The availability of a reliable and accurate indoor positioning system (IPS) for emergency
responders during on-duty missions is regarded as an essential tool to improve situational …

The food industry represents one of the most critically important sectors of the economy.
Food is a basic necessity for human life and requires specialized handling, preparation, and …

The ability to locate people quickly and accurately in buildings is critical to the success of
building fire emergency response operations, and can potentially contribute to the reduction …

BIM, gamification, and Virtual Reality applications are more often used to serve the interests
of Design for Manufacture and Assembly (DfMA). This paper presents a comprehensive …

Structural fires are common disasters. In Taiwan, about 100 firefighters die during fire
rescues each year, primarily because they are unaware of the causes of the fire and …

Building fires are a common urban disaster. The emergence of high-rise, large-scale and
inner-complex buildings bring new challenges for fire safety and triggers new demand to …

Building fires constitute a significant threat that affects property, the environment, and human
health. The management of this risk requires an efficient fire evacuation system for buildings' …

Decision-making problems in emergency response are multi-attribute risk decision making
(ie, MARDM) problems. In the emergency MARDM process, the decision-maker's (DM's) …

Building fire emergencies are considered a high-risk domain for significant loss of lives and
property. Accurate information and Situational Awareness (SA) enable fire responders to …

Real-time location information between participants is critical but scarcely available during
fire emergencies, making response operations solitary and inefficient. To address the issue …