ARMOR | Automated Relief Monitoring Operations Regulator

Inspiration

ARMOR was born when our original 7-person team split into groups of 5 and 2 — we were the 2 who stayed together. Fortunately, we shared a strong interest in the Super Human track, which kept us motivated to pursue this project.

What it does

ARMOR is detecting your pulse or heart rate. When it predicts an oncoming heart attack, it gives a blunt (but potentially life-saving) alert to get your attention immediately.

How we built it

We used Siemens NX for CAD modeling instead of SolidWorks, as our CAD specialist was trained in Siemens NX during the NASA L'SPACE Proposal Writing and Evaluation Experience.

Challenges we ran into

Our CAD modeler was unfamiliar with the hardware side of things and relatively new to IEEE, which limited contributions to those aspects of the project.

Accomplishments that we're proud of

We're proud that we were able to build a functioning device capable of predicting heart attacks or assists in personal health in general like exercising. Even if it’s a bit persistent with its alerts, it could make a real difference in someone’s life.

What we learned

We realized that the potential of drones is vastly underestimated. There’s so much more they can do beyond traditional applications.

What's next for ARMOR | Automated Relief Monitoring Operations Regulator.

If we revisit this project in the future, we’d love to showcase it to hospitals. As we've seen with Mark Rober potentially using drones to plant 1 million trees and Amazon delivering packages with them, drones clearly have untapped potential — so why not use them to save lives by convincing hospitals in the future?

Built With

• modustoolbox
• siemensnx