This project aims to reduce the fatality of motorcycle crashes through early detection and automatic notification. An accelerometer, photoplethysmograph, and Bluetooth modules were integrated onto a motorcycle helmet to sense crash-related impacts and then notify emergency services with a victim’s GPS location and heart rate using a smartphone app. Testing indicates that the device is capable of reliably detecting impacts above a defined threshold as well as accurately monitoring heart rate. It is recommended that future work should focus on designing a crash-proof enclosure for the device as well as refining the crash detection algorithm.

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Creator

• Ambrosino, Lindsay
• Comatas, Rosina
• Mondro, Alex

Publisher

• Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Identifier

• 65651
• E-project-042822-150756

Keyword

• Bluetooth Communication
• Crash Detection
• PPG Heart Rate
• Smart Helmet Device
• Emergency Services Alert

Advisor

• Bitar, Stephen John
• Ji, Songbai

Year

• 2022

Date created

• 2022-04-28

Resource type

• Major Qualifying Project

Major

• Biomedical Engineering
• Electrical & Computer Engineering

Rights statement

• In Copyright