Abstract:
A system includes an article of personal protective equipment (PPE) and an industrial controller device configured to control an industrial device. The system includes a first computing device and a second computing device. The first computing device, in response to detecting an industrial controller event, wirelessly broadcasts an event message that solicits an action from a worker. The second computing device, in response to receiving the event message, generates an output that solicits the action from the worker, and in response to detecting a user input associated with the article of PPE, send, a response from the second computing device to the first computing device. The first computing device, in response to receiving the response from the second computing device, performs at least one operation associated with the industrial controller device.
Abstract:
In some examples, a system includes an article of personal protective equipment (PPE) that includes a communication component; an industrial controller device that is configured to control an industrial device and includes a communication component; and a computing device communicatively coupled to the article of PPE and the industrial controller device, wherein the computing device is configured to: receive PPE data from the article of PPE and industrial controller data from the industrial controller device; determine, based at least in part on a set of the PPE data that temporally corresponds to a set of the industrial controller data, an occurrence of a safety event; and perform, based at least in part on the determination of the safety event, at least one operation.
Abstract:
An over-the-ear hearing assessment device and a method for evaluating the performance of over-the-ear hearing devices are described. An exemplary over-the-ear hearing assessment device includes an ear cup defining an interior volume and positionable at least partially over the ear of a user. The ear cup includes a shell, a cushion, and an acoustic port extending from an exterior to the interior volume of the ear cup. The acoustic port is sealably engagable with a microphone.
Abstract:
A personal protective equipment (PPE) device is presented that includes a fitness sensor configured to, when activated, sense a fitness indication from a worker. The fitness sensor is part of a personal protective equipment device and is positioned proximate an exhalation path of a user. The PPE device also includes a communication component configured to receive a request for fitness data for the worker and provide the fitness indication to a source of the request. The PPE device also includes a controller configured to, based on the received request, cause the fitness sensor to sense a parameter of an exhaled breath of the worker. The PPE device also includes a protective component configured to provide a personal protective function for the worker when the PPE device is worn.
Abstract:
A worker fitness feedback device is presented that includes a fitness sensor configured to receive fitness data from a worker. The fitness data includes a fitness feedback for the worker. The device also includes a fitness recorder configured to record the fitness feedback for the worker and provide the fitness feedback to a database. The fitness feedback is associated with the worker in the database. The device also includes a communication component configured to receive a request for fitness data for the worker, and, based on the received request, provide a prompt for the worker to provide fitness data. The prompt is a visual, audio, haptic or other notification to the worker. The device also includes a controller configured to cause the fitness sensor to receive fitness data, and the fitness recorder to record the fitness feedback.
Abstract:
In some examples, a system includes an article of personal protective equipment (PPE) that includes a communication component; an industrial controller device that is configured to control an industrial device and includes a communication component; and a computing device communicatively coupled to the article of PPE and the industrial controller device, wherein the computing device is configured to: receive PPE data from the article of PPE and industrial controller data from the industrial controller device; determine, based at least in part on a set of the PPE data that temporally corresponds to a set of the industrial controller data, an occurrence of a safety event; and perform, based at least in part on the determination of the safety event, at least one operation.
Abstract:
In some examples, a system includes an article of hearing protection assigned to a worker, and a portable computing device assigned to the worker; a remote computing device communicatively coupled to the portable computing device, the remote computing device configured to receive sound level data that indicate different sound levels at different, respective locations of a work environment; determine, based on location data received from the portable computing device, an amount of sound received by the worker over a period of time; identify an updated location in the work environment having a sound level that is different from a current location, based at least in part on the article of hearing protection, the amount of sound, and the sound level data that indicates different sound levels at different, respective locations; and generate a notification that instructs the worker to move from the current location to the updated location.
Abstract:
A method of communicating includes receiving, at a first headset, at least one input from a user. The at least one input is indicative of a request for voice communication with at least one second headset. The method further includes generating, via the first headset, a voice communication channel between the first headset and the at least one second headset upon receiving the at least one input. The method further includes generating, through the voice communication channel, a voice communication session between the first headset and the at least one second headset. The voice communication session allows voice communication between the first headset and the at least one second headset in a full-duplex communication mode.
Abstract:
In some examples, a system includes: an article of personal protective equipment (PPE) that includes a communication component; a computing device communicatively coupled to the article of PPE, wherein the computing device: receives context data that is based on one or more of the article of PPE, a work environment for the article of PPE, or a worker assigned to the article of PPE; selects, based at least in part on the context data, a set of programmable safety rules that are contextually associated with the at least one article of PPE; sends the programmable safety rules to one or more of the article of PPE or a data hub communicatively coupled to the article of PPE; and wherein the programmable safety rules are configured at the article of PPE or the data hub to perform one or more operations based at least in part on PPE data.
Abstract:
In some examples, a system includes a plurality of articles of personal protected equipment (PPE) that are each assigned to a particular worker. The system may also include a data hub that detects an input that initiates a broadcast of diagnostic self-check messages; identifies, in response to the input, each article of PPE of the plurality of articles of PPE; broadcasts, based on identifying each article of PPE, the diagnostic self-check messages to the respective articles of PPE, wherein each article of PPE receives its respective self-check message at its communication component; in response to receiving a set of diagnostic acknowledgement messages from one or more of the plurality of articles of PPE that have performed a diagnostic self-check, determines whether the set of diagnostic acknowledge messages satisfy one or more self-check criteria; and performs one or more operations based on whether the self-check criteria are satisfied.