University of Michigan Research into Safer Football Helmet

Submitted by Lordfoul on

Always at the forefront of impactful engineering, here is another reason to be proud of our University.  I don't see this technology addressing the issue of sudden change of direction, but it makes sense for head collisions and may help save football from circling the drain in decades to come.

http://record.umich.edu/articles/coe-researchers-working-football-helme…

Wolverine in The 614

February 8th, 2016 at 12:08 PM ^

Not like the sheet metal boats I learned to drive on in the mid 80's 

Go to www.vicis.co to see some great new technology on future helmets.  It's NFL endorsed so to make up for all of the shade The Commissioner has been (justifiably) catching he can make good by paying for these for youth leagues, high schools, and colleges across the country then drop the mike at his retirement announcement.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4bMOMf3S_EA

 

Rookie video imbedded sorry.  This helmet makes perfect sense.

 

 

 

UMProud

February 8th, 2016 at 10:00 AM ^

Good stuff...ultimately football will have to be modified in ways to reduce chances for head impact. Equipment can only do so much versus inertia and mass.

bluewings

February 8th, 2016 at 10:38 AM ^

The government is covering up the existence of aliens. It's to hide their technology they have and sell oil. I'm not sure Barack and Michael even know. Watch Sirius documentary with dr. Grier. He is a scientist therefore all knowing.




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m1817

February 8th, 2016 at 10:26 AM ^

Why not make the outer shell of the helmet with a softer material like a bicycle helmet?  It would absorb more of the impact; it could make it less of an incentive to spear an opponent if the impact is less jarring.  A softer helmet would make it more of a protective item than a weapon. 

MoJo Rising

February 8th, 2016 at 10:37 AM ^

Football will be banned before they wear a safer helmet. There are a lot of do gooders (many at the U of MI in the Admin, who teach and students) who  would love nothing more than to see the game get banned because of its violence and preception that it causes men to abuse women. The move is on and it will get congressional attention within the next decade.

uofmdds96

February 8th, 2016 at 12:51 PM ^

An interesting side concussion note: UM researchers are developing a more accurate sensor that will be affixed to a tooth. The sensors that are used now are on either helmets or skin, both of which are movable things. Teeth are fixed to the skull and will provide more accurate data.




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