HELMET WITH IMPACT SENSOR THAT CALLS

AMBULANCE IN CASE OF SERIOUS ACCIDENTS

Introduction
We have seen many accidents in our locality. In most of
the cases, when the person riding in a bike falls down, a
long time gap is there between the time at which he gets
injured and the time at which he is taken to the hospital.
This time gap, though a matter of mere minutes, make the
difference between whether person lives or dies. Even a
few seconds can prove crucial in saving a life.
Generally, the time delay is due to the following:-
1) The injured person needs to be noticed.
2)Someone needs to come to the help of the person.
3)An ambulance needs to be called.
4)The ambulance may take quite a while to arrive at the
accident location.
Hence there is a need for a speedy system by which the
ambulance can get to know the location of the accident
almost immediately after the accident has taken place.
Our Idea
Our idea involves designing a helmet which can inform
the nearest ambulance about the location at which the
accident has taken place almost immediately after the
accident has taken place.
The helmet has impact sensors that measure the impact of
the crash. There is a system in the helmet which consists
of a GPS tracker and switch. When the impact is more
than a set limit, the GPS tracker gets turned on by the
switch. The location of this helmet is shown to the
nearest few ambulances. This ensures that a speedy
response is possible.
Aim
The aim of our project is to provide a speedy response in
case of accidents. This provides medical help to the
injured person at the earliest so that it is possible to save
more lives.
Components of our idea
A normal helmet, impact sensor(s), GPS tracker along and
a switch.
Principle involved
The impact sensor measures impact of the bike accident.
The GPS tracker is turned on by the switch if the
accident’s impact is more than a set limit and broad casts
the location of the injured person to the nearest few
ambulances.
Impact sensor
Shock and impact sensors are used to detect and record
shock or impact to a product or package. Shock sensors
represent a subtype of inertial sensors, which includes
accelerometers and vibration sensors. In fact,
accelerometers can be and often are designed to measure
shock as well as proper acceleration. Shock and impact
sensors are designed to detect instances of sudden impact
or severe vibration in order to output a value or, in the
case of impact switch, activate or deactivate a circuit or
device. Here, in the helmet, the sensor will show record of
the amount of shock on impact and also intimates the
nearest ambulance.
GPS tracker
A GPS tracking unit is a navigation device normally
carried by a moving vehicle or person that uses the Global
Positioning System (GPS) to track the device's
movements and determine its location. The recorded
location data can either be stored within the tracking unit
or transmitted to an Internet-connected device using
the cellular (GPRS or SMS), radio, or satellite
modem embedded in the unit. This allows the location to
be displayed against a map backdrop either in real time or
when analyzing the track later using a GPS tracking
software. Data tracking software is available for smart
phones with GPS capability.
In the helmet, the GPS tracker shares the location of the
injured person to the nearby ambulances.
Switch
The switch is connected to the GPS tracker and the impact
sensor. If the impact is more than the set level, then the
impact sensor causes the switch to turn on the GPS
tracker.
Working
Suppose the person riding the bike is suddenly hit by
another vehicle or crashes into an area. The impact sensor
in the helmet worn by the person immediately measures
the impact due to the crash and compares it to a set level
of impact. If the impact is more than the set limit, then
the impact sensor causes the switch to turn on the GPS
tracker. The GPS tracker immediately shares the location
of the injured person. A system in all ambulances
operating in nearby areas displays the location of this
person. The ambulance can then reach the location on
time. All the above take place in a matter of a few
seconds, so that medical help is available at the earliest to
the injured person.
Benefits of our helmet
1)It can be made available to almost everyone.
2)It will be cheap and economical.
3)It will help in saving many lives.
4)It will be convenient to use as the rider simply needs
to wear a helmet while riding a motorcycle.
5)It reinforces the importance of wearing helmets and
more people wear helmets as a consequence of this.
6)Ambulances get to know the location of people
injured in accidents faster.
7)Ambulances get intimated only about the priority
cases as the impact sensor has a minimum limit.
Only if the impact is above the limit, the ambulances
are intimated about the location. Hence they get to
focus their attention on cases where the person is
injured to a great extent.
8)The system inside helmets is well protected and will
not be damaged to a great extent even in violent
accidents.
9)The system in ambulance is very convenient and easy
to use and does not require any specialized
knowledge to be operated.
Scope:-
The same concept can be used in all helmets-cycle
helmets and other helmets worn when doing any other
dangerous activity.
A similar concept can be used to measure impact of a
car crashing, by measuring the force felt on the seat
belt, when worn by the person. If the force is very
high, then the GPS tracker is turned on by the switch,
which immediately shares the location of the injured
person with the nearby ambulances.
Conclusion:-
The helmet with impact sensor will be really useful to
the people. It will help in saving thousands of people
who die every year due to high time gap between the
time at which the person gets injured and the time at
which medical help is available to them. It will be
really useful in a country like India where accidents are
a major cause of death of the people. If implemented, it
has the potential to become a major life saver.
Ambulances can also easily get to know the location of
injured persons so that they can reach there in time and
provide speedy medical help to the people injured in
accidents. The extension to car seat belts and other
forms of helmets will help in saving more people. Thus
the innovation will prove extremely useful to people as
a major life saver.