What is it about?

Today LED headlamps, arm-bands and ankle-bands, shoe-lights etc. have become very popular. These find extensive use in search and rescue operations, mining, carving, etc. and are also used by individuals during hiking, trekking, running, etc. during dark hours. They serve two main purposes: they provide sufficient illumination in low light conditions and they are used to indicate the presence of a person after dark. These have the same basic requirements. They must produce sufficient light, have high durability, long battery life, must be light weight and energy efficient. This paper discusses possibilities of designing a universal LED fixture can be designed so that it meets the respective needs of everyone irrespective of their background and industry. It discusses the materials to be used for its different body parts, innovative clip design for attachment with support structures like head and armbands, helmets, shoes, etc.

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Why is it important?

This paper emphasizes on how the wearable LED products are designed for the dump. It suggests how modularity of wearable LED lights can be achieved and proposes a design.

Perspectives

I hope this article will provide a new perspective to engineers designing wearable LED products. Adopting the design suggestions will increase the reusability and repurposing of the products. The products will be more environment-friendly.

Debdyut Hajra
B. P. Poddar Institute of Management and Technology

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This page is a summary of: Universal fixture design for body mounted LED lights, September 2017, SPIE,
DOI: 10.1117/12.2273939.
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