LYNCEUS

People Localization for save ship evacuation during emergency

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 Obiettivo del progetto (Objective)

'The objective of the Lynceus project is to investigate and demonstrate ultra-low power wireless body-area-network technologies for enabling unobtrusive localisation and tracking of people for onboard and overboard search and rescue as well as for safe evacuation of ships during emergency. The Lynceus technology aims to revolutionise current emergency management and ship evacuation practice through the development of beyond the state-of-the-art real-time emergency management and safe evacuation systems which will significantly contribute towards early localisation and rescue of people in danger located onboard a ship or in the sea. The Lynceus novel technology will be transferred into the SME-driven market segments of smoke alarm/fire detection systems, lifesaving equipment, emergency management decision support systems and assistive search and rescue equipment. The proposed research will generate high societal and market impact for the European SMEs, and will enable major technological breakthroughs in the areas of ultra-low power wireless systems, wearable antennas, wireless and sensor electronics, digital signal processing and decision support systems.'

Introduzione (Teaser)

Ship safety is being revolutionised thanks to a network of sensors that can effectively detect environmental changes and pinpoint the whereabouts of passengers.

Descrizione progetto (Article)

European standards in travel safety are continuously being tightened.

The maritime industry is no exception as it has seen its fair share of disasters, from Italy to South Korea.

As ships get larger, their evacuation becomes more difficult, often hampered by complications such as fire, flooding or explosion.

This has prompted a need for a more efficient solution to locate passengers in real time, as well as a centralised evacuation control system that could minimise injury and save lives.With this in mind, the EU-funded project 'People Localization for save ship evacuation during emergency' (http://www.lynceus-project.eu (LYNCEUS)) is working on a sophisticated system that would gather all the information in an emergency.

This includes real-time data such as temperature, smoke detection, water levels and inclination.Enabling the crew to provide updated instructions for safe evacuation could possibly help contain the disaster.Such a system requires the installation of a comprehensive sensor network to monitor any unfolding disaster and track passengers, both on board and off the vessel.

The project team is therefore looking at how ultra-low power wireless body-area-network technologies can achieve this.

It has already gathered user requirements and developed modular architecture for the wireless sensor node platform, which, for example, can connect with sensors in bracelets and life jackets.

LYNCEUS has already made important headway in delivering the required software and hardware for a successful prototype that can monitor conditions and passengers from a convenient handheld device.

This development will help in decision making and in managing disasters at a very early stage, ensuring the livelihood of both passengers and crew, possibly minimising damage to costly components.