Augmented situational awareness hub
AssigneeS.W.O.R.D. International Inc.
InventorsJeremy Allen Elrod, Christopher Collin Klaftenegger
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Abstract
A sensor hub for collecting sensor data during a parachuting or wing-suite event is described herein. In some instances, the sensor hub may include a sensor hub housing, the sensor hub housing including a first cavity that houses a power supply and a communication unit and a second cavity that houses a location sensor and an orientation sensor, wherein the communication unit is configured to share the location sensor and the orientation sensor with a second sensor hub and a helmet that attaches to the sensor hub housing.
Claims20
An augmented situational awareness helmet comprising:
- a removable sensor hub housing, the removable sensor hub housing including a power supply and a second cavity that houses a first sensor and a second sensor that are configured to capture sensor data;
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- a helmet that attaches to the removable sensor hub housing to secure the removable sensor hub housing while the helmet is worn by an operator, wherein, the first sensor and the second sensor capture sensor data in substantially real-time while the helmet is worn by the operator.
A method of capturing sensor data using an augmented situational awareness hub, the method comprising:
- capturing, using a plurality of sensors of a removable sensor hub, sensor data the plurality of sensors of the sensor hub including a location sensor capturing location data and an inertial measurement unit capturing velocity data and orientation data;
- analyzing, using a processor of the removable sensor hub, the location data, velocity data, and orientation data;
- identifying, using the processor of the removable sensor hub, a location based on the location data;
- identifying, using the processor of the removable sensor hub an alert based on the location, the velocity data, and the orientation data;
- sharing, using a communication unit of the sensor hub, the alert on a heads-up display connected to the removable sensor hub;
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- sharing, using the communication unit of the sensor hub, the sensor data with a remote device.
An augmented situational awareness hub comprising:
- an orientation sensor mounted into a sensor hub, the orientation sensor being configured to capture orientation data;
- a location sensor mounted into the sensor hub, the location sensor being configured to capture location data;
- a lighting system mounted into the sensor hub, the lighting system being configured to emit light;
- a strobe device mounted into the sensor hub, the strobe device being configured to emit a strobe;
- a processor mounted into the sensor hub, the processor being coupled to the orientation sensor, the location sensor, and the lighting system in order to receive the orientation data and the location data;
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- a communication unit mounted into the sensor hub, the communication unit being configured to receive the orientation data and the location data from the processor and transmit the orientation data and the location data to a remote device.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.