SMRT Coat Information

SMRT Coat is a fourth year design project at the University of Waterloo. Of the 3 million concussions in the United States that occur annually, half go undetected or unreported. Consequently, athletes continue to exert themselves and exacerbate the situation, leading to worse acute symptoms including CTE. Traditional detection methods such as accelerometers are expensive and give inconsistent performance due to implementation complications as well as individual differences. Our alternative solution will be an affordable and easy-to-use helmet coating capable of impact detection through fluorescent or visible flagging to call out potential concussive impacts. With our design, coaches and referees will be able to assess the injury more effectively and act immediately to protect the physical health of athletes