1. Wearable Technology Rapid Development
Cory Simon NASA Johnson Space Center – TCC MEMBER
TCC Wearable Technologies Event - April 26, 2016 – Held at the NASA Johnson Space Center – tcc-houston.org

2. Wearable Technology Rapid Development
Cory Simon
WEAR Lab Manager
Human Interface Branch
NASA Johnson Space Center

3. Maximizing Productivity with Wearable Tech
Improve Efficiency
Maximize time on productive tasks
Minimize time on support tasks
Minimize errors
Automate monitoring
Provide Natural Interfaces
Comfortable: on-body, long term
Controls: hands, voice, eyes, body
Display: visual, auditory, tactile
Smart: adaptive and collaborative
Augment Human Capabilities
Monitor and control remote systems
Access information on demand
Detect danger and respond
Translation to medical – Maximize patient quality of life
WT has significant potential to improve Safety as well, but I’m wrapping that under productivity/efficiency – we know we have to work safely and as we do that we always want to keep in mind the task we’re trying to accomplish. WT has the potential to remove some of the overhead associated with safe operations, with the goal of improving productivity/efficiency while maintaining and improving safety.
HRMs are interesting, but we want to truly lower the barrier between the crewmember and their spacecraft
On ISS and beyond - very limited time, very expensive operations, complex tasks – astronauts are the scientists, nurses, human test subjects, test conductors, janitors, maintenance, public affairs, residents (who can’t leave for 6 months).

4. Wearable Electronics Application and Research WEAR Lab
Textile R&D
Usability Testing
and Analysis
Electronic Design, Manufacture, Test
Extensive University Collaboration
Partner:
Soft Goods Design
Partner:
App Design
Partner:
3D Printing

5. Modular Wearable Architecture
Jumpstarts development of functioning wearables
Promotes interoperability and design commonality
Facilitates a single data interface for all wearables
Encourages user-centered design
Wearable Device Base Board
Common platform with basic features to jumpstart wearable device design
Wearability Resources
Reference designs and publications for developing comfortable on-body systems
Middleware
Data management architecture to integrate data from multiple wearable devices

6. Wearable Device Base Board
Common platform with basic features
to jumpstart wearable device design
Features
Bluetooth Low Energy Communication
Rechargeable Battery Regulation
On-board Data Storage
On-board Processing
Variety of I/O interfaces
Small form factor
Unfolded: 2.35 x 1.0 x 0.125
Folded: 1.25 x 1.0 x 0.625
Reference Design: Personal CO2 Monitors
Version 1.0, 2014
Integrated with
off-the-shelf Sensor
Just received latest iteration (version 3.1) last week
Version 3.0, 2015

7. Personal CO2 Monitor Rapid Development
Project Start to Delivery in 12 months
Launched on March 22
Designed, built, tested, certified, and delivered:
Base Board with off-the-shelf CO2 Sensor
3D-printed Clip-on Housing
iPad App, user interface and automation
Networked Data Server Integration
Developed custom testing tools
Conducted multiple rounds of user testing, crew briefings
Created procedures, ops plans, and training videos
Demonstration of Base Board
Drove development of Base Board
1.9 oz
1.25 x 1.35 x 3.2 inches

8. Rapid HW Development
Other hardware platforms we’ve used for prototyping
Punch Through Bean
Intel Edison
Various Arduino boards
Leveraging Student Projects
Explore concepts/ideas early on
Quick turn-around: 1 or 2 semester projects
Wide range of skills, guided by university faculty
WEAR Lab has become a clearing house of NASA Wearable Tech student projects

9. Modular Wearable Architecture
Jumpstarts development of functioning wearables
Promotes interoperability and design commonality
Facilitates a single data interface for all wearables
Encourages user-centered design
Wearable Device Base Board
Common platform with basic features to jumpstart wearable device design
Wearability Resources
Reference designs and publications for developing comfortable on-body systems
Middleware
Data management architecture to integrate data from multiple wearable devices

10. Cory Simon Haifa Moses WEAR Lab Manager Human Interface Branch
Avionic Systems Division
Engineering Directorate
Haifa Moses
WEAR Lab Human Factors Lead
Habitability and Human Factors Branch
Human System Engineering Division
Human Health and Performance Directorate