Army wants wearable electronics sensors to detect medical ailments

U.S. Army medical researchers are ready to approach industry for high-reliability wearable electronics sensors able to quantify thermal work strain, changes in electromyography that indicate muscular injury, neurocognitive changes that suggest compromised brain function, and early signs of illness. Officials of the U.S. Army Medical Research Acquisition Activity in Frederick, Md., issued a presolicitation (MTEC-18-07-HRAPS) for the Health Readiness and Performance System (HRAPS) Wearable Physiological Sensor Development (HRAPS) project. The upcoming request for project proposals (RPP) seeks to modify a pre-existing wearable sensor into a prototype device in the lab and in the field to help determine design for manufacturing, manufacturing setup costs, and a first-article manufacturing run. E-mail technical questions to Dr. Lauren Palestrini, MTEC director of research, at [email protected].