Tuesday, January 11, 2011

NFL Testing Helmets With Impact-Sensing Accelerometers for Concussion Analysis | HYDRAULICS - News

NFL Testing Helmets With Impact-Sensing Accelerometers for Concussion Analysis | HYDRAULICS - News
The same sensors that detect the tilt of your smartphone could well start showing up in the helmets of NFL players by next season, but for a very different purpose. We know that cranial trauma from helmet-on-helmet impact can cause concussions and other serious medical issues, but we don't have a ton of data showing exactly what kind of head-bashing is the most harmful

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