{"id":661,"date":"2010-10-29T09:52:27","date_gmt":"2010-10-28T23:52:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.dbohs.com\/?p=661"},"modified":"2024-10-11T15:46:54","modified_gmt":"2024-10-11T05:46:54","slug":"invisible-self-inflating-helmet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.dbohs.com\/?p=661","title":{"rendered":"Invisible Self-Inflating Helmet"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hovding.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Hovding<\/strong><\/a>, a company in Malmo, Sweden has developed an \u201cinvisible\u201d helmet that is worn as a collar around the neck and inflates to protect the head and neck. \u00a0I don&#8217;t know how tear and\u00a0scuff\u00a0resistance it has or what it will cost.<br \/>\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-663\" href=\"http:\/\/blog.dbohs.com\/?attachment_id=663\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-663\" title=\"airbag-helmet\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.dbohs.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/airbag-helmet.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"465\" height=\"325\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.dbohs.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/airbag-helmet.jpg 465w, https:\/\/blog.dbohs.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/airbag-helmet-300x209.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 465px) 100vw, 465px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nThe device uses <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Microelectromechanical_systems\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">MEMs<\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Microelectromechanical_systems\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> <\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Accelerometer\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">accelerometers <\/a>and will be available from their on-line store.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Here is an embedded YouTube video of it in use with a bicycle.<br \/>\n[youtube d7Oud3iGXWY]<\/p>\n<p>I suspect it could have some applications in the workplace, but would be limited where the hazard does not trigger the accelerometer &#8211; like a falling object. 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