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Dalmatian Project

Dalmatian Project. A Wireless Sensor Network to Assist Firefighters Jim Holland Tim Biles. Problem Locating firefighters Knowing which firefighters are in a structure Finding injured firefighters. Solution Firewalker Current location Firemote Provide a path to an exit

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Dalmatian Project

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  1. Dalmatian Project A Wireless Sensor Network to Assist Firefighters Jim Holland Tim Biles

  2. Problem Locating firefighters Knowing which firefighters are in a structure Finding injured firefighters Solution Firewalker Current location Firemote Provide a path to an exit Provide a path to an injured firefighter

  3. System Description • Watchdog • Command and Control Center • Monitor • Firewalker • Firefighter Location • Firemote • Sensor Network • Firefighter Assistance • Ad Hoc Network

  4. Firewalker • Hardware • Sensor Module • Firemote dispatcher • Software • Data Acquisition • Path Calculation • Path Calibration

  5. Firewalker Path Calculation

  6. Firemote • Hardware • Mote • Sensor Module • Software • Data Acquisition • Compile Algorithm • Alarm Mode • Packet Transmission

  7. Data Compiling and Transmission

  8. Alarm Data Transfer

  9. Other System Functionality • Firefighter Assist Modes • Exit Path • Incapacitated Firefighter Location • Environmental Sensing

  10. Techniques Used • Interview with Firefighters • Identifying the problem • Brainstorming • System Use Case • Sequence needed to solve the problem • Identified actors and agents • Active Storyboarding

  11. Expanding the Concept • Simulations • Prototyping • Hardware • Software: Testing algorithm validity • Spiral Model

  12. References • Stargate • http://www.xbow.com/Products/Product_pdf_files/Wireless_pdf/6020-0049-01_A_STARGATE.pdf • Mica 2 Dot • http://www.xbow.com/Products/Product_pdf_files/Wireless_pdf/6020-0043-03_A_MICA2DOT.pdf • Mica 2 • http://www.xbow.com/Products/Product_pdf_files/Wireless_pdf/6020-0042-04_A_MICA2.pdf • TinyOS Naming Conventions http://cs.uccs.edu/%7Ecs526/mote/tinyos/tutorial/naming.html • TinyOS Reference Page • http://today.cs.berkeley.edu/tos/index.html • Ad Hoc Sensor Networks and On Demand Distance Vector Routing http://gunther.smeal.psu.edu/context/76462/0

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