Smart Firefighting Technologies in Urban China

As urbanization in China promotes rapid population growth, urban areas become increasingly densely populated. The distribution of citizens, the spatial organization of these cities, and the rate of development all present unique challenges to Chinese firefighters and disaster responders. In this report, Beijing, Wuhan, and Shanghai will be used as a case studies to represent densely populated urban areas in China. The goal of our project is to develop recommendations for our sponsor, the WPI-Tsinghua University Center for Global Public Safety, that integrate new smart technologies to make firefighting safer and more efficient in densely populated urban areas within China

Rescuing system design

There are many different technologies and equipment to search for objects underground today including mine ore, water, mineral or oil, but almost none of those technologies and equipment are applied to searching for people. This research will help to define what kinds of detecting methods exist, and what kind of technologies could be possibly applied for detecting human beings underground. ... The primary goal is to develop a new system for rescuing people under special circumstances such as building collapses, earthquakes, and being trapped underground (e.g., mine shaft collapses). There are many different technologies that could be applied to these situations. However, many of these technologies and devices are not appropriate for these sensitive circumstances. The most important process through this thesis is to find the best and most accurate technologies for detecting and locating victims underground, and to define the most efficient system to save as many lives as possible. This thesis proposes and suggests the best way to rescue trapped people underground. It will solve the problems we have faced for a long time, and help rescuers to protect victims\u27 lives as well as their own

IOT Empowered Helmets: Pioneering Safety in the Mining Sector

Mining sector is the most prominent to accidents. The accident rate in mining is about 87% .Mining activity involves a lot of tedious and time-consuming tasks as well. Out of the various risks associated with mining there exists many different types of hazardous gases like carbon monoxide, hydrogen sulphide,methane and excess of carbon dioxide. Mining also includes the risk of tremors and landslides as well. Along with that there is the danger of falling of large and bulky objects as well. On top of that removal of helmet is even more dangerous. Moreover ,monitoring each and every miner is also an important factor when it comes to mining. As a result there are lot of risks associated with the same. At times these risks can be life-threatening and result into fatal error .Lifesaving helmet for miners is an IOT based complete protection of miners. As the traditional model of smart helmet doesn’t take all the above mentioned safety threats into consideration our aim through this proposed system is to develop a complete safety equipment in the form of helmet to safeguard miners from the various dangers present in the mining industry

The Improvement of dam construction and maintenance through the 4th industrial revolution technologies

Thesis(Master) --KDI School:Master of Public Management,2018.The 4th Industrial Revolution is attracting attention as a new momentum for innovation growth that can simultaneously solve ''economic and social structural tasks'' based on the intelligent revolution. The 4th Industrial Revolution induces revolution in the national economy and society, including industrial terrain, employment structure, and people''s lives, and determines future competitiveness in accordance with successful responses. The rapid transition to the 4th industrial age is taking place in all fields not only in Korea but also all over the world. In particular, the construction industry is highly recognized as a 3D industry, and the inflow of younger people is very disadvantageous compared to other industries, and the technical manpower shortage is serious. In order to solve this problem, it is necessary to inject automation technology into the construction industry. In addition, the introduction of smart digital technology, such as acquiring accurate information, is absolutely necessary in order to efficiently manage aging dams and rapidly changing climates. Accordingly, K-water Dam construction and maintanance methods need to be improved by integrating ICT and IoT technologies appropriate for the 4th Industrial Age. Accordingly, K-water''s problems and solutions were proposed in order to introduce 4th Industrial Revolution Technologies through case studies in advanced countries.Chapter 1: Introduction Chapter 2: literature Review Chapter 3: Related Technology for 4th Industrial Revolution Chapter 4: Status of Promotion for 4th Industrial Revolution in Japan Chapter 5: Status of Promotion for 4th Industrial Revolution in Korea Chapter 6: Current Situation and Future Tasks in K-water Chapter 7: Conclusion & RecommendationmasterpublishedHyun Seok, KIM

Enabling Remote Responder Bio-Signal Monitoring in a Cooperative Human–Robot Architecture for Search and Rescue

The roles of emergency responders are challenging and often physically demanding, so it is essential that their duties are performed safely and effectively. In this article, we address real-time bio-signal sensor monitoring for responders in disaster scenarios. In particular, we propose the integration of a set of health monitoring sensors suitable for detecting stress, anxiety and physical fatigue in an Internet of Cooperative Agents architecture for search and rescue (SAR) missions (SAR-IoCA), which allows remote control and communication between human and robotic agents and the mission control center. With this purpose, we performed proof-of-concept experiments with a bio-signal sensor suite worn by firefighters in two high-fidelity SAR exercises. Moreover, we conducted a survey, distributed to end-users through the Fire Brigade consortium of the Provincial Council of Málaga, in order to analyze the firefighters’ opinion about biological signals monitoring while on duty. As a result of this methodology, we propose a wearable sensor suite design with the aim of providing some easy-to-wear integrated-sensor garments, which are suitable for emergency worker activity. The article offers discussion of user acceptance, performance results and learned lessons.This work has been partially funded by the Ministerio de Ciencia, Innovación y Universidades, Gobierno de España, projects RTI2018-093421-B-I00 and PID2021-122944OB-I00. Partial funding for open access charge: Universidad de Málag

The Emerging Internet of Things Marketplace From an Industrial Perspective: A Survey

The Internet of Things (IoT) is a dynamic global information network consisting of internet-connected objects, such as Radio-frequency identification (RFIDs), sensors, actuators, as well as other instruments and smart appliances that are becoming an integral component of the future internet. Over the last decade, we have seen a large number of the IoT solutions developed by start-ups, small and medium enterprises, large corporations, academic research institutes (such as universities), and private and public research organisations making their way into the market. In this paper, we survey over one hundred IoT smart solutions in the marketplace and examine them closely in order to identify the technologies used, functionalities, and applications. More importantly, we identify the trends, opportunities and open challenges in the industry-based the IoT solutions. Based on the application domain, we classify and discuss these solutions under five different categories: smart wearable, smart home, smart, city, smart environment, and smart enterprise. This survey is intended to serve as a guideline and conceptual framework for future research in the IoT and to motivate and inspire further developments. It also provides a systematic exploration of existing research and suggests a number of potentially significant research directions.Comment: IEEE Transactions on Emerging Topics in Computing 201

LESSON LEARNED FROM SPACE HAB FOR DISASTER MANAGEMENT LAB: SPIN-IN/OUT OF TECHNOLOGY AND KNOWLEDGE FOR DISASTER MANAGEMENT FACILITY

The purpose of this paper is to discuss the development and evaluation of a new disaster management facility concept from Space to Earth. Habitats would be designed to be easy to develop, maintain, and reconfigure, while taking a holistic approach to hazard protection and psychological health as well as applying innovative technology from smart textile material to the communication. This paper focuses particularly on building habitats that are affordable, maintainable, expandable, mobile, and self-sustaining. Concepts that are issues both for Space (spin-in knowledge from Earth to Space) and Earth (spin-off knowledge from Space to Earth) are included in this study. In particular this paper takes a systematic approach to minimising both external hazards of extreme environments and internal vulnerabilities with a multidisciplinary methodology. It considers the transfer of knowledge from a specific set of habitat designs for early Deep Space missions, and the application of those lessons to small habitats on Earth used in the context of extreme environments, such as in a disaster facility

New Trends in Using Augmented Reality Apps for Smart City Contexts

The idea of virtuality is not new, as research on visualization and simulation dates back to the early use of ink and paper sketches for alternative design comparisons. As technology has advanced so the way of visualizing simulations as well, but the progress is slow due to difficulties in creating workable simulations models and effectively providing them to the users. Augmented Reality and Virtual Reality, the evolving technologies that have been haunting the tech industry, receiving excessive attention from the media and colossal growing are redefining the way we interact, communicate and work together. From consumer application to manufacturers these technologies are used in different sectors providing huge benefits through several applications. In this work, we demonstrate the potentials of Augmented Reality techniques in a Smart City (Smart Campus) context. A multiplatform mobile app featuring Augmented Reality capabilities connected to GIS services are developed to evaluate different features such as performance, usability, effectiveness and satisfaction of the Augmented Reality technology in the context of a Smart Campus

IoMT Supported COVID Care – Technologies and Challenges

The Internet of Things (IoT) has sparked substantial progress in the recent days of pandemic and achieved several milestones especially in healthcare. Wearable technologies have gained in popularity as a means of ensuring the health and safety of users in medical and disaster relief activities, facilitating the evolution of the Internet of Medical Things (IoMT). The IoMT is a phenomenon in which computer networks and medical equipment are linked over the Internet to allow physicians and patients to interact in real time. This coronavirus pandemic has demonstrated how unprepared our systems are for a disaster of this magnitude, as well as the necessity for robust, computationally intelligent, and profound meddling. This study piece looks at the many IoT-enabled smart solutions that could be used to respond to various aspects of this rising epidemic, from diagnosis to treatment to prevention. The paper provides a retrospective survey and identifies several obstacles and obstructions to IoT integration as an attempt to deal with coronavirus pandemic. The work concludes with a discussion of challenges and future scope to the difficulties mentioned in the bench marked works