Software Design for Head Impact Assessment Device Prototype in Contact Sports
Deidieva, Nargiza (2020)
2020
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https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-2020060216338
https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-2020060216338
Tiivistelmä
Head impacts in contact sports are responsible for concussions in contact sports athletes. A concussion is a head injury affecting the brain physiology caused by the destruction of neural tissue. Concussions are often underreported by contact sport athletes or undiagnosed by medical professionals. To improve athletes’ well-being, the head impact severity measurement device prototype was designed. The goal of this thesis work was to design a software part of the device prototype that would be installed on a helmet, to collect and measure the magnitudes of head impacts that may cause concussion in real-time and send the obtained data over BLE to the mobile phone. The obtained information will be used by medical professionals for monitoring and assessing the head impact magnitudes.
The measurement variables for the device prototype were linear acceleration and rotational velocity. The device prototype development included defining the requirements, design planning, development, and testing. Head impact telemetry system regulations for helmeted devices, general requirements for wearable devices defined the requirements for the device prototype. The design phase performed a comparison of tools and devices in accordance with the requirements. During the development phase the embedded software system was implemented.
Testing was performed by applying linear acceleration and rotational velocity forces. The results matched the expected results that were set by datasheets for every breakout board in the device prototype. The device prototype was successfully developed and has passed all the tests.
The measurement variables for the device prototype were linear acceleration and rotational velocity. The device prototype development included defining the requirements, design planning, development, and testing. Head impact telemetry system regulations for helmeted devices, general requirements for wearable devices defined the requirements for the device prototype. The design phase performed a comparison of tools and devices in accordance with the requirements. During the development phase the embedded software system was implemented.
Testing was performed by applying linear acceleration and rotational velocity forces. The results matched the expected results that were set by datasheets for every breakout board in the device prototype. The device prototype was successfully developed and has passed all the tests.