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PRODUCT(CONCEPT:(EQUISENSE( - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
PRODUCT(CONCEPT:(EQUISENSE( Accelerated(detec@on(of(equine(leg(injury. ( ( !!!!!!!!Protects! !!!!!!!!Senses! !!!!!!!!Alerts! ( bgg TESTING( Sketch(model(to(test:( Model(design( Sensor(selec@on(and(resolu@on(
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TESTING(
Sketch(model(to(test:(
- Model(design(
- Sensor(selec@on(and(resolu@on(
- Integra@on(with(exis@ng(boots(
- Simulated(swelling(
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MARKET(
U.S. Industry:
- 9.2 M Horses 1
40% racing or showing
- $1.9 B Industry2
[1] http://www.horsecouncil.org/national-economic-impact-us-horse-industry [2] IBIS world: Horse and Other Equine Production in the US industry Report
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BENCHMARKING(
Ultrasound:(( Thermography:( CT(Scan:(( ~($250/service( ~($350/service( ~($2500/service( iden@fies(area((
- f(injury(
tendon(and(( ligament(diagnosis( @ssue(and(bone(( diagnosis(
Robson, Joanna. "Horses in Color: The Role of Thermal Imaging in the Equine Industry."Inspiritus Equine. N.p., 10 Jan. 2009.
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MOVING(FORWARD(
Temperature(Sensing( ((((((Wireless(Informa@on(( Communica@on( ((((((Injury(Threshold(Determina@on(( and(Alarm(Func@on(
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APPENDIX(B(
EquiSense Customer Information Customer
- Spends $10,000 - $30,000 per year after purchase
- ~50% annual income $25,000 - $75,000.
- ~30% annual income > $100,0001
Feedback:
- Check for abnormalities by “running hand down tendons”
- Temperature fluctuates during exercise
- “can’t feel just by comparison”
- “my experience with one leg being more heated than the other is that it is
usually quite swollen too”
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