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That small prism above my eye holds the EyeRide OLED head up display, and it"s both highly legible ... [+]and adjustable. Puck on the helmet is the battery and CPU for the system.Roberson Photography

A few years ago, a tech startup sent me a most unusual device: A helmet-mounted Head Up Display (HUD) system that showed navigation maps, handled phone ops, shot video, and so on, all in a smallish device that popped on and off the front of my helmet. Somewhat inelegant, but it worked great, was very useful, and I loved it and used it on almost every ride going forward. But after a couple of years, the small company folded and the app needed to operate it went dead, bricking my favorite tech toy. Into the Drawer of Orphaned Technologies it went.

The EyeRide system consists of four primary hard parts: A hockey-puck like disc that mounts to the side of your helmet that holds the guts of the system, a small swiveling arm with a prism containing the video display that mounts inside your helmet near your right eye, and optionally, a small bluetooth remote for help controlling the system while underway, although it will also respond to voice commands. To that end, in-helmet stereo speakers and a microphone are also included.

Setup is crucial and can be time consuming, but it’s worth getting the details right for best performance. The EyeRide kit works best in full-face helmets but will work in DOT-spec open-face hats as well, and getting the bits in place can involve removing some removable interior padding and getting the HUD prism, mic and speakers in their optimal positions. If you’ve ever installed a comms system in a helmet, this will all be mostly familiar. EyeRide does have install videos available as well. You will need an iPhone or Android smartphone to operate the system via an app.

In all, it took me about 30 minutes to get everything squared away inside an inexpensive full-face helmet that had removable interior pads (they just snapped in and out). If the interior lining of your helmet is fixed in place, it will take longer, so you might want to consider investing in a more modern helmet. Mine was only about $100 and is DOT certified and fits quite well, so there are plenty of options.

Riding With EyeRideThis is a good approximation of what you see in terms of your right eye while using EyeRide, ... [+]although I found it to be even a bit more transparent than this photo suggests.Eyelights

I was pleasantly surprised by the sharpness, color and resolution of the tiny, tiny HUD module, which uses an OLED display in the prism. It is far superior to the old system I loved so much. It takes a minute to really dial in the position of the HUD for optimal quality, but it’s worth it and after a few uses it’s habit to adjust the small arm the HUD module rides on. I use an iPhone, so the EyeRide system defaults to Apple CarPlay, with a second app,Captain Rider, allowing adjustment of the system and management of wireless connections, including working as a connection to talk with other riders, even if they are using other comms systems. During my review time, I was not able to test that specific aspect of the app or hardware, so I’ll have to take their word for it.

The EyeRide HUD presents information on a transparent background, so it can be right in your line of sight if need be, and in that mode it does work well. I preferred it tipped up just a bit towards the top of the helmet so I could glance at it as needed. I was able to call up addresses by voice via Siri and also manage music and phone ops. And the quality of the OLED display is again key: It’s bright, sharp and easily legible, even with glasses on. Sound quality from the included small speakers in the ear recesses of the helmet is loud enough and the sound quality is passable, but I’ve been spoiled by the JBL speakers from my Cardo Packtalk Bold system. It would be nice to have an upgrade option for the in-helmet speakers.MORE FROM FORBESRide Gear Review: Cardo PACKTALK Bold Motorcycle Communication System Keeps You In TouchBy Bill Roberson

Back when I was talking with the founder of the Skully helmet in 2013, I asked that very question, and the rather unexpected answer is that yes, this kind of tech can actually be safer than not using it.

I’m very happy with the EyeRide system and congratulate Eyelights on seeing the project through, I know it hasn’t been easy. If I could change anything about the system, it would be to include video recording via some front and rear camera modules, something I know is possible, but likely a ways off. I do miss that feature from my old system. Otherwise, the remote bluetooth controller could be a bit larger for use with winter gloves and it needs some better bar-mounting options for some bikes. But if the Skully helmet system and HUDs in general intrigue you, the EyeRide system is a great option that is actually on sale now, and it may make you a safer rider as well. Recommended.

Just as cars have become laden with ever more tech in recent years, the same can be said for motorcycles. Top-level bikes from just about every manufacturer now feature a slate of tech aides that would make many car drivers envious: Traction controls, adjustable ABS, multiple ride modes, launch control and more, often with varying degrees of sensitivity and user controls that even cars don"t yet offer.

But one aspect of the motorcycle experience - the venerable helmet - has remained fairly rooted in the analog past. While helmets with Bluetooth, built-in speakers and microphones have been around for a while now, real smart helmets are still tough to come by. The highest profile example is the Skully smart helmet, which looked like a home run until it appeared the founders were more interested in fleecing crowdfunders than making actual helmets. The company has since been reborn under new management and the helmets cost $1,900.

However, the $700 NUVIZ Head Up Display is a helmet add-on that works in a similar way to an action camera - and works with most full-face helmets many street riders already own. However, its capabilities go far beyond shooting video of your ride (although it does do that as well). Forbes gave the NUVIZ a thorough workout under a variety of conditions.

The NUVIZ is a self-contained Head-Up Display (HUD) that mounts to a full-face helmet. A small bar-mounted controller operates the device while riding and an included set of speakers and microphone go inside your helmet. The NUVIZ pairs with your smartphone (and an app, of course) to provide phone ops and music playback while riding, but it"s actually a fairly self-contained system, with built-in GPS, a high-def video camera and the all-important 800x480 pixel color HUD screen.

Attaching the NUVIZ to its low-profile quick-release plate (held in place with a strong adhesive) on the bottom right section of a helmet places the HUD low in the field of vision. Even though it is fairly transparent, is not designed to be directly in the rider"s field of view (a good thing). The HUD portion rides on a simple-to-move, multi-angle adjuster so a rider can quickly line it up to their vision. A quick adjustment to center the HUD is usually required every time you put your helmet on, but it literally takes just a few seconds.

Once powered up and wirelessly connected to your phone (via the NUVIZ app) and the controller, the NUVIZ presents a novel amount of information to the rider, including a moving GPS map (immensely helpful), current speed and the current speed limit, phone controls, music controls, and ride route tracking. Music and phone ops can also be controlled with voice commands via your phone"s digital helper (Siri, et al.) An adjustable front-mounted 1080P video camera shoots sharp video and 8MP stills, triggered by the controller.

The NUVIZ GPS screen. Display data (including traffic) can be tailored with the NUVIZ app. This... [+]photo doesn"t do it justice, it appears larger in actual use.Photo: Bill Roberson

The NUVIZ system abounds with smart touches. Conveniently, the overall system is portable, wireless and no part of it is hard-wired to the bike. The round handle-bar mounted controller is intuitive and can be operated without looking at it, keeping your eyes on the road. A quick-release makes it easy to remove the puck to prevent theft or it can be quickly moved to another bike (NUVIZ sells additional helmet and handlebar mounts). If you don"t feel like having the HUD display on while riding but still want to hear music, calls or voice directions from your phone, a simple button push on the device kills just the display. Touch it again to bring it back or simply hit a button on the controller. This proved to be a very convenient feature.

Out on the road, the only part of the NUVIZ the rider really sees is the small HUD screen, which is semi-transparent. The display sits just below the sight line, so the rider"s view of the road ahead is not obstructed. The default display mode shows the rider"s speed, the current speed limit (imported from GPS data), the time and the battery level. Tapping the small toggle on the controller switches the devices between modes that include the moving GPS map, phone ops, music controls and ride mapping. Tapping the camera button on the controller initiates a live view of the camera on the HUD. Tapping the camera again snaps an eight-megapixel photo, holding the camera button down initiates the high-definition video recorder. Tap it again to stop the recorder.

While it takes a bit to get accustomed to both the info in the HUD and operating the controller, after a short time it became second nature to switch modes and operate the system without looking. Hitting the Voice Command Button, right above the camera button, activates your phone"s digital assistant, allowing you to specify what music to play or place a phone call.

Once your ride is at an end, the NUVIZ quickly detaches from your helmet for safekeeping or charging, and your videos are stored on a removable micro SD card (not included). Still photos flow automatically to an album on your phone after you take them. The NUVIZ is powered by a 18650-series rechargeable and removable battery, so if a rider is headed out on a long trip, it can be powered with someinexpensive extra batteries. On a single charge, the NUVIZ will operate for between five and eight hours depending on use (more video footage equals less run time, of course). The battery charges inside the device using the common micro-USB charge port.

There"s a natural concern with presenting more visual information - and possible distraction - to a motorcycle rider, who is more vulnerable to injury in a crash than someone in a car. But this rider found that having pertinent information just below the sightline actually helped keep attention on the road instead of having to glance down at instruments or a phone/GPS device mounted on the handlebars.

It took a bit to get used to the presence of the HUD but after a short while, it was easy to operate the NUVIZ controller without looking and the ability to make calls, follow GPS or play music choices by voice was a safety feature rather than a distraction. And having GPS and traffic information right below the sightline is a huge advantage while navigating the urban grid. In a short time, I felt safer riding with the NUVIZ than without it.

Another concern was whether the NUVIZ would affect the aerodynamics of the helmet at highway speeds (or a bit above), but at no time was there any feeling that was the case. The device is slightly curved in construction to match the curve of a full-face helmet, and at no time did it feel as though the helmet was pulling to the side, no matter the speed.

If there are any complaints to be leveled at the NUVIZ, it"s perhaps that the included speakers are a bit tinny, although they can get quite loud. However, the speakers and mic use the now-normal 4-contact headphone jack that many smartphones use so it is possible to utilize a mic/earbud/headset system from a third party or even DIY your own system for more fidelity. If you already have a helmet with Bluetooth features, the Bluetooth 4.0 system in the NUVIZ shouldconnect to iteasily.

An item of note is NUVIZ"s recent collaboration with Sena, maker of techie helmets, helmet intercoms and other moto tech. Sena currently offers a semi-smart helmet with a built-in camera, so inserting a Head-Up Display with tighter integration seems like a winning future product of this alliance, although the coupling was supposed to have produced a new product in 2018. Stay tuned.

In time, smart helmets with head-up displays and other tech will be commonplace, but for now, they"re either very expensive, not available or in development. The NUVIZ HUD gives riders the option to smarten up their favorite hat at a much lower price point, and the device does everything it claims to do with ease and speed. NUVIZ has a winner on their hands.

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Picture a heads-up display inside a helmet and you probably imagine something like the one from Iron Man. But most consumer products—snowboard goggles, Google Glass, etc—instead have a tiny micro display housed at the edge of your peripheral vision. It"s less of an information overlay and more of an extra screen that you struggle to see. Its this disparity that Russian tech entrepreneur Andrew Artischev is trying to remedy with his new LiveMap motorcycle helmet. We got to try an early prototype, and are excited to report that it genuinely made us feel like Tony Stark.

Artischev’s background is in apps, not optics. He was inspired to create a HUD motorcycle helmet after scouring bike shops in Moscow for what he was sure must exist, but that he couldn"t find. He knew that giving motorcyclists easier access to information about navigation, speed, and the performance of their bikes made sense. He just needed to figure out how to pack all that data, plus a display, into a skid lid.

Why hasn’t there been an HUD motorcycle helmet yet? After all, the technology has been around in high-end cars from BMW, and even Chevrolet, for a decade or more. HUDs have been fitted in fighter pilots’ helmets for even longer. The answer lies in the complex series of jobs a motorcycle helmet has to perform—jobs no other helmet has to tackle.

Where a pilot’s helmet simply has to protect the wearer’s head from flying objects and serve as a mount for various auxiliary equipment, like an oxygen mask, radio, and visor, a motorcycle helmet has to provide adequate deceleration for the human brain in massive impacts—a racer walked away two years ago after head butting the ground at 209.9 miles per hour—and small ones. (Concussions can occur during even waking-speed topples.) To achieve that, various densities of styrofoam are layered between the wearer’s head and the outer shell. Made from a strong but malleable material like carbon fiber or plastic, that shell deflects impacts and spreads their energy over a large area. All aspects of a motorcycle helmet’s construction are highly regulated, and those regulations vary between markets. The helmet you sell in Australia must meet different standards than a helmet sold in the U.S., for instance. Those regulations also cover the shape and size of the viewport, vents, and more.

One of the biggest considerations in motorcycle helmet design is in delivering good crash protection in a package with the smallest possible external dimensions. The smaller a helmet is, overall, the more aerodynamic it will be, and the lower the force with which it may twist a user’s head and neck. It"ll also make the wearer look less like a Q-Tip. Heavier helmets also cause muscle fatigue and soreness.

Therefore, just sticking a set of big optics and a computer in an existing motorcycle helmet is not an option. And that was Artischev’s challenge. So he basically set about reinventing the heads-up display, shrinking it, and adding unique, motorcycle-friendly functionality.

Unlike micro displays, which are basically what they sound like (little screens), a true heads-up display works by projecting an image onto a clear surface in front of your eyes. In so doing, it overlays data on vision, without the wearer having to change his focal point. Think about it: when you’re riding, are your eyes focused on a point one inch from your face or 100 yards away? By making the projected image appear as if it’s floating way out in front of you, you can see it without changing the focal distance of your eyes. A true heads-up display empowers users with data in an immediate way that isn"t distracting.

Artischev came over to my house in Los Angeles one day last week with the second generation prototype of his helmet. The optical projection system in it, and its processor, are much smaller than those used by fighter pilots or in cars, but remain larger than what he hopes to bring to production later this year. Wearing the prototype helmet, which still needs to be plugged into a laptop to function (so riding with it isn’t currently practical for review purposes), I was able to see a clear, bright image that covered a large part of my field of view. The projected image was bright enough to see, even while looking into Los Angeles’ bright blue sky, and it hovered out there at about 10 yards, allowing me to perceive its information without looking down at a tiny screen an inch from my face. Artischev says that focal distance will be programmable.

Particularly in Russia, where insurance law heavily favors evidence, drivers and riders have started relying on “dash cams,” or constantly-recording, front-facing cameras installed in their vehicles that can provide an objective account of who’s at-fault in an accident. In a car, these dash cams can be bulky, but on a bike helmet, affixing even a GoPro can be awkward and uncomfortable. So Artischev is additionally including a front-facing HD camera in the helmet, and plans to include the latest cellular data connection to also allow live streaming from it. He’s achieving much of that, along with a tiny and low weight, by employing an off-the-shelf chipset from the Samsung Galaxy S6 smartphone. The LiveMap helmet will run on Android.

Artischev has developed the LiveMap helmet over a period of eight years, on a budget of just $1.5 million. Some of that was afforded by a grant from the Russian government, but most was derived by re-investing the profits from his previous business. He’s the kind of passionate inventor who truly believes his product is going to solve a real problem. After trying the system, I’m a believer, too.

Currently, I navigate on my bike in one of two ways. Around town, I typically look up directions, commit as much as I can to memory, pull over when that limited capacity is exhausted to consult my phone, then repeat. On longer trips, I’ll write shorthand directions on a piece of paper and duct tape that to my fuel tank. GPS navigators (or phone holders) that mount to your handlebars are available, but they"re expensive, exposed to both theft and weather, suffer from poor UX design, and are difficult both to see and operate on the move. None of this is what you would call fool proof. The LiveMap helmet is.

One hurdle that Artischev isn’t trying to tackle—and this is smart—is in producing his own motorcycle helmet. Instead, he plans to purchase a white-label design that’s produced for several other non-HUD helmet manufacturers in Japan. Doing so means all the various legal hoops have already been jumped through, for every market, and that safety is already maximized. By employing a modular helmet—one where the face portion flips up (an arrangement preferred by cops and many other people who ride through cities around the world), he’s able to house the HUD optics and processor in the chin portion, which is not only less vulnerable to direct impacts in a crash, but is a largely empty, unused space. From there, the optics project an image up onto a proprietary visor, which reflects the image into your field of vision.

Without final production numbers, Artischev isn’t able to quote a finished weight for the helmet. But by using a high-end carbon fiber shell, he hopes to make it competitive with existing, low-tech, full-face designs. As for price, you obviously are talking about a significant premium for new and miniaturized technology, housed in a safe, high-quality package. He tells us to expect something in the region of $2,000 to $2,500. Helmets could be in the hands of consumers early next year.

That price puts the LiveMap helmet in the same ballpark as the Skully AR-1. That design, which has yet to come to market, falls well behind LiveMap’s true HUD solution. Instead, Skully is essentially housing a Google Glass-clone micro screen inside a similarly off-the-shelf helmet. When we reviewed it in 2014—a world first—we found that solution to be neat, but the small display is obviously of limited utility and it"s hard to see in direct sunlight.

If Artischev is able to deliver the LiveMap in 2017, and if he’s able to do so in a slick helmet which can be free of compromises, then I think he’s going to be genuinely onto something. This daily rider has his fingers crossed.

The MAXAIR integrated Helmet places the motor-fan, filter, and all electronics in the Helmet. This eliminates the two most disliked components of most conventionally designed PAPRs.

nVisor MH60 stereoscopic 1280x1024 24-bit color 60 deg helmet compatible display. Designed to fit the Gentex HGU-56 flight helmet. Helmet mounting clip sold separately. Requires associated Video Control Unit.

WeeTect HUD Helmet Visor (WHUDHV) also names HUD visor, heads up display visor. It is a military level HUD (Head-up Display) technology which has been applying on pilot visor, flight helmet visor, aircraft HUD. As WeeTect is producing HUD helmet visor for many years, we are now one of the best heads up display manufacturers. WeeTect HUD Helmet Visor (WHUDHV) has superior optical clarity, impact resistance, abrasion resistance, etc. In advance, WeeTect can add anti-fog coating ormirror coatingon your HUD helmet visor.

With the experience of aircraft heads up display, WeeTect HUD Helmet Visor (WHUDHV) is an excellent candidate to support smart helmet and HUD helmet vendors to develop your own high end HUD helmet visor, HUD visor, pilot visor, flight helmet visor, heads up display visor, augmented reality visor, goggles with heads up display, aircraft heads up display, screen helmet, dashboard heads up display, heads up speedo display, bicycle heads up display, and other augmented reality devices.

HUD helmet visor is a protruding front of a headgear designed purposefully to safeguard the eyes and face from different imminent environmental dangers.

This type of visor is integrated with Head-Up Display (HUD) technology, thus exhibiting perfect clarity for better vision in your different applications.

The main features of a typical HUD helmet visor include the following;Lightweight – Main materials for making this helmet visor are naturally lightweight, reflecting in the final product.

Good weatherability – The material for making this type of visor can withstand horrible environmental conditions without necessarily deforming or deteriorating.

Anti-scratch coating – It is applied on surface of HUD helmet visor to prevent abrasive objects or aggressive handling from creating and leaving marks on surface.

Anti UV Coating On A Helmet VisorPhotochromic coating – It is designed to allow the HUD helmet visor to automatically transition from clear to tinted shade when exposed to UV radiation.

9. What Are The Suitable Maintenance Practices For HUD Helmet Visor?Make sure you clean the surface appropriately using non-abrasive washing detergent.

Depending on material used for making HUD helmet visor, the following could be suitable tinting options to apply;Dying – It involves applying a dye substance on the surface material of HUD helmet visor.

Maintenance also determines the longevity of the HUD helmet visor. Of course, a poorly maintained piece has a shorter lifespan than a well maintained one.

Nevertheless, here are the main quality certification standards for HUD helmet visor ratified by different agencies across the world;RoHS – Restricted of Hazardous Substance Directive

The common techniques to use when cutting this type of helmet accessory include the following;CNC cutting– It involves use of a CNC cutting machine to attain perfect precision parts.

Usually, the production turnaround time for this accessory varies based on different factors such as follows;Order quantity – Often, when you order several pieces of HUD helmet visor, it may take longer than when you order fewer pieces.

Step 1: We firstly analyze the 3D model and the renderings offered by the client. As he hopes it could be wearable, we suggest he split the helmet into front and back parts. As for the belts and other decorations, we can print them in one piece with the helmet. The eyepieces are required to be translucent, so we recommend printing them with clear resin.

Step 3: 3D print the front and back helmet pieces with SLA Generic Resin using our industrial 3D printer, and print the eyepieces with SLA Clear Resin. The layer thickness we set is 0.05mm.

These cases are used by professional sports teams and sports personalities, such as Nico Hulkenberg (pictured) of Sahara Force India Formula One™ Team. The museum-grade acrylic case will protect your full-size helmet from dust and sunlight, without detracting from the article inside.

SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA (Reuters) - For Marcus Weller the idea started off with an accident. He was riding a motorcycle in Barcelona when he took his eyes off the road to look at a road sign and smashed into the back of a car. A couple of years later he dreamt about that accident, but in the dream Weller didn’t crash.

That dream was the inspiration for what Weller describes as the smartest motorcycle helmet ever developed. Utilizing a state of the art video system, a powerful on board computer and a heads-up display built into the visor, the AR-1 smart helmet enables a rider to basically see in every direction at once with no blind spots.

“What the video system in the helmet does is with zero latency it takes a 180 degree blind spot camera. Its an ultra wide angle camera and it gives you eyes in the back of your head and it renders that in the heads up display,” he said.

Weller says humans aren’t designed to travel at 120 kilometers an hour, an evolutionary hurdle the developers needed to overcome to ensure the technology was in sync with how the human brain processes vision.

The helmet syncs to a phone via Bluetooth enabling hands-free calling, GPS navigation, and music streaming - all while keeping your eyes on the road. After years of R&D, the first helmets are scheduled to start shipping out to buyers just in time for Christmas.

James Naismith, the "Father of Basketball," is said to have invented the football helmet to protect his damaged ears while playing football for the YMCA International Training College in 1891. Brian Cronin of the LA Times wrote an in depth history of Naismith"s football exploits in his December 7, 2010 blog.

There"s no evidence that Reeves" cap caught on with other footballers of his era or that future helmets borrowed from its design. This fact begs the following question: "Is there a clear nexus between Reeves" cap and the modern football helmet?" The earliest raincap style helmet sold by a major sporting goods manufacturer was the Spalding No. 60 in 1900, but it included ear flaps, a hard leather shell, and ventilation holes that are not present on Reeves" cap. It would be a stretch to claim this design was influenced by Reeves.

Further, padded headgear for infants and for the protection of head injuries were introduced as early as the 16th century. While Reeves" use of a similar padded cap in a football game may have been a first for the game, it was not a new invention, nor was it specific for use in football. Reeves primary claim to fame was his decorated career as an admiral in the U.S. Navy, and today he is known as the "Father of Carrier Aviation." While his use of a padded cap is noteworthy in the history of the sport, it shouldn"t bestow upon him the title of "Father of the Football Helmet."

Joseph M. Reeves, U.S.N.A., after being warned that one more blow to the head may cause "instant insanity," had the first helmet made for him in 1893.

Cronin argues that Naismith"s "helmet" was, in fact, merely "some pieces of flannel" to protect Naismith"s "cauliflower ear." Remarkably, a photo of Naismith wearing his contraption surfaced and sold on Heritage Auctions in December, 2006. The photo seems to support Cronin"s position. While head wraps were frequently used by footballers to protect damaged ears as early as the mid 1880"s, the Naismith photograph is the earliest image of a head protecting "apparatus" known to the author. It reveals that Naismith"s "helmet" was essentially a wide flannel head wrap held in place with a strap under the chin and a strap across the crown of the head. The apparatus held Naismith"s ears tight against his head, but afforded no protection to the brain or skull, which is the primary purpose of the modern football helmet. Naismith"s invention is better described as an improvement to the head wrap, not the first "helmet." There is no evidence that Naismith"s invention was utilized by other players or that future football head harnesses borrowed from its design.

George "Rose" Barclay is also credited with inventing the football helmet in either 1894 or 1896, depending on the source. Barclay played football for Lafayette College from 1894 to 1896 and led the Leopards to an undefeated season and a share of a national championship (Princeton) in 1896. Lafayette outscored their opponents 242-10 in 1896. According to Lafayette College"s official athletic site:

Barclay invented the first football helmet when the "threat of cultivating cauliflower ears" led him to have an Easton saddlemaker piece together three thick leather straps around his head during the 1894 football season. Also utilized by many of his teammates, Barclay"s "head harness" gained notoriety at the Leopards" 1896 upset victory over Penn, which kept Lafayette"s undefeated season intact en route to the National Championship.

Do three leather straps and ear pads constitute a helmet? Unlike the previous two contenders, an intriguing element of the Barclay claim is that his invention, initially conceived for the protection of an injury, caught on with his uninjured teammates. Could this be the genesis of headgear as a standard piece of football equipment?

A problem with Barclay"s claim is that the description of his harness is remarkably similar to headgear already in commercial production in 1894. A.G. Spalding & Bros. introduced the No. 25 "Head Harness" in their 1894 Spalding Foot Ball Guide, which was distributed before the beginning of the 1894 football season. The No. 25 consisted of three strips of leather attached to two oversized ear pads and was the first head harness to be sold by any of the major sporting goods suppliers in the U.S. Spalding described the Head Harness as "Especially for protection to ears." The fact that the No. 25 was designed primarily to protect damaged ears is confirmed by the fact that a variation of the No. 25, the No. 15, came with only one ear pad. If the No. 25 was available for purchase prior to the 1894 season, production would likely have begin in late 1893 or early 1894, well before the unveiling of Barclay"s invention. The No. 25, which provided ear padding but virtually no protection to the head, was sold by Spalding from 1894 until 1896. The only surviving example of a No. 25 Head Harness known to the author is on display at the Pro Football Hall of Fame in Canton, Ohio. Designed primarily as an "ear protector," the No. 25, and likewise Barclay"s similarly constructed contraption, cannot be considered the first football "helmet."

The inventor of the football helmet would, therefore, need to have designed or created a new and useful improvement to a protective head covering or enclosing headpiece specifically for use in the game of football and from which the evolution of the modern football helmet can be traced. This article will analyze the claims in support of each of our would-be inventors and again ask the question: "Who Invented the Football Helmet?"

Military pilots train constantly to fly fixed-wing and rotary-wing aircraft in all conditions and perform multiple roles while doing so. As the technology continues to advance, more avionics and displays are plugged into a cockpit to help pilots have complete situational awareness and maximum operational capability.

A helmet mounted head-up display (HUD) is an invaluable tool for pilots of fixed-wing and rotary-wing aircraft. The HUD, which is mounted at eye level in front of the pilot, displays important flight information like engine data, flight operations, fuel status, armament condition, weapons targeting, and several other key information points critical to successful operations.

Helmet mounted displays (HMDs) have been around since South Africa developed a simple helmet mounted sight to help their pilots aim heat seeking missiles in the mid-1970s. Since then, HMDs have evolved to now include optical displays that present a pilot with critical flight information as well as controlling weapon systems.

Attack helicopter HMDs allow the weapons systems to be slaved to the pilot’s line of sight. This allows the pilot to see critical information on their head-up display. Slaving the systems to the pilot’s line of sight like this means all a pilot needs to do is turn his head to the target and shoot.

An example of a helmet mounted display is the ANVIS/HUD of the OH-58A/C Kiowa helicopter. This HMD provides the Kiowa pilot advanced day and night display capabilities. This system also ties directly into the aircraft’s flight systems, superimposing the mission critical information over the night vision displays.

Below is a symbology reference for an OH-58 HMD display. The sight display for an OH-58A/C is identical to the symbology on the CH-47D Chinook Helicopter.

The optical display assembly of the OH-58 Kiowa is a compact sighting device composed of a panoramic telescope, mount, and adapter. This sight unit is usually used for pointing a weapon for direct or indirect fire. it may be attached to, or used in conjunction with, a weapon, rocket launcher, or the like.

In the photos shown above, an optical display assembly was repaired by Duotech Services technicians. The housings of these sight units were broken and needed to be replaced. Duotech’s fabrication shop milled glass filled plastic to produce a new housing unit within precise tolerances to meet the required specifications. The electronics were replaced and the identity serial number label moved from the damaged items to the newly manufactured housing units. These damaged units were repaired and returned to the end user to be put back into service with the OH-58.

This in-house, solutions-based addition allows us to provide repair services quickly and within budget, to the exact specifications of the aerospace and defense industry.