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OCTOBER 5TH 2017 | RED B
Firefighters are our heroes. Let’s make them our superheroes.
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OCTOBER 5TH 2017 | RED B
Firefighters are our heroes. Let’s make them our superheroes.
Problem
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October 2017
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Our Solution
Actual helmet of Lt. Donovan from the Cambridge Fire Department Our initial sketch model
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Features
Level 1 Radio Communication Heart Rate Blood Pressure Carboxyhemoglobin (absorbed carbon monoxide level) Level 2 Light Camera Recorder GPS
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Future Iterations &Testing
Material Change: Composite structure, leather outer layer Shape Change: Not full head coverage (stick to tradition) Testing …Are they traditional looking enough? …Do the electronic components hold up at 700F? …Are the firefighters able to communicate more effectively? ...Did the health monitoring system help them keep each other safe?
Traditional leather helmet
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Market
market
$800 for each leather helmet
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1 million firefighters in US urban areas X
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National Fire Department Registry, https://apps.usfa.fema.gov/registry/summary(Accessed 9/22/17) Interview with Lt. Donovan of Cambridge Fire Department
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BLINK DETECTION OPTIONS
IR EMITTER +DETECTOR IR CAMERA EOG
COST OF SMART HOME DEVICES
Goog le Home - $129 Amazon Echo - $99 Nest - $249
BLINK TEST DATA
1http://anmysite.com/top/heart-beat-line-wallpaper.html. 2 Emora, https://myemora.com/, (accessed Oct2, 2017) 3Dangi, Ritu. “Wearable Medical Devices: Technologies and Global Markets.”TechnicalReport No.HLC192A. New Delhi, India.
4Euromonitor International, http://www.portal.euromonitor.com.libproxy.mit.edu/,(Wearable Electronics in the US;accessed Oct 2,2017).