Objetivo In emergency situations, particularly within smoke-filled partially or completely collapsed large buildings, communications with rescue personnel can be difficult. Safety and co-ordination of the operations is hampered by a lack of knowledge of the location of emergency staff. The project will investigate and demonstrate the use of UltraWideBand (UWB) radio, to allow the precise location of personnel to be displayed in a control centre and simultaneously improve communications reliability. The feasibility of using UWB to search for survivors buried beneath rubble and to generate simple maps will also be investigated.The main intended outcomes of the project are:- Understanding of the overall application requirements and system issues- Development of UWB technology, understanding issues that need to be addressed prior to product development- Interface requirements with existing systems- Performance measurements of a prototype system in a representative environment (Trials and demonstrations)The approach that will be taken is summarised in the following ordered list of top-level work packages:- Requirements definition and prioritisation, involving discussion with the potential users- System design: An iterative process, involving carrying out experiments for the highest risk areas and potentially modifying design concepts as a result. Competing UWB technologies will be assessed and a choice will be made for the prototype.- Prototype build and laboratory testing- Trials: to provide full information on the system performance.In addition, the project will monitor and provide input to, regulatory authorities (in particular the CEPT and ITU).The project will fit with the following (partial extracts from the workprogramme):- To develop open platforms, integrated systems and components for civil security applications.- Research on key IST technologies, notably: robust and/or low cost smart sensors with communication and location capabilities. Ámbito científico engineering and technologyelectrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineeringelectronic engineeringsensorssmart sensors Programa(s) FP6-IST - Information Society Technologies: thematic priority under the specific programme "Integrating and strengthening the European research area" (2002-2006). Tema(s) IST-2002-2.3.2.9 - Improving Risk management Convocatoria de propuestas Data not available Régimen de financiación STREP - Specific Targeted Research Project Coordinador THALES RESEARCH & TECHNOLOGY (UK) LIMITED Aportación de la UE Sin datos Dirección 2 DASHWOOD LANG ROAD, THE BOURNE BUSINESS PARK KT15 2NX ADDLESTON, WEYBRIDGE, SURREY Reino Unido Ver en el mapa Coste total Sin datos Participantes (4) Ordenar alfabéticamente Ordenar por aportación de la UE Ampliar todo Contraer todo CYBIT POSITIONING SOLUTIONS LIMITED Reino Unido Aportación de la UE Sin datos Dirección REDSHANK HOUSE, KINGFISHER WAY, HINCHINBROOKE BUSINESS PARK PE29 6FN HUNTINGDOM Ver en el mapa Coste total Sin datos IMST GMBH Alemania Aportación de la UE Sin datos Dirección CARL-FRIEDRICH-GAUSS-STRASSE 2 47475 KAMP-LINTFORT Ver en el mapa Coste total Sin datos TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITAET GRAZ Austria Aportación de la UE Sin datos Dirección RECHBAUERSTRASSE 12 8010 GRAZ Ver en el mapa Coste total Sin datos TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITEIT DELFT Países Bajos Aportación de la UE Sin datos Dirección STEVINWEG 1 2628 CN DELFT Ver en el mapa Coste total Sin datos