Function
HITS is made up of six battery-powered sensors that are located within the padding of a football helmet. These sensors detect the magnitude, duration, location, and direction of up to as many as 100 football hits. The sensors send this information to a computer that records the data within 150 yards. The system is designed so that when a player receives a blow of 10 G’s, the HITS sensors are activated and a signal is sent to a receiver connected to a laptop computer on the sideline. The impact is then registered on the screen along with a 3-D graphic of the human head to show where the player was hit.
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