Dalmatian ProjectDalmatian ProjectA Wireless Sensor Network to Assist FirefightersA Wireless Sensor Network to Assist Firefighters

Jim HollandJim HollandTim BilesTim Biles

ProblemProblem

Locating firefightersLocating firefighters Knowing which Knowing which

firefighters are in a firefighters are in a structurestructure

Finding injured Finding injured firefightersfirefighters

SolutionSolution

FirewalkerFirewalker Current locationCurrent location

FiremoteFiremote Provide a path to an Provide a path to an

exitexit Provide a path to an Provide a path to an

injured firefighterinjured firefighter

System DescriptionSystem Description

WatchdogWatchdog Command and Control CenterCommand and Control Center MonitorMonitor

FirewalkerFirewalker Firefighter LocationFirefighter Location

FiremoteFiremote Sensor NetworkSensor Network Firefighter AssistanceFirefighter Assistance

Ad Hoc NetworkAd Hoc Network

FirewalkerFirewalker

HardwareHardware

Sensor ModuleSensor Module

Firemote dispatcherFiremote dispatcher

SoftwareSoftware

Data AcquisitionData Acquisition

Path CalculationPath Calculation

Path CalibrationPath Calibration

Firewalker Path CalculationFirewalker Path Calculation

FiremoteFiremote

HardwareHardware

MoteMote

Sensor ModuleSensor Module

SoftwareSoftware

Data AcquisitionData Acquisition

Compile AlgorithmCompile Algorithm

Alarm ModeAlarm Mode

Packet TransmissionPacket Transmission

Data Compiling and TransmissionData Compiling and Transmission

Alarm Data TransferAlarm Data Transfer

Other System FunctionalityOther System Functionality

Firefighter Assist ModesFirefighter Assist Modes Exit PathExit Path Incapacitated Firefighter LocationIncapacitated Firefighter Location

Environmental SensingEnvironmental Sensing

Techniques UsedTechniques Used

Interview with FirefightersInterview with Firefighters Identifying the problemIdentifying the problem BrainstormingBrainstorming

System Use CaseSystem Use Case Sequence needed to solve the problemSequence needed to solve the problem Identified actors and agentsIdentified actors and agents

Active StoryboardingActive Storyboarding

Expanding the ConceptExpanding the Concept

SimulationsSimulations

PrototypingPrototyping HardwareHardware Software: Testing algorithm validitySoftware: Testing algorithm validity

Spiral ModelSpiral Model

ReferencesReferences

StargateStargatehttp://www.xbow.com/Products/Product_pdf_files/Wireless_pdf/http://www.xbow.com/Products/Product_pdf_files/Wireless_pdf/6020-0049-01_A_STARGATE.pdf 6020-0049-01_A_STARGATE.pdf Mica 2 DotMica 2 Dothttp://www.xbow.com/Products/Product_pdf_files/Wireless_pdf/http://www.xbow.com/Products/Product_pdf_files/Wireless_pdf/6020-0043-03_A_MICA2DOT.pdf6020-0043-03_A_MICA2DOT.pdfMica 2Mica 2http://www.xbow.com/Products/Product_pdf_files/Wireless_pdf/http://www.xbow.com/Products/Product_pdf_files/Wireless_pdf/6020-0042-04_A_MICA2.pdf6020-0042-04_A_MICA2.pdfTinyOS Naming Conventions TinyOS Naming Conventions http://cs.uccs.edu/%7Ecs526/mote/tinyos/tutorial/naming.htmlhttp://cs.uccs.edu/%7Ecs526/mote/tinyos/tutorial/naming.htmlTinyOS Reference Page TinyOS Reference Page http://today.cs.berkeley.edu/tos/index.htmlhttp://today.cs.berkeley.edu/tos/index.htmlAd Hoc Sensor Networks and On Demand Distance Vector Routing Ad Hoc Sensor Networks and On Demand Distance Vector Routing http://gunther.smeal.psu.edu/context/76462/0http://gunther.smeal.psu.edu/context/76462/0