(Active since June 2022)
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Project Goal
This project investigates a technological framework for location-based services. The aim is to develop a prototype of wearable technology to localize emergency responders, assets and equipment, and other people (e.g., patients and trapped persons) indoors and in covered outdoor environments, where the environment is not known and where GPS signals are not available. In addition to localization technology, the project develops a location-based service providing path planning and guidance for emergency responders to make immediate local decisions which would guarantee arrival to a desirable destination (e.g., exit from a building) in a completely unknown and unstructured environment. The localization, path planning, and guidance capabilities will form a unique navigation environment for first responders.
Acknowledgment
This project, operated under the University of California, Irvine, is awarded nearly $1.4M for the Public Safety Innovation Accelerator Program 2022 (PSIAP-2022) from the National Institute of Standard and Technology (NIST) Public Safety Communication Research (PSCR) division.