Smart Sensing of Head Trauma

Abstract

The objective of this proposal is to gain fundamental understanding on the head/brain injury sensing capabilities of a conceptual smart protective equipment in a dynamic environment. This will be done by trapping living neuro cells inside a realistic phantom head model and then by covering the head with the smart protective layer that is equipped with a set of sensing elements.The injury scenario studied here includes impact (rapid acceleration/deceleration), sonic waves and laser waves. Advanced sensing elements such as EEG, pressure sensor, acceleration sensor, high-speed camera coupled with advanced digital image correlation technology will be integrated with multiscale computational models to capture high speed dynamics of a simulated brain in real time. If successful, the results generated from this study will pave the way for the development of smart helmet supporting our cognitive warrior.

Document Details

Document Type
DoD Grant Award
Publication Date
Mar 15, 2021
Source ID
N000142112051

Entities

People

  • Ashfaq Adnan

Organizations

  • Office of Naval Research
  • United States Navy
  • University of Texas at Arlington

Tags

Readers

  • Distributed Systems and Data Platform Development
  • Explosive Engineering.
  • Robotics and Automation.

Technology Areas

  • Directed Energy