Patent ID: 8482405
Filing Date: 2013-07-09
Classification: B63B

Abstract:
1. A health monitoring system for personnel on a boat, said system comprising: one or more radio frequency identification (RFID) tags, where each of said RFID tags is configured to be attached to and uniquely associated with an individual; a global positioning system (GPS) receiver; a display; a RFID reader; a multi-axis sensor unit that is an accelerometer that measures dynamic exposure data which enables determination of impact, vibration and shock at a specified time interval; a central data acquisition apparatus comprising: wherein the ride roughness includes a cumulative time of whole-body vibration embedded with multiple shocks with the degree of injury, and an elapsed safe ride time, both based on the dynamic exposure data; and wherein the notification comprises an overboard indicator is lighted up to indicate a number of the one or more individuals are overboard and other information including an elapsed duration of time and the GPS location for each of the one or more individuals when one or more individuals are overboard, a distance of the boat to the GPS location, and a heading of the boat to return to the GPS location.