SBIR Phase I: Biometric IoT system for First Responders

SBIR 第一阶段：急救人员的生物识别物联网系统

• 批准号: 1746871
• 负责人: Zachary Braun
• 金额: $ 22.41万
• 依托单位: FireHUD Inc.
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2018
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2018-01-01 至 2018-12-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1746871&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: SBIR; Phase; Biometric; IoT; system

The broader impact/commercial potential of this Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I project is to improve the safety of firefighters through the research and development of a real-time, wearable sensor system comprising a biometric heads-up display and accompanying analysis tools. This device collects each firefighter?s vital signs in real-time, displays the information via a heads-up display, and alerts them if they are in danger. Simultaneously, it will send the data to authorized officials for real-time strategic decision-making. By receiving access to life-critical information, the commander can make informed decisions on the allocation of key resources during the hectic scene of an emergency. Firefighting is chaotic; every year over one million firefighters risk their lives to protect others. Over 50% of the deaths in firefighting are caused by overexertion and stress, which can induce heart attacks as well as other serious medical issues. Furthermore, around 70,000 firefighting injuries occur each year. The proposed system aims to reduce the amount of firefighting injuries and subsequent costs, which totaled $7.8 billion in 2004, but the design is not limited to firefighting. The proposed system can be easily adapted to serve similar occupations such as military personnel and industrial workers.The proposed project may be the first to monitor the effects of the extreme nature of fire incidents with physiological stressors and provide this data in real-time. The proposed technology could significantly improve the occupational safety of firefighters and further enhance the scientific knowledge created by studying their physiological states. The proposed project includes three main technical objectives: 1) The research and development of a rugged wearable system that will monitor the physiology of firefighters in real-time. 2) The research and development of a machine learning algorithm to identify key markers that will indicate the exertion and stamina levels of first responders in chaotic environments. 3) The development of a long-range radio system capable of transmission within large urban structures comprising various possible interferences. All three objectives will consist of two pilot studies with an intermittent development phase in between, where feedback from the first pilot study will be incorporated into both the hardware and software. It is expected that the outcomes of this project will demonstrate a significant reduction in firefighter injuries, paving the way for a clear return on investment for the partnering fire departments.

这个小型企业创新研究（SBIR）第一阶段项目的更广泛的影响/商业潜力是通过研究和开发一种实时的可穿戴传感器系统来提高消防员的安全性，该系统包括生物识别抬头显示器和附带的分析工具。这个装置能收集每个消防员实时测量他们的生命体征，通过抬头显示器显示信息，并在他们处于危险时发出警报。与此同时，它将把数据发送给授权官员，以便进行实时战略决策。通过获得对生命至关重要的信息，指挥官可以在紧急情况的繁忙场景中就关键资源的分配做出明智的决定。消防是混乱的;每年有超过一百万消防员冒着生命危险保护他人。超过50%的消防人员死亡是由于过度劳累和压力造成的，这可能导致心脏病发作以及其他严重的医疗问题。此外，每年还发生约70，000起消防受伤事件。拟议中的系统旨在减少消防伤害和随后的成本，2004年总计78亿美元，但设计不仅限于消防。所提出的系统可以很容易地适应类似的职业，如军事人员和产业工人。所提出的项目可能是第一个监测的影响，极端性质的火灾事件与生理应激源，并提供实时数据。这项技术可以显着提高消防员的职业安全，并进一步提高通过研究他们的生理状态创造的科学知识。拟议的项目包括三个主要技术目标：1）研究和开发一种坚固的可穿戴系统，该系统将实时监测消防员的生理状况。2)研究和开发机器学习算法，以识别关键标记，这些标记将指示混乱环境中第一响应者的体力和耐力水平。3)开发能够在包括各种可能干扰的大型城市结构内传输的远程无线电系统。所有这三个目标将包括两个试点研究，其间有一个间歇性的开发阶段，第一个试点研究的反馈将纳入硬件和软件。预计该项目的成果将表明消防员受伤人数大幅减少，为合作消防部门的明确投资回报铺平道路。