Army helmet, measuring the force of blows to the head
The US military has purchased 20 helmets equipped with a telemetry system from Simbex (Lebanon) for $ 932,000. It took them to measure the force of concussions and the number of injuries received in the course of combat operations from all kinds of explosions and impacts.
During hostilities, soldiers can get a lot of microtraumas, which at first do not even pay attention. Problems arise when the injured begin to have short-term memory lapses or serious changes in behavior - even if they are microscopic, but the brain is fragile and its operation can be broken in this way easily.
And such a helmet, equipped with several dozens of sensors, can help determine the amount of “shock damage” received by soldiers in battle. Further, everything is simple: an injury is noticed - be kind to the hospital bed, recover. ')
via Cnet News