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Abstract
The purpose of this project was to create an alert system for audibly impaired athletes. As most alerts to stoppage of play are tonal, this severely limits athletes with a hearing deficiency. The project aims to correct this by providing all athletes with a comfortable, easy to use device that provides immediate and noticeable haptic alerts whenever there is a stoppage of play. The haptic device will be placed within an armband. Whenever the device receives a signal via the custom transmitter, it will produce a noticeable haptic vibration to alert the athlete. The custom transmitter uses low frequency radio waves to send the signal. The haptic alert system will allow athletes with hearing deficiencies to participate more broadly in sports with lower risk of injury due to hearing impairments.