Joel Poulter, a recent Product Design graduate, hopes ‘CONTACT’ will provide a non-subjective, rapid assessment of concussions so decisions can be made on the field to prioritise player safety.
CONTACT allows for a fast evaluation of concussions by detecting abnormal changes in a person's pupils.
It does this by shining a light into the user’s eyes and measuring factors such as pupil size, how rapidly they constrict, and the speed at which their eyes respond to the light stimulus.
The results are compared to the player's usual pupil readings – captured prior to playing – to determine if they have sustained a concussion.