SCBA OXIMETRY FOR FIRE FIGHTER PHYSIOLOGIC MONITORING

一个理想的电子火灾管理系统将包括传感器，可以检测环境危险，监测在极端高温和劳累条件下工作的消防队员的生理状态，并连续显示所有人员的身份和位置。寻求技术解决方案是因为在消防服务中看到的不可接受的死亡，受伤和残疾率。拟议项目的重点是通过基于SCBA的血氧测定系统、无线电遥测和处理软件对穿戴个人防护设备的人员进行远程生理状态监测。在第一阶段，BioAsyst将根据经验优化血氧计传感器发射器和检测器元件之间的距离，以确保前额反射模式下的信号可靠性。BioAsyst将设计、构建和验证少量传感器化SCBA面罩，并完善该应用的处理算法。硬件和软件，然后将被用于一系列的实验，以确定预测参数与实用的真实的时间火场监测。第二阶段将校准警报水平，以个人的生理反应，从而产生一个可靠的，用户定制的远程监测系统。 第三阶段将监督初期生产和销售。BioAsyst将继续扩展该设备的功能，并在其成熟时加入额外的传感功能。拟定商业应用：该设备的商业市场包括国外和国内消防人员，危险品应急人员，战斗和危险任务军事，采矿，受限空间操作和基础研究应用。

An ideal electronic fireground management system will incorporate sensors that can detect environmental hazards, monitor the physiologic status of fire fighters working under conditions of extreme heat and exertion, and continuously display the identities and location of all personnel. Technology solutions are sought because of the unacceptable death, injury and disability rates seen in the fire service. The proposed project focuses on remote physiologic status monitoring of personnel wearing PPE through SCBA-based oximetry systems, radio-telemetry and processing software. During Phase I, BioAsyst will empirically optimize the distance between the oximeter's sensor emitters and detector elements to ensure signal reliability in reflectance mode at the forehead. BioAsyst will design, construct, and validate a small number of sensorized SCBA masks and refine processing algorithms for this application. The hardware and software will then be used in a series of experiments to identify predictive parameters with utility for real time fire ground monitoring. Phase II will calibrate alarm levels to individual physiologic responses, resulting in a reliable, user-customized remote monitoring system. Phase III will oversee initial production and marketing. BioAsyst will continue to expand the capabilities of the device, incorporating additional sensing capabilities as they mature. PROPOSED COMMERCIAL APPLICATION: The commercial markets for this device include foreign and domestic fire service personnel, hazmat responders, the combat and hazardous duty military, mining, confined space operations, and basic research applications.