INTEGRATED SYSTEM FOR MULTICHANNEL MONITORING AND COMMUNICATION IN THE MANAGEMENT OF RESCUE TEAMS

• Main Authors: RUI SANTOS MARIO, BASTOS CARRICO VAZ DE ALMADA ANTAO, DE ALMEIDA SOARES FRANCO IVAN, GUEDES LOPES DA FONSECA TIAGO BENARD, SANTOS SERRAS BRUNO MIGUEL, HENRIQUES MATOS PEDRO MIGUEL, MATOS PALMA DAVID JOSE, GONCALVES BORGES CARVALHO NUNO MIGUEL, FERREIRA CLARO PEDRO MIGUEL, DA SILVA LEAL RIOS MIGUEL NUNO, RODRIGUES REMEDIO JOSE MIGUEL
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 24.12.2009
• Subjects: ACCESSORIES; ALARM SYSTEMS; CALCULATING; COMPUTING; COUNTING; DATA PROCESSING SYSTEMS OR METHODS, SPECIALLY ADAPTED FORADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL, SUPERVISORYOR FORECASTING PURPOSES; DEVICES, APPARATUS OR METHODS FOR LIFE-SAVING; DIAGNOSIS; FIRE-FIGHTING; HUMAN NECESSITIES; HYGIENE; IDENTIFICATION; LIFE-SAVING; MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; ORDER TELEGRAPHS; OUTERWEAR; PHYSICS; PROTECTIVE GARMENTS; SIGNALLING; SIGNALLING OR CALLING SYSTEMS; SURGERY; SYSTEMS OR METHODS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE,COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL, SUPERVISORY OR FORECASTINGPURPOSES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; WEARING APPAREL

The present invention consists of an integrated monitoring and multichannel communication system for the management of rescue teams, especially those fighting forest fires, comprising a suit (1), worn by all operational suited units in the terrain; and electronic system (2); a telecommunication system (4) and an information system (3). The suit integrates fireproof, waterproof, heatproof and impact resistant materials, which as a unit integrate, protect and ease access to the electronic system. The electronic system (2) collects biometric and location data from the operational suited units in the terrain, transmitting said data to a panel located in the back of the suit. The telecommunications system (4) sends the biometric, orientation and location data, in real-time through an Ultra High Frequency network, to a computer integrated into a support vehicle, which in its turn sends the data, via terrestrial or satellite communications, to a server. The information system (3) collects and manages the data transmitted from the support vehicle, allowing the rescue units to monitor the biometric, orientation and location data, to receive critical alerts and through maps to define deployment strategies for the operational suited units.