Development of a Semi-active Location Based Search and Rescue System

2016 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 26630181
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Challenging Exploratory Research
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Research Field: Measurement engineering
• Research Institution: Niigata University
• Principal Investigator: Makino Hideo 新潟大学, 自然科学系, 教授 (80115071)
• Project Period (FY): 2014-04-01 – 2017-03-31
• Keywords: 救命救急 / 振動解析 / 赤外線画像 / 追跡 / Web-GIS

Outline of Final Research Achievements

A proper Search and Rescue System must be able to communicate with various facilities and emergency services, such as the fire- and police departments, as well as divisions of city government, in order to coordinate several kinds of medical information, including the number and location of patients in need of critical care. For these situations, we developed a semi-active location based search and rescue system that allows us to monitor the individual patient’s location in a first-aid station, and trace indoor-outdoor emergency transport using the Web-GIS (geographic information system). As a result, we confirmed 1) the ability to monitor patient- and staff movement, using vibration analysis and infrared camera images. 2) the data relating to Indoor positioning, using visible light communication, and 3)patient tracking using BLE and ETC radio terminals, as well as real-time display using GIS.

Free Research Field

情報機器工学