Helmet Telemetry
Simbex installs the accelerometers into a sensor pad that fits into a Riddell football helmet.
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Helmet Telemetry – The Sensors Installed
Virginia Tech football helmets showing the accelerometers actually installed.
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Helmet Telemetry – The Console
The console includes a radio receiver, a laptop computer and a pager to let the team medical personnel know when a player needs attention.
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Helmet Telemetry – The Console in Use
The Simbex console as it is used at Virginia Tech during a football game.
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Helmet Telemetry – Forces Illustrated
The Simbex reporting software includes graphical representations showing how hard a player was hit, and from what direction.
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Helmet Telemetry – The Team Physician at work
Dr. Gunnar Brolinson (right) and Virginia Tech team trainer Mike Goforth (left) attend to a player during a Virginia Tech football game against LSU.
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Helmet Telemetry – The Military Option
The U.S. military has begun outfitting some helmets with head impact sensors to help study the risk of head injuries to soldiers.
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