Pixel optical sensing of visibly transparent object utilizing reflective materials for personal protective equipment

1. A system comprising:

a head-mounted device;

a visor that includes a reflective object that is substantially transparent in a visible light spectrum and having an opacity between 0% and 20%, the reflective object being embodied at a physical surface of the visor;

at least one visor attachment assembly that couples the visor to the head-mounted device, such that the visor is movable to one or more positions relative to the head-mounted device;

at least one optical sensor attached to the head-mounted device; and

at least one computing device communicatively coupled to the at least one optical sensor, the at least one computing device comprising a memory and one or more computer processors that:

receive, from the optical sensor, an indication of light outside of a visible light spectrum that is reflected from the reflective object;

determine, based at least in part on the light outside of a visible light spectrum that is reflected from the reflective object, a position of the visor; and

perform, based at least in part on the position of the visor, at least one operation.

2. The system of claim 1 , wherein to determine the position of the visor the one or more computer processors:

determine, based at least in part on the indication of light outside of the visible light spectrum that is reflected from the reflective object, an intensity of the light; and

determine, based at least in part on the intensity of the light, the position of the visor, wherein the position is included in a set of positions of the visor.

3. The system of claim 1 , wherein to perform, based at least in part on the position of the visor, the at least one operation, the one or more computer processors:

determine that at least one of (a) equipment used by the worker requires the visor to be in a position that protects a face of the worker or (b) a work environment of the worker requires the visor to be in the position that protects a face of the worker; and

in response to a determination that the position of the visor is different than the position that protects the face of the worker, generate a notification.

4. The system of claim 1 , wherein light outside of the visible light spectrum comprises a spectral range of light that excludes 350-700 nm wavelength light.

5. The system of claim 1 , wherein the reflective object is a retroreflective, visible-light transparent optical film.

6. The system of claim 1 , wherein the computing device is at least one of physically integrated with the head-mounted device, physically separate from the head-mounted device and attached to a worker, or physically separate from the head-mounted device and not attached to the worker.

7. A face-shielding apparatus comprising:

a head-mounted device;

a visor that includes a reflective object that is substantially transparent in a visible light spectrum and having an opacity between 0% and 20%, the reflective object being embodied at a physical surface of the visor;

at least one visor attachment assembly that couples the visor to the head-mounted device, such that the visor is movable to one or more positions relative to the head-mounted device;

at least one optical sensor attached to the head-mounted device; and

at least one computing device communicatively coupled to the at least one optical sensor, the at least one computing device comprising a memory and one or more computer processors that:

generates, from the optical sensor, an indication of light outside of a visible light spectrum that is reflected from the reflective object; and

performs, based at least in part on the position of the visor that is determined based at least in part on the light outside of a visible light spectrum that is reflected from the reflective object, at least one operation.

8. A method comprising:

receiving, by a computing device and from an optical sensor, an indication of light outside of a visible light spectrum that is reflected from a reflective object, wherein a head-mounted device and a visor are coupled by at least one visor attachment assembly such that the visor is movable to one or more positions relative to the head-mounted device, wherein the visor includes the reflective object that is substantially transparent in a visible light spectrum and having an opacity between 0% and 20%, the reflective object being embodied at a physical surface of the visor;

determining, based at least in part on the light outside of a visible light spectrum that is reflected from the reflective object, a position of the visor; and

performing, based at least in part on the position of the visor, at least one operation.

9. The method of claim 8 , wherein determining the position of the visor further comprises:

determining, based at least in part on the indication of light outside of the visible light spectrum that is reflected from the reflective object, an intensity of the light; and

determining, based at least in part on the intensity of the light, the position of the visor, wherein the position is included in a set of positions of the visor.

10. The method of claim 8 , wherein performing the at least one operation comprises:

determining that at least one of (a) equipment used by the worker requires the visor to be in a position that protects a face of the worker or (b) a work environment of the worker requires the visor to be in the position that protects a face of the worker; and

in response to determining that the position of the visor is different than the position that protects the face of the worker, generating a notification.

11. The method of claim 8 , wherein light outside of the visible light spectrum comprises a spectral range of light that excludes 350-700 nm wavelength light.

12. The method of claim 8 , wherein the reflective object is a retroreflective, visible-light transparent optical film.

13. A computing device comprising:

a memory; and

one or more computer processors that:

receive, from an optical sensor, an indication of light outside of a visible light spectrum that is reflected from a reflective object, wherein a head-mounted device and a visor are coupled by at least one visor attachment assembly such that the visor is movable to one or more positions relative to the head-mounted device, wherein the visor includes the reflective object that is substantially transparent in a visible light spectrum and having an opacity between 0% and 20%, the reflective object being embodied at a physical surface of the visor;

determine, based at least in part on the light outside of a visible light spectrum that is reflected from the reflective object, a position of the visor; and

perform, based at least in part on the position of the visor, at least one operation.

14. The computing device of claim 13 , wherein to determine the position of the visor, the one or more computer processors:

determine, based at least in part on the indication of light outside of the visible light spectrum that is reflected from the reflective object, an intensity of the light; and

determine, based at least in part on the intensity of the light, the position of the visor, wherein the position is included in a set of positions of the visor.

15. The computing device of claim 13 , wherein to perform the at least one operation, the one or more computer processors:

determine that at least one of (a) equipment used by the worker requires the visor to be in a position that protects a face of the worker or (b) a work environment of the worker requires the visor to be in the position that protects a face of the worker; and

in response to a determination that the position of the visor is different than the position that protects the face of the worker, generate a notification.

16. The computing device of claim 13 , wherein light outside of the visible light spectrum comprises a spectral range of light that excludes 350-700 nm wavelength light.

17. The computing device of claim 13 , wherein the reflective object is a retroreflective, visible-light transparent optical film.