RISING - indooR localizatIon and building maintenance uSing radio frequency Identification and inertial NaviGation
Project Objectives
The RISING project will investigate the feasibility of using RFID technology to improve the activities of first responders during emergency missions in indoor/deep indoor environments. A part from the RFID system (i.e., RFID tags and readers), the RISING solution involves also the use of an inertial measurement unit that exploit inertial indoor localization and navigation tasks.
In the RISING framework, pre-installed RFID tags embedded in emergency lights will be used for providing crucial information to first aid staff. Typical information retrieved from tags may be represented by the position of potential hazardous materials resources in the surroundings and/or the absolute geographical position of the tag, essential for supporting the personnel inertial localization and navigation system which the user is equipped.
A clear awareness about the localization of specific resources (e.g. pipelines with flammable gas, fire hoses, etc.) can considerably reduce and prevent dangerous situations for personnel, such as exposition to toxic materials or specific plants. In addition, the inertial navigation system supporting first responders can really increase the efficiency of rescue missions by reducing their operating time: when emergency commander and rescuers know their exact positions in the environment, the mission’s planning and management results surely more effective. In order to guarantee the constant alignment between information stored in RFID tags and the actual environment status, specific studies about the use of the RISING solution for building/facilities maintenance will be also performed.
Start/End date
June 1, 2015 - May 31, 2016
Principal Investigators
Prof. Roberto Setola - Project Coordinator
Project Coordinating Institution
Laboratorio di Sistemi Complessi e Sicurezza - Campus Bio-Medico University of Rome
Other institutions involved
- Università degli Studi di Roma Tre - Rome, Italy
- Universidad De Navarra, Tecnun - Donostia, Spain
Source of funding
Research Project RISING, jointly founded by INAIL and OSALAN within the funding Programme SAF€RA - Grant 38/2015
