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International Symposium on Handheld and Ubiquitous Computing

HUC 1999: Handheld and Ubiquitous Computing pp 314–316Cite as

Wearable Information Appliances for the Emergency Services: HotHelmet

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Part of the book series: Lecture Notes in Computer Science ((LNCS,volume 1707))

Abstract

Much of the work into wearable computers has been concerned with the miniaturization of Personal Computers, e.g., 486 or Pentium-based. In this project, we ask whether it is possible to build a wearable device from much simpler electronic components. Specification for the device is based on the capture of user requirements, and constraints for the design are obtained from consideration of the operating environment.

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This work is supported by EPSRC grant GR / L 48508 ‘Human Factors of Wearable Computers’.

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  1. School of Electronic & Electrical Engineering, The University of Birmingham, Birmingham, B15 2TT, Ireland

    Chris Baber, David J. Haniff & Robert Buckley

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  1. University of Karlsruhe, TecO (Telecooperation Office), Vincenz-Prieβnitz-Str. 1, D-76131, Karlsruhe, Germany

    Hans-W. Gellersen

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Baber, C., Haniff, D.J., Buckley, R. (1999). Wearable Information Appliances for the Emergency Services: HotHelmet. In: Gellersen, HW. (eds) Handheld and Ubiquitous Computing. HUC 1999. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 1707. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-48157-5_32

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