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Omni-Directional Angular Acceleration Reduction Helmet

Wayne State researchers have designed a new device to reduce the head angular acceleration of the helmet wearer during blunt impact. This technology introduces a helmet shell design which rotates with respect to head by the insertion of a thin layer of elastically or plastically yielding material between the outer and inner shells, depending on the...

Published: 2/6/2014 | Inventor(s): Albert King, KinG-Hay Yang, Liying Zhang

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Category(s): Safety, Automotive & Transportation, Physical Sciences, Life Science, Medical Devices

Concussion Reduction Helmet

Technology Overview Wayne State University Researchers have designed a football helmet to reduce the likelihood of a cerebral concussion to the wearer during blunt impact with another player or the ground. The helmet shell and interior padding are tuned using a computer model of the head and helmet to reduce the strain experienced by the brain...

Published: 2/6/2014 | Inventor(s): Albert King, KinG-Hay Yang, Liying Zhang

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Category(s): Physical Sciences, Automotive & Transportation, Life Science, Medical Devices, Safety, Software, Simulation & Modeling