N000142012329
Entities
People
- Kenneth J. Loh
Organizations
- Office of Naval Research
- United States Navy
- University of California, San Diego