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Design and development of a sensor-enabled smart helmet for riders

Sridevi T, Renuka Devi R, Swathi T, Nafisa Farheen and Chandra Lekha SB

Year : 2025 | Pages: 663-667

doi: https://doi.org/10.55126/ijzab.2025.v10.i06.SP136

Received on: 09/10/2025

Revised on: 28/10/2025

Accepted on: 28/11/2025

Published on: 01/12/2025

  • Sridevi T, Renuka Devi R, Swathi T, Nafisa Farheen and Chandra Lekha SB( 2025).

    Design and development of a sensor-enabled smart helmet for riders

    . International Journal of Zoology and Applied Biosciences, 10( 6), 663-667.

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Abstract

Motorcycle accidents contribute significantly to road-related injuries and fatalities worldwide, often caused by overspeeding, lack of protective gear, drowsiness, and poor environmental awareness. Conventional helmets provide only passive protection, lacking the ability to detect hazardous conditions or assist riders in real time. This study proposes a sensor-enabled smart helmet designed to enhance rider safety through integrated accident detection, alcohol sensing, fall monitoring, and wireless alert systems. The developed helmet utilizes an accelerometer-gyroscope module, alcohol sensor, vibration/fall detector, RF/Bluetooth transmitter, and microcontroller-based signal processing to identify unsafe conditions and automatically notify emergency contacts. Experimental validation demonstrates highly reliable detection accuracy (97.4%), rapid alert generation (<2 seconds), and stable operation across varying riding speeds and environmental conditions. The proposed smart helmet system provides a low-cost, intelligent, and portable safety solution for real-time rider monitoring, accident prediction, and emergency response enhancement.

Keywords

Smart helmet, Rider safety, Accident detection, Motorcycle monitoring, Embedded sensors.

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