Building fire evacuation: An IoT-aided perspective in the 5G era

H Fang, S Lo, JTY Lo - Buildings, 2021 - mdpi.com
Complex and tall buildings have been constructed in many cities recently. Fire safety should
be a major concern of building designers, engineers, and governments. Previous fire …

A survey of autonomic computing systems

MR Nami, K Bertels - Third international conference on …, 2007 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The evolution of networks and Internet has introduced highly scalable and available
services making operational environments more complex. The increasing complexity, cost …

A wireless sensor network and incident command interface for urban firefighting

J Wilson, V Bhargava, A Redfern… - 2007 Fourth Annual …, 2007 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The Fire Information and Rescue Equipment project at UC Berkeley has developed a
prototype wireless sensor network (WSN) and Incident Command (IC) interface for urban …

A dynamic model for fire emergency evacuation based on wireless sensor networks

T Tabirca, KN Brown… - 2009 Eighth International …, 2009 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This work introduces a dynamic model for the fire emergency evacuation problem. The
model extends the concept safety introduced by Barnes et. al. for the situation when the …

A concept for support of firefighter frontline communication

M Scholz, D Gordon, L Ramirez, S Sigg, T Dyrks… - Future Internet, 2013 - mdpi.com
In an indoor firefighter mission, coordination and communication support are of the utmost
importance. We present our experience from over five years of research with current …

Prototype development and test of a server-independent smart exit sign system: An algorithm, a hardware configuration, and its communication reliability

H Kim, G Lee, J Cho - Automation in Construction, 2018 - Elsevier
This study introduces the first working prototype of a server-independent smart exit sign
system (SISES) and validates its communication reliability. A smart exit sign system (SES) is …

A flexible architecture for a robust indoor navigation support device for firefighters

M Scholz, T Riedel, C Decker - 2010 Seventh International …, 2010 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In harsh indoor environments like in a firefighter operation location technologies would help
to reduce casualties. However, exact indoor localization is still a research topic. We aim to …

Evaluation of wireless sensor technologies in a firefighting environment

E Schubert, M Scholz - 2010 Seventh International Conference …, 2010 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In firefighter environments navigational support could help to reduce casualties. While exact
indoor localization is still a research problem, an alternative may be a bread crumb based …

A Predictive Routing Algorithm Combined with Indoor Propagation Model

X Ma, X He, G Feng, H Jiang - 2023 International Conference …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The structures of buildings in cities are complex and diverse, and traditional cellular
networks cannot achieve full coverage of indoor networks. To meet the needs of fire …

Comparative Analysis of Wireless Transmission Methods for Firefighting Communication in Challenging Indoor Environments

BG Lee, R Wu, F Xu, L Zhu, X Chai… - TENCON 2023-2023 …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The demand for firefighting has significantly risen in recent decades, accompanied by
increased risks faced by firefighters. Tragic incidents, such as the Shanghai factory fires …