SBIR Phase I: Biometric IoT system for First Responders

这项小企业创新研究（SBIR）第一阶段项目的更广泛影响/商业潜力是通过研究和开发实时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平视显示器和附带的分析工具。这个装置收集每个消防员？通过平视显示器显示信息，并在他们有危险时发出警报。同时，它将把数据发送给授权官员进行实时战略决策。通过获得对生命至关重要的信息，指挥官可以在紧急情况下对关键资源的分配做出明智的决定。消防是混乱的；每年有超过一百万名消防员冒着生命危险保护他人。超过50%的消防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，每年约有7万人因火灾受伤。拟议的系统旨在减少消防伤亡人数和随后的费用，2004年总计为78亿美元，但该设计并不局限于消防。拟议的制度可以很容易地适用于类似的职业，如军事人员和产业工人。拟议的项目可能是第一个监测具有生理应激源的火灾事件的极端性质的影响并实时提供这些数据的项目。提出的技术可以显著提高消防员的职业安全，并进一步提高通过研究消防员生理状态而创造的科学知识。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耐用的可穿戴系统，该系统将实时监测消防员的生理状况。2)研究和开发一种机器学习算法，以识别在混乱环境中指示急救人员的努力和耐力水平的关键标记。3)发展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。所有三个目标将包括两个试点研究，中间有一个间歇开发阶段，其中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显著减少消防员受伤人数，为合作消防部门获得明确的投资回报铺平道路。

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.