Helmet with built-in navigation system

Hello, Habr!

Recently appeared the first information about an interesting project.

What project?

This helmet Navigator with augmented reality technology.
Commercial counterparts he does not, nobody in the world never did and does not. And these helmets have not yet enjoyed one, except, perhaps, the American pilots of the F-35 and Russian helicopter. But aviation helmets are big, heavy, very expensive and do not work outside the cockpit. And, of course, a mere mortal will never give not what to buy them, but even should be considered.

In my opinion, can get really cool stuff. Bikers still use paper maps or conventional devices that attach to the handlebar (by not many people, it should be done with caution and is best during the stop, otherwise it is likely to decompose). How about to feel like Iron Man? Priceless!

What's special about it?

The most important is the image. No individual screens. They close the review, and in the fall can injure the driver. Color, translucent picture is projected right on the visor (safety glass), as in the helmet of the F-35. When navigation is activated — the image is. Off — Vizor just transparent. The image brighter day and darker at night. The special shape of the visor is a know — how of the project, it is necessary for projection.
The most important thing in the picture is the fact that it is collimated. This means that the picture looks as if hung there about five meters, and is always in the focus of view wherever we looked. — Fully voice, for safety and convenience.



What's inside?

A helmet will not be accessory to the smartphone. It will be fully Autonomous, with all you need to navigate, and ready to ride right out of the box.
the
    the
  • Android OS
    • the
  • own minimalistic interface
    • the
  • GPS
    • the
  • compass
    • the
  • accelerometer
    • the
  • gyroscope
    • the
  • Wi-Fi
    • the
  • Bluetooth
    • the
  • 3G
    • the
  • LTE
    • the
  • light sensor
    • the
  • high resolution camera
    • the
  • dual battery for 3000mAh

Capacity of iron is planned at the level of modern high-end smartphones, with a large margin for the future, for a quick voice-recognition, routing, and seamless rendering of the interface.

ready?

Prototypes. All of them can be seen on video.
the
    the
  • Prototype optics: now through the efforts of the engineers it becomes smaller, lighter and better.
    • the
  • Prototype PCB: power iron is comparable to top-end smartphones.
    • the
  • Prototype software: actually, this is almost not a prototype, it was tested in Moscow on a smartphone, regularly drives around the city, do not mistake the recognition of commands and generally listens.
    • the
  • Prototype of the case: done in order to see how it will look like a helmet and to understand how best to place components on the inside. In order to compensate for the additional weight from optics and electronics, the external capsule will be made of carbon fiber, no polycarbonate. Therefore, the helmet will be slightly larger, but the weight will not exceed the average.


For visuals there is a wonderful video where you can see and developers.



Other buns

The developers examine the possibility of adding the following:
the
    the
  • bluetooth headset for talking on the phone
    • the
  • music playback
    • the
  • camera with a resolution of 13 megapixels


What's missing from the project?

Honestly, I do not have enough Finance to complete the project and launch into production.
the Project opened a campaign on Indiegogo and collect donations. the Developers will be grateful for any help.
Why crowdfunding and where will the money?

The project hailing from Russia. In Russia, venture capital investors are reluctant to invest in new ideas and funding clones of Western sites — Groupon, Airnb, Zappos, Yelp, Booking and other. They are not interested in the production of material things, only services and programs.

And this project, although the original, technologically advanced and promising an "iron" startup, and an investor for it is hard to find. The government allocates small grants, and has allocated a "seed" grant. But this money is not infinite and is spent on prototypes.

Therefore, the money collected through crowdfunding to put the collected funds to manufacture a production sample.
Article based on information from habrahabr.ru

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