Creating intelligent heat strain monitoring and managements solutions to safeguard health and safety

创建智能热应变监测和管理解决方案以保障健康和安全

• 批准号: 532401-2018
• 负责人: Kenny, Glen
• 金额: $ 1.82万
• 依托单位: University of Ottawa
• 依托单位国家: 加拿大
• 项目类别: Engage Grants Program
• 财政年份: 2018
• 资助国家: 加拿大
• 起止时间: 2018-01-01 至 2019-12-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca/ase-oro/Details-Detailles_eng.asp?id=655334
• 关键词: Creating; intelligent; heat; strain; monitoring

SmartCone Technologies has evolved as a world leader in the development and use of smart sensors for a wide**range of detection capabilities for numerous safety applications. This project aims to extend this capability by**creating an intelligent real-time heat-strain monitoring system to protect individuals during and exercise or work**in the heat. We are uniquely positioned to achieve this objective because we have the worlds only air calorimeter**that provides a very precise measure of the amount of heat dissipated by the human body. When combined with**the corresponding change in other physiological outcomes (heart rate, respiration, blood pressure, core and skin**temperatures, others), we have identified the precise heat load (and therefore level of heat stress) where**individual factors like age, chronic disease and other factors affect a persons heat tolerance and therefore level of**thermal strain. This includes factors that modify a persons day-to-day tolerance to heat (exposure time,**hydration, others). For this project, we will use this data to produce a first-generation algorithm defining sex- and**age-specific heat-alert thresholds for exercise/work and/or weather conditions that are high-risk and pose a**danger to an individuals health and safety. We will validate these thresholds in a random sample of men and**women aged 18-74 year exposed to increasing levels of heat at rest and during physical activity. By configuring**the use SmartCone Technologies smart-sensors for the real-time monitoring of heat strain, the company will be**poised to benefit economically by capturing a new and emerging market share.

SmartCone Technologies 已发展成为智能传感器开发和使用领域的世界领导者，为众多安全应用提供广泛的检测功能。该项目旨在通过**创建智能实时热应变监测系统来扩展此功能，以在高温下锻炼或工作**时保护个人。我们处于实现这一目标的独特位置，因为我们拥有世界上唯一的空气热量计**，可以非常精确地测量人体散发的热量。当与**其他生理结果（心率、呼吸、血压、核心和皮肤**温度等）的相应变化相结合时，我们已经确定了精确的热负荷（以及热应激水平），其中**个体年龄、慢性疾病和其他因素等因素会影响一个人的耐热性，从而影响**热应变的水平。这包括改变一个人日常耐热性的因素（暴露时间、**水合作用、其他）。对于这个项目，我们将使用这些数据来生成第一代算法，为高风险并对运动/工作和/或天气条件构成**危险的运动/工作和/或天气条件定义特定于性别和**年龄的高温警报阈值。个人的健康和安全。我们将在 18-74 岁男性和**女性的随机样本中验证这些阈值，这些男性和女性在休息和体力活动期间暴露在不断增加的高温下。通过配置**使用 SmartCone Technologies 智能传感器来实时监控热应变，该公司将**准备通过占领新的新兴市场份额来获得经济利益。