Breath-Hold Diver Monitoring System

Military breath-hold divers are at risk for shallow water blackout. We plan to develop a Diver Monitoring System that will warn the diver when he is a risk of losing consciousness. The system will monitor the diver's blood oxygen level and dive profile so that the warning provides the diver with sufficient time to ascend to the surface. The technology developed under this program will not only benefit military breath-hold divers, but is also expected to have medical applications including patient monitoring during stress testing and assisting clinicians in determining the cause of fainting episodes. We have assembled a uniquely qualified team which includes a Principal Investigator with experience in developing underwater instrumentation and data acquisition systems for processing of physiological signals, and a Project Engineer with experience in developing real-time data acquisition systems and embedded software. Out team also includes a noted Diving Physiologist and a leading manufacturer of blood oxygen monitoring equipment for the medical marketplace.