Halo Helmet

Building on my head-impact monitor prototype, I wrote a full business plan to commercialize it as the Halo Helmet — a proactive safety device for Northeast snowboarders, where icy conditions transfer nearly all impact energy straight to the head. The companion app concept above aggregates G-force data over a rolling 48 hours into a single 'Brain Health' score, with a 3D brain view so a rider can see exactly where impacts landed.

On the hardware side, the design integrates custom Tekscan FSRs and dual triple-axis accelerometers into the helmet liner, run by a Nordic nRF52 BLE system-on-chip chosen for its power efficiency in freezing temperatures. Above is the populated PCB prototype for that sensor board.

The schematic above lays out the FSR and accelerometer sensor array feeding that board. I presented the full plan, including market sizing and go-to-market strategy, in my pitch deck at the Virginia DECA State Leadership Conference.