Developing an Acoustic Sensing Yarn for Health Surveillance in a Military Setting

Sensors
Theodore Hughes-Riley, Tilak Dias

Abstract

Overexposure to high levels of noise can cause permanent hearing disorders, which have a significant adverse effect on the quality of life of those affected. Injury due to noise can affect people in a variety of careers including construction workers, factory workers, and members of the armed forces. By monitoring the noise exposure of workers, overexposure can be avoided and suitable protective equipment can be provided. This work focused on the creation of a noise dosimeter suitable for use by members of the armed forces, where a discrete dosimeter was integrated into a textile helmet cover. In this way the sensing elements could be incorporated very close to the ears, providing a highly representative indication of the sound level entering the body, and also creating a device that would not interfere with military activities. This was achieved by utilising commercial microelectromechanical system microphones integrated within the fibres of yarn to create an acoustic sensing yarn. The acoustic sensing yarns were fully characterised over a range of relevant sound levels and frequencies at each stage in the yarn production process. The yarns were ultimately integrated into a knitted helmet cover to create a functional acoustic ...Continue Reading

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Jul 25, 2018·Sensors·Pasindu LugodaTilak Dias
Nov 6, 2018·Scientific Reports·Achala SatharasingheTilak Dias
Mar 19, 2020·Materials·Dorothy Anne HardyTilak Dias
Dec 10, 2020·Sensors·Andrzej Paszkiewicz, Jan Węgrzyn

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