Heat Illness
Prevention System
We worked with the US Army to design a lightweight wearable device that estimates core body temperature during high levels of activity and determines the risk of a heat illness.
Applications for HIPS
Soldiers
Construction Workers
First Responders
Factory Workers
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Four components of HIPS
1. body-worn puck
The small 27 gram puck snaps to a standard exercise monitor chest strap and measures heart rate, skin temperature, body motion and position. Internal algorithms estimate body core temperature and the heat strain risk level.
2. smart phone app
An app that runs on Android smart phones lets squad leaders monitor physiological status from assigned pucks via wireless communications. Real-time updates from pucks include heart rate, estimated core temperature, an incoordination index (wobble), and calculated heat-related health status.
3. charging dock
A dock is used to charge pucks, and when connected to a PC running a custom HIPS application, to download logged physiological sensor data when wanted, and to perform firmware updates to pucks when needed
4. PC app
A custom HIPS application running on a PC enables pre-mission configuration of pucks and the downloading of logged physiological sensor data post-mission, and performs puck firmware updates.
The Fully Connected HIPS Ecosystem
in the news
Our Heat Illness Prevention System’s selection as R&D 100 Awards winner in 2024!
We’re proud of the military’s adoption of the Heat Injury Prevention System (HIPS), a groundbreaking wearable technology designed to detect early signs of heat-related injuries in soldiers.
Our Heat Illness Prevention System was highlighted in the Army Times as a critical tool in combatting the effects that global warming is having on military training.
At the Army Heat Forum at Fort Moore, we presented the Heat Injury Prevention System (HIPS) and how it’s helping reduce heat injuries in real time.
A paper shows the efficacy of the algorithms used within our devices, detecting events of exertional heat stroke 30 minutes to an hour before the acute events.
A detailed report shows how effective the HIPS system is when rolled out to over 500 concurrent end users for over 2 days of constant use.