Research Article
Applying Wireless Sensor Networks in Fire Fighting
@INPROCEEDINGS{10.1007/978-3-642-30422-4_28, author={Chunlei An and Andreas Timm-Giel}, title={Applying Wireless Sensor Networks in Fire Fighting}, proceedings={Smart Objects}, proceedings_a={SMART}, year={2012}, month={9}, keywords={Wireless Sensor Networks Fire Fighting}, doi={10.1007/978-3-642-30422-4_28} }- Chunlei An
Andreas Timm-Giel
Year: 2012
Applying Wireless Sensor Networks in Fire Fighting
SMART
Springer
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-30422-4_28
Abstract
Fire fighters often work in dangerous environments, therefore protection is essential. Nowadays fire fighters are equipped with different types of devices, each of which supplies a specific functionality. This paper studies the possibility of integrating some of these functionalities into one intelligent glove, which has a build-in sensor node. Merging different functionalities into one device will reduce the number of equipments that a fire fighter must carry. The concept of networking the intelligent gloves using Wireless Sensor Networks (WSNs) is validated by doing application requirements analysis, transmission range experiments, and performance evaluations of a dedicated routing protocol. Results show that the IEEE 802.15.4 based WSN can be applied in fire fighting scenarios.
