NDLI: Comprehensive monitoring of firefighters by a Wireless Body Area Sensor Network

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Author	Ghosh, S.K. Chakraborty, S. Jamthe, A. Agrawal, D.P.
Copyright Year	2013
Description	Author affiliation: Univ. of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH, USA (Ghosh, S.K.; Chakraborty, S.; Jamthe, A.; Agrawal, D.P.)
Abstract	Current research suggests that firefighters are under high risks of cardiac attacks due to heat stress and high physiological exertion. Thus, it is very important to track the location of firefighters in a real fire scenario, so as to alert the fire crew chief during a medical emergency. In this paper, we use Wireless Body Area Sensor Networks (WBASN) to gather various physiological data from monitoring devices and constantly monitor the firefighters in training or in action. A fire disaster is also a source of potentially hazardous gases. Therefore, systems should be developed that can monitor the level of such gases in the vicinity of the firefighters and generate appropriate alarms if levels of such gases exceed the prescribed safe levels. We also propose to set up wireless sensor devices to monitor the mobility of the firefighters inside the crisis area by measuring the Received Signal Strength Indicator (RSSI) values received by these sensor motes strategically placed at different locations. We propose to develop a comprehensive location and monitoring system to be used by the firefighters while fighting fires. Our system would be ad-hoc, thus enabling it to be setup fairly quickly.
Starting Page	1
Ending Page	6
File Size	335928
Page Count	6
File Format	PDF
ISSN	21517703
e-ISBN	9781467359993
DOI	10.1109/WOCN.2013.6616245
Language	English
Publisher	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
Publisher Date	2013-07-26
Publisher Place	India
Access Restriction	Subscribed
Rights Holder	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
Subject Keyword	Wireless communication Temperature sensors Temperature measurement Toxic gas monitoring Wireless sensor networks Firefighting Fires Received Signal Strength Indicator (RSSI) Biomedical monitoring Monitoring
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article

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