Analog Devices & Dell EMC Collaborate on IoT Solution for Monitoring Real-Time Health & Safety of First Responders in Dangero...
October 25 2016 - 08:00AM
Business Wire
Analog Devices, Inc. and Dell EMC today unveiled a proof of
concept (POC) for an Internet of Things (IoT) solution that tracks
the health and location of first responders. The POC IoT solution
is designed to improve the safety and effectiveness of first
responders when involved in an emergency situation, especially
those in harsh environments. According to the National Fire
Protection Association, more than 60,000 fire fighter injuries in
North America alone are reported annually, of which 25 percent are
as a result of overexertion or strain.
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The POC IoT solution tracks the location and vital signs of
first responders at all times in or outside of buildings. A smart,
wearable sensor-equipped vest is worn by personnel to monitor
useful health metrics including breathing rate, breathing volume,
and heart rate. A connected boot tracks location and movement. By
identifying potential worker health issues immediately and tracking
lone workers via these metrics, emergency teams can be healthier,
safer, and more efficient. All the relevant vest and boot data are
collected by an edge gateway device and relayed via a mobile
network to a private, secure cloud. The results from multiple
personnel are then displayed on a portal via a dashboard for access
by control teams who may be at the emergency site or in a central
control location. The data is analyzed to monitor worker health and
enable a fast response to ensure their safety. Historical analysis
of vital signs over multiple responses safeguards continued welfare
of safety personnel.
The POC IoT solution uses INFINITE, an Industrial Internet
Consortium (IIC) approved testbed. The INFINITE
testbed was developed by Dell Technologies in collaboration
with Vodafone and Cork Institute of Technology to enable
innovation, insights, and business opportunities for Industrial IoT
across a wide range of industries.
“INFINITE encompasses all the significant technologies, domains
and platforms to support major advancements in cloud, networks,
mobile, wireless, edge gateways, sensors and analytics that are
defining IoT globally,” said Donagh Buckley, head of Dell EMC
Research Europe. “I am delighted that the testbed has enabled close
collaboration between Dell Technologies and Analog Devices to build
new IoT solutions quickly, reliably and securely."
“This POC IoT solution brings together multiple technologies in
a unique way and showcases the need for precise and robust
measurement in mission-critical applications,” said Jason Lynch,
director, IoT Strategy, Analog Devices. “Software algorithms
correlate the various data streams using the INFINITE testbed to
determine the health and location of workers in real time, and help
to ensure critical decisions regarding their safety are made
immediately and reliably.”
The POC IoT solution’s platform also allows for future
integration of a broader range of sensing technologies to adapt to
different mission profiles, including incorporation of precision
inertial measurement units for dead-reckoning navigation in
GPS-denied environments. Analog Devices’ products, such as the
ADIS16448 IMU, can augment the existing first responder platform
with a fully integrated and calibrated sensor-suite (gyroscopes,
accelerometers, magnetometers, and pressure sensor), capable of
supporting infrastructure-less navigation in complex extreme
environments.
- Read the technical article “Sensor
Fusion Approach to Precision Location and Tracking for First
Responders”:
http://www.analog.com/media/en/technical-documentation/technical-articles/Sensor-Fusion-Approach-to-Precision-Location-and-Tracking-for-First-Responders.pdf
The POC IoT solution uses Hexoskin’s innovative e-textile
platform. Earlier this year, Analog Devices announced its
collaboration with Hexoskin and Microsoft regarding a unique,
wearable IoT solution for athlete and team performance management.
This IoT solution allows coaches and team staff to monitor player
information such as motion, heart rate, and other useful health and
performance metrics from sensor-equipped vests worn by players.
Analog Devices will demonstrate the POC IoT solution for first
responders, along with the Hexoskin vest and testbed, in booth #211
at IoT Solutions World Congress in Barcelona, October 25-27,
2016.
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