SBIR Phase I: TRX Sentinal First Responder Tracking System

SBIR 第一阶段：TRX Sentinal 急救员追踪系统

• 批准号: 0637774
• 负责人: Carole Teolis
• 金额: --
• 依托单位: TRX SYSTEMS INC
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2007
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2007-01-01 至 2007-12-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=0637774&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: SBIR; Phase; TRX; Sentinal; First

This Small Business Innovation Research Phase I research project addresses the critical problems of tracking and monitoring firefighters or other first responders inside structures. Whereas many key components of first responder systems such as GPS fail indoors or require an overwhelming number of access points to obtain accurate information, this system requires only a base station that can be quickly set up outside of a building. The system initiates a mesh network to communicate data amongst responders, as well as between the responders and the command post outside the structure, which extends the range of the base station by allowing data to be relayed through another team member if a responder goes out of range. The research project will focus on improving tracking algorithms such that complex motions can be recognized and accurately tracked. In addition to improvements will be made to the command center and first responder interface, and tests will be carried out within the user community. This research has a broad impact on the safety of first responders. As an example, firefighting is one of the most dangerous jobs with a loss rate of over 95 firefighters annually over the last decade. Some of these deaths could have been prevented if only the firefighter's distressed condition and exact position were known. This technology will have a broad impact on pin pointing firefighters and other first responders that serve society during crises and natural hazards.

这个小企业创新研究第一阶段的研究项目解决了跟踪和监控消防员或建筑物内其他急救人员的关键问题。GPS等第一响应系统的许多关键组件在室内失效，或者需要大量的接入点才能获得准确的信息，而该系统只需要一个可以在建筑物外快速建立的基站。该系统启动了一个网状网络，在响应者之间以及响应者与结构外的指挥所之间进行数据通信，如果响应者超出了范围，则允许数据通过另一个团队成员中继，从而扩展了基站的范围。该研究项目将专注于改进跟踪算法，以便识别和准确跟踪复杂的运动。此外，还将对指挥中心和第一响应者界面进行改进，并在用户社区内进行测试。这项研究对急救人员的安全有着广泛的影响。例如，消防是最危险的工作之一，在过去十年中，每年有超过95名消防员丧生。如果知道消防员的痛苦状况和确切位置，其中一些死亡是可以避免的。这项技术将对在危机和自然灾害期间为社会服务的消防队员和其他急救人员产生广泛的影响。