+ heattraxx tm a wearable, biometric device for preventing heat-related illnesses ben lambert –...

+HeatTraxx TM

A Wearable, Biometric Device for Preventing Heat-related Illnesses

Ben Lambert – blambert@mit.eduJessica Bryant – jbryant@mit.eduHanny Rivera – hrivera@mit.eduAdam Ostaszewski – adamosta@gmail.com

+The ProblemLack of Monitoring Leads to Preventable Heat-Related Death and Illness

The 2003 heat wave in Europe caused 14,802 deaths in France alone in 20-day period. Over 30,000 in Europe during 2003 heat wave overall. 

2012 Boston Marathon. 4,300 registered participants opted out of race, 2,000 received some sort of medical attention. 120 hospitalized.  March 2013 Tel Aviv Half Marathon resulted in one death, four comas due to heat stroke and dehydration. 30 hospitalizations and 60 ambulance treated runners. 

"There's no excuse for any number of heat stroke deaths, since they are all preventable with the proper precautions.” -- Frederick O. Mueller, Professor of Exercise and Sports Science at the University of North Carolina

+ The Opportunity Create a wearable that monitors for heat stress and can alert first responders

Gives early warnings of heat illness by providing when body temperature, sweat levels and heart rate go outside of normal exertion levels

Broadcasts to First Responders

HeatTraxx can be used in various applications, from athletic competitions to military to outdoor workers

+Technology Components

Biometric sensors: Ear-clip Heart Rate Sensor GSR Sensor (sweat) Temperature Sensor

Electronic Components and control: Arduino Grove Base Shield Breadboard

+Data

Heat Stroke Simulation

Exercise DataHealthy Simulation

Heart Rate Threshold: 180 bpm Body Temp Threshold: 40 C GSR Alert: Rapid decline with concurrent high temp and HR

+Target Markets

Athletes Growing number of people participating in endurance

races, marathons, and other competitive outdoor events

Soldiers U.S. military deployed in high-temperature climates

(Middle East, etc.)

Outdoor workers Construction workers Crop workers/farmers Firefighters

Elderly and at-risk populations

+Further Applications

Integrate into retail experience monitoring to track customer experience

Identify hot spots in cities or regions using aggregated biometric data from larger populations as a way to further study heat-related illness

Improving energy efficiency of building real time data tracking of user comfort