Jul 8, 2010

Immersed Senses - The Future of Diving

Trying to reduce the number of constraints encountered with the usage of the traditional equipment for diving, designer Adam Wendel has developed the concept of futuristic helmet Immersed Senses. This device will help diver to see, to hear and to breathe easier under the water.

The helmet has a closed design that provides the freer air circulation. According to Wendel, the breath in it will be as easy as on the land. To use Immersed Senses you don’t need bulbs with a mixture of air. To substitute the cumbersome elements of equipment, the researcher proposes to use the generator producing the oxygen from water through electrolysis. It is assumed that this generator will be located in the back of the helmet and it will need a small source of energy for its working.

In turn, in the Immersed Senses’ protective glass will be integrated OLED-panel that can displays maps of GPS, the information about the levels of oxygen and carbon dioxide inside the helmet, about the flora and fauna, and also various warning systems, in particular, about the presence of extraneous matters in the water or dangerous raising or lowering of the temperature. This display was meant to be interactive. Obviously the outer surface of protective glass will be sensory.

It is known that in the water sound waves distributed six times faster than in air. But to determine the source of sound under the water is very difficult. This problem the creator of Immersed Senses plans to solve with sensors that are capable to indicate the location of the source and show the data on the display.