Smart Safety: Evaluating Inviguard as an Innovative Wearable for Head Protection

Year : 2025 | Volume : 12 | Issue : 01 | Page : 15 26
    By

    Supriya Nayak,

  • Deekshitha Arasa,

  • Suraj Mukherjee,

  • Sureshkumar Kaluram Choudhary,

  • Syed Zohair Ammar,

  1. Student, Department of Electrical & Electronics Engineering, Dayananda Sagar College of Engineering, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
  2. Student, Department of Electrical & Electronics Engineering, Dayananda Sagar College of Engineering, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
  3. Student, Department of Electrical & Electronics Engineering, Dayananda Sagar College of Engineering, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
  4. Student, Department of Electrical & Electronics Engineering, Dayananda Sagar College of Engineering, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
  5. Student, Department of Electrical & Electronics Engineering, Dayananda Sagar College of Engineering, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Abstract

This study details INVIGUARD, an innovative head protection wearable device designed to prevent falls and accidental collisions for the special people. The device is neck-worn and utilizes a unique structure in the form of a honeycomb which when a threat is recognized will expand in volume to form a protective shield around the head whilst in normal usage is small in size; when the danger is no longer perceived. Such a construction of honeycombs guarantees reliability and stability and at the same time optimizes the effects of forces on the structure. A multifunctional device integrating several sensors – accelerometer detection, gyroscope, and pulse and temperature sensors together with GPS and GSM modules activates the functions of INVIGUARD. The elements listed work together to monitor the user’s environment and the user himself in order to detect any potential hazards. INVIGUARD’s sensors detect, impact and trigger the device to deploy as an additional cushion for the head when a potential safety threat is predicted and imminent, thereby reducing possible harm. Simultaneously, INVIGUARD automatically interfaces with a proprietary web portal to alert caregivers and provide them with a real-time status report of the surroundings of the user in distress. The first wearable technology that incorporates protection within its own design while simultaneously initiating automated communications (alarms) with caregivers based on critically predicted imminent future problems

Keywords: Inviguard, wearable device, honeycomb, protective shield, gyroscope, GPS and GSM.

[This article belongs to Journal of Telecommunication, Switching Systems and Networks ]

How to cite this article:
Supriya Nayak, Deekshitha Arasa, Suraj Mukherjee, Sureshkumar Kaluram Choudhary, Syed Zohair Ammar. Smart Safety: Evaluating Inviguard as an Innovative Wearable for Head Protection. Journal of Telecommunication, Switching Systems and Networks. 2025; 12(01):15-26.
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Supriya Nayak, Deekshitha Arasa, Suraj Mukherjee, Sureshkumar Kaluram Choudhary, Syed Zohair Ammar. Smart Safety: Evaluating Inviguard as an Innovative Wearable for Head Protection. Journal of Telecommunication, Switching Systems and Networks. 2025; 12(01):15-26. Available from: https://journals.stmjournals.com/jotssn/article=2025/view=197457


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Volume 12
Issue 01
Received 15/01/2025
Accepted 20/01/2025
Published 08/02/2025
Publication Time 24 Days
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