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Triax Technologies Inc., also known as Triax, is an American company specializing in impact sensor technology. Its headquarters are located in Norwalk, Connecticut.〔Yantz, Tom. ("Tragedy Of Concussions: Better Understanding Through High Tech" ), ''Hartford Courant'', West Haven, 21 August 2013. Retrieved on 12 August 2015.〕 The company was started by Dale Hollingsworth and Chad Hollingsworth in 2012.〔Borden Herve, Heather. ("Putting their Heads Together, a Wilton Family Creates Concussion Monitor" ), (Good Morning Wilton ), Wilton, 9 December 2014. Retrieved on 11 August 2015.〕〔Forster, Clark. ("Youth football adopts head-injury monitors" ), ''(Jackson Hole News & Guide )'', Jackson Hole, 3 June 2015. Retrieved on 12 August 2015.〕 Dale is a lifelong entrepreneur who graduated college with three patents to his name.〔Evans, Tom. ("Triax wants to help prevent head trauma with technology" ), ''The Norwalk Hour'', Norwalk, 12 May 2015. Retrieved on 12 August 2015.〕 ==Triax Smart Impact Monitor== As of August 2015, Triax offers two products: the SIM-P for individual athletes and the SIM-G for teams and organizations. Both Smart Impact Monitor (SIM) products measure the force and frequency of head impacts in real-time.〔("Triax Smart Impact Monitor for Team Sports and Individuals" ), (Urban Wearables ), 27 April 2015. Retrieved on 12 August 2015.〕 A small sensor is placed in either a headband or skullcap and measures hits to head during play (practices or games).〔Kane, J.D.. ("Triax Technologies’ SIM-P Sports Head Impact Monitor Aims to Enhance Athletes’ Safety" ), (TechGage ), 12 May 2014. Retrieved on 12 August 2015.〕 Depending on the version, the impact data is sent to a smart device on the sidelines via Bluetooth or Radio Frequency in as little as 20 milliseconds.〔Allain, Rhett. ("Using Sensors to Monitor Head Impacts in Sports" ), ''Wired'', 3 November 2014. Retrieved on 11 August 2015.〕〔Cohen, Stacey. ("Monitor your student athletes for head injuries from your cell phone" ), (Consumer Affairs ), 23 June 2015. Retrieved on 12 August 2015.〕 The sensors contain a 3-axis high-g linear accelerometer that measures 3 to 400 G’s, and a 3-axis gyroscope to capture rotational acceleration.〔Stuhl, Angelise. ("Triax Launches Two Concussion Monitoring Products With Help Of Abby Wambach" ), (SportTechie ), 22 June 2015. Retrieved on 11 August 2015.〕 (The company website ) states that "what is best for our kids and athletes is best for sports, and the better we can protect our players, the better they perform on and off the field." Its mission is to "redesign the game through measurement that helps keep athletes and sports moving forward safely." Impact sensors are designed to monitor head impacts so that parents, coaches or athletic trainers can see when an athlete has sustained a significant hit and may need to be removed from play and receive clinical evaluation.〔Kerasides, Harry MD. ("Four Reasons to Add Impact Sensors Into Concussion Management" ), (Athletic Business ), November 2014. Retrieved on 11 August 2015.〕〔Cuda, Amanda. ("UNH athletes to record head-impact data" ), ''Stamford Advocate'', West Haven, 20 August 2013. Retrieved on 12 August 2015.〕 According to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), there are between an estimated 1.6 and 3.8 million sports-related concussions in the United States every year.〔("Concussion 101 Statistics" ), (Prevacus ). Retrieved on 12 August 2015.〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Triax Technologies」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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