Sensors Expo 2016

Changing the Way We Play: Sensors Enable Professional Standard of Care for Concussions in Football (Room Meeting Room 211AB)

23 Jun 16
2:30 PM - 3:10 PM

Tracks: Flexible & Wearable, Flexibles & Wearables

Speaker(s): Andrew Frank, COO, Vista Medical; Curtis Cruz, President, Head Health Network

In this session, Cruz and Frank will explain how various sensors have been used to detect impacts in the sport of football and discuss the process we have gone through bringing a new technology to the market and how the new technology has benefitted the end consumer. ATTENDEE BENEFITS & TAKEAWAYS: - Review of sensor technologies and their effectiveness used in sports - The challenges of introducing new technology into a market not known for being tech-savy - Designing a sensor system that consolidates large amounts of data into a simple format useful for the consumer market - Technical challenges of wirelessly monitoring dozens of sensors in real-time in a noisy environment