Deliverable 1.4 State-of-the-art study ICT part

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1 Deliverable 1.4 State-of-the-art study ICT part Author: Mr Dominique Buyse Project co-funded by the European Commission within the Seventh Framework Programme Grant agreement Project Acronym Project Title Integrated ICT Solutions for Smart Personal Protective System for Fire Fighters and First Responders of funding scheme FP7-ICT Combination of Collaborative Project and Coordination and Support Action Project website Start Date of project November 15 th, 2012 Duration 39 months Document due date deliverable April 15 th, 2013 postponed until 05 th of May Dissemination level Consortium Nature Report Version Version 1.0 Work package WP 1: Preliminary study Author Addestino (Dominique Buyse, Thomas Geerinck, Joos Van den Bergh) Contributors Reviewer Christophe Veys, Anne Van Snick, IWT Karin Eufinger, Centexbel Keywords State-of-the-art study, Smart PPE, web search, ICT enabled smart PPS. page:1

2 Table of Contents Acronyms and abbreviations... 2 Disclaimer... 2 Executive summary Introduction Context Smart@Fire: PCP for Smart PPE s for firefighters Preliminary phase: Needs assessment, end-user requirements, state-of-the-art Progress beyond State-of-the-Art Task 1.2: State-of-the-art study Task Deliverable D Results Reference architecture Web search - conclusions... 8 Appendix... 9 Offer description of potential market players found during the web search State-of-the-art scan: Potential market players mapped on ICT capabilities Potential market players: player details Acronyms and abbreviations Acronym/Abbreviation PCP PPS RTD Pre-commercial Procurement Personal Protective System Research and Technological Development Disclaimer In what follows, the abbreviation PPE may be used, referring to the term: Personal Protective Equipment. Due to recent findings, it was decided it is more fitting to use the broader term Personal Protective System or PPS instead. By consequence: any occurrence of the term PPE should be interpreted as referring to PPS. page:2

3 Executive summary This deliverable reports on the state-of-the-art on ICT enabled smart PPS for fire fighters. Together with Deliverable 1.4 b State-of-the-art study textile part, it gives a complete overview of the stateof-the-art of the components to be used in the future smart fire fighter garment. A detailed state-of-the-art study on ICT enabled smart PPS will allow defining the actual highest level of development in the sector. The convergence between good understanding of & access to the state-of-the-art with the innovation expectations (end-user requirements of fire fighters) will allow us to start identifying the innovation potential. This report focuses on the web search executed to identify existing available products. Reference architecture First, a list of 54 use cases was collected from representatives of different user groups. This list was used to map actual user needs. Based on this list, a total of 41 abstract PPS building blocks were defined by which the user needs would be satisfied. These form our reference architecture. The building blocks can be grouped in following logical sections: Location/positioning systems: e.g. my location, that of my team members Environmental sensors: e.g. temperature outside PPE, presence of toxic gasses Body sensors: e.g. my heart rate, hydration level PPS sensors: e.g. integrity, sweat Actuators: e.g. ventilation to remove sweat, active illumination Intelligence: e.g. interface capability to launch alerts Relay (Remote monitoring): e.g. availability of firefighters data for external team members Integration: integration of capabilities without exceeding weight or available power supply Web search An exploratory web search resulted in more than 20 typical suppliers. These could be consulted to assess current technological possibilities. For our most important and common user priorities (positioning, environmental sensors, remote monitoring ) we found sufficient suppliers to allow for interesting innovation platform sessions. Some examples: Location capabilities: Globe (US), TRX Systems (US), Honeywell (US), TNO (EU) PPS sensors and their integration in smart textiles: Viking (EU), OhmaTex (EU) Remote monitoring: Zephyr Technologies (US), Equivital (EU) Next, we made the observation that: Nearly all suppliers are international players, way beyond BE, FR, UK Often, they are from US & military origin When organizing the market consultation rounds, we will have to take into account the international character of our audience. page:3

4 1. Introduction This deliverable reports a detailed state of the art from textile point of view. Together with Deliverable 1.4b State-of-the-art study textile part, it forms the entire state-of-the-art. All information is gathered in an Excel file (Smart@Fire - State of Art scan ICT ) that goes together with this document. That file consist all the found information. How the search was conducted and what was found is described in what follows. 2. Context 2.1 Smart@Fire: PCP for Smart PPE s for firefighters Instead of working in a theoretical way with joint PCP, the aim of the project is to address a real existing problem that will be recognized by organizations in many different Member States. In accordance to the specificities of the current call, the following challenge was chosen by the leading procuring partners: integration of innovative ICT solutions in smart personal protective systems for fire fighters and first responders. Few public services exist where personal safety is more important and the potential for technological innovation to improve the provision of services is higher than with the fire fighters. Although the first technological advancements are finally finding their way into this field, a lot remains to be done. The introduction of ICT solutions (sensors, processors, cameras, wireless transmission...) in the personal protective system of the fire fighters is making the textiles they are wearing smarter, and can thus greatly increase both their own safety, the safety of people trapped in a fire and the effectiveness of their intervention and most of all: it can save lives! Although research for smart textiles and Smart PPS has already been conducted, none of these programs have advanced to the state of being able to present a working prototype that is ready of day-to-day use. In Smart@Fire we start from a concrete need for which the market at the moment cannot offer a suitable solution and R&D efforts remains to be performed by suppliers. The situation is even more complex as the procurers have no clear idea about functionality and required performance of the solution: at best, the fire brigades and first responders can describe the desired outcome or effect of the innovation, which is a more general requirement than a functional ICT requirement. In this case the procurers cannot enter into a regular procurement exercise, but have to spur the suppliers to enter into an R&D development by launching a PCP. Pre-commercial procurement aims primarily at reducing the risks inherent to R&D in order to avoid 1 : procurers to finance the development of technologies that are already available on the market; procurers to purchase R&D that is technically/technologically too challenging and unrealistic to result in an industrial application. 1 Wilkinson report, Public procurement for research and innovation: developing procurement practices favorable to research and innovation, 2005 page:4

5 Taking these two points into account a phased approach is not only needed but also required in order to achieve the goals of a PCP. 2.2 Preliminary phase: Needs assessment, end-user requirements, state-of-the-art The Smart@Fire project will conduct in the Preliminary Study (WP1) Phase a Needs Assessment in order to detect updated end-user requirements and innovation expectations of the purchasing partners (fire fighters brigades/ first responders/ central procuring entities). In the proposed methodology, innovation is driven by the end-user, more in particular the end-user requirements and needs. It is important to perfectly understand these pain points and fully describe new functional solutions, existing alternatives, quantified added value, etc. From a technological point of view a state-of-the-art study will be carried out. The outcome and findings of this phase will allow the setup of an Innovation Platform. The Smart@Fire Innovation Platform brings together the demand/buyer s side (the end-users, the public purchasers which have a specific need or request) and the supplier s side (private companies, R&D organizations, Research Centers, Industry sector organizations). 2.3 Progress beyond State-of-the-Art Compared to the firefighting clothing in use today, the envisaged innovation intends to be a breakthrough compared to the actual field systems. Many, if not all components to be used, will be new and have to be integrated in a way that guarantees optimal protection in real life situations. This means we expect a lot of R&D has to be carried out at integration level, with probable implications at component level. Technology wise, the Smart@Fire Project will go beyond current state-of-the-art in the following ways: Collect a comprehensive list of end-user requirements as well as technological feasibility aspects (taking into account projected technological progress). This will be realized in the Innovation Platform Identify and report on gaps and RTD needs. This will also be realized in the Solution Exploration phase. Specification and building of actual prototypes combining state-of-the-art technologies. This will be realized in the Prototyping phase. Testing the feasibility of (small scale) production of complete products. This will be realized in the Batch production phase. The technology development by the companies participating in the PCP call will further be stimulated and supported by three important factors: - Feedback from R&D side by Smart@Fire partners CTB and UGENT who are experts in this field - Interaction with a technical committee for PPS fire fighter clothing via partner CTB. Partner CTB can issue certification for fire fighter clothing. The availability of knowledge from this side can help and stimulate the solutions. - Assistance with the IPR management via coordinator IWT (see also part on IPR management and exploitation) page:5

6 There are currently some developed prototypes that show promising results. But, a major problem they are all facing is the day-to-day practical usability. A suit full of working ICT is no good if you cannot wash the suit after an intervention. This project aims to develop a final product which incorporates all the functionalities of the developed prototypes, but which is also a completely finished, ready-to-use product through PCP. It is clear that the domain of Smart PPS is already heavily researched. Smart@Fire will use the past experiences and results maximally via the interactions in the Innovation Platform. Moreover, it is complementary to previous projects by offering two novel aspects: Clear focus on the integrated practical usability of the developed solution. Practical usability meaning: durability, reliability, ergonomics, washability. Focus on mass production feasibility. Indeed, the presence of this final part of the joint PCP call will force the participating companies to keep this in mind from the beginning. This is in contrast with several R&D projects of the past where the prototypes originate from universities and/or research centers that do/did not always keep this in mind. 3. Task 1.2: State-of-the-art study 3.1 Task 1.2 As for the user requirements, a detailed state-of-the-art study on smart textiles and protective systems will allow to define the actual highest level of development in the sector. The convergence between good understanding of and access to the state-of-the-art with the innovation expectations (end-user requirements of fire fighters and first responders) will allow us to start identifying the innovation potential. This is crucial for the setup of an Innovation Platform (WP2), as it will provide the platform manager with a better understanding of what is currently available on the market in the domain of Smart PPS and what is relevant. This way, it will be easier during the Innovation Platform to identify the innovation potential and focus on actual and relevant innovation challenges. Within the state-of-the-art study, the following tasks can be identified: a. An investigation of all projects logged within the EU and national databases to locate projects related to smart textiles, Smart PPE, high-end sensors, life support monitoring with a focus on final results the lessons learned. b. Execution of an IP scan, analyzing patents in order to understand the major players, recent developments and breakthroughs... c. Evaluation of relevant recent developments published in scientific journals d. Web search to identify existing available products e. Redaction of a complete state-of-the-art report concluding all of the information found in the previous tasks The state-of-the-art study will be performed by CTB, UGent and Addestino. This document focuses on the web search, executed to form an idea of existing available products with regard to ICT enabled smart PPS. page:6

7 3.2 Deliverable D1.4 - State-of-the-art study: a text document describing the current state-of-the-art in terms of IP, scientific publications and available products concerning the Smart PPS. In this document we will describe the web search results, performed to identify existing available products with regard to ICT enabled smart PPS. 4. Results 4.1 Reference architecture First, a list of 54 use cases was collected from representatives of different user groups. This list was used to map actual user needs. Sample use cases Nr As a I can <do something> so that <value is created for me> 1 Firefighter consult my vital body functions (body temp), which are normally shielded to me I can better make an assessment and decide what to do due to my Personal Protective System 2 Coordinating Officer consult a map to locate my fireman I can direct them in an accurate and safe way... Based on this list, abstract PPS building blocks were defined by which the user needs would be satisfied. The combination of the building blocks form our reference architecture: a model listing technological ICT-in-PPS capabilities to direct our search for interesting suppliers (see Figure 2). A total of 41 ICT capabilities or building blocks were defined, grouped in following logical sections (see Figure 1): Location/positioning systems: e.g. my location, that of my team members Environmental sensors: e.g. temperature outside PPE, presence of toxic gasses Body sensors: e.g. my heart rate, hydration level PPS sensors: e.g. integrity, sweat Actuators: e.g. ventilation to remove sweat, active illumination Intelligence: e.g. interface capability to launch alerts Relay (Remote monitoring): e.g. availability of firefighters data for external team members Integration: integration of capabilities without exceeding weight or available power supply o Position Env. Body PPE Actuators Intelligence Relay IR: victims Colleagues Forrest Building Sensors Toxic Explosive Temp. IR: hotspots Body temp Body HR Body H20 PPE O2 PPE Integrity PPE lifetime PPE Sweat PPE spills FIGURE 1: 41 ICT CAPABILITIES TO RESOLVE USER NEEDS (NUMBERS ON TOP INDICATE NO. OF SUPPLIERS FOUND) Heating/cooling Walking markers No sweat/no steam ( Airbag Ventilation Humidity Illuminatin Audio/image Control Int. thresholds alerts Int. PPE integrity, ale Logging Visualisation S1 S2 S3 S4 S5 S6 S7 S8 S9 S10 S11 S12 S13 S14 S15 S16 S17 A1 A2 A3 A4 A5 A6 A7 I1 I2 I3 I4 I5 R1 R2 R3 R4 R5 R6 R7 R8 R9 R10 G1 G2 Mon. Position Mon. Environment Mon. Health Mon. PPE Intelligence Escalate Aggregation Alerts Communication Integration: ICT > Tex Energy supply page:7

8 4.2 Web search - conclusions An exploratory web search resulted in more than 20 typical suppliers. These could be consulted to assess current technological possibilities. For our most important and common user priorities (positioning, environmental sensors, remote monitoring ) we found sufficient suppliers to allow for interesting market consultation sessions (~ Innovation Platform). Some examples: Location capabilities: Globe (US), TRX Systems (US), Honeywell (US), TNO (EU) PPS sensors and their integration in smart textiles: Viking (EU), OhmaTex (EU) Remote monitoring: Zephyr Technologies (US), Equivital (EU) Next, we made the observation that: Nearly all suppliers are international players, way beyond BE, FR, UK Often, they are from US & military origin When organizing the market consultation rounds, we will have to take into account the international character of our audience. FIGURE 2: PPS REFERENCE ARCHITECTURE GRAPHICAL PRESENTATION OF ALL 41 CAPABILITIES DERIVED FROM THE USE CASES page:8

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10 Offer description of potential market players found during the web search Nr / Maturity 1 Globe Prototype / Patent pending 2 Viking Commercial / Patent granted 3 TRX Systems Commercial / Patent granted 4 Motorola Commercial / Patent granted 5 Worcester Polytechnic University 6 Karlsruhe Institute of Technology Prototype / Patent pending R&D demonstrator Textile sensor, Sensor platform Positioning system, Monitoring Integration, Energy supply Gear with built-in thermal sensors Sensor platform, positioning & monitoring Communication system GPS positioning Incident management Positioning system Physiological Monitoring Textile sensor Positioning system marking WASP, an integrated body-worn electronics system, includes physiological monitoring and location/tracking for emergency responders' health and safety. Gear with built-in thermal sensors. For firefighters & team to see USA EU Denmark GPS-denied tracking USA communication technology for emergency service solutions USA systems for personnel location and tracking, physiological status monitoring, environmental sensing, and command and control. USA University Firefighter navigation system using waypoints EU Germany University 7 Honeywell Commercial / Patent granted 8 i-protect R&D demonstrator Positioning system, Incident management, IR - Vision, integration, energy supply... Textile sensor platform (fysiological, environmental) communication system coordination system Asset mgmnt system for gear 9 Zephyr Technology Commercial / Physiologic sensor system Corporation Patent granted 10 Coalesenses Announcement/p ublication Positioning + monitoring system Critical info display IR imaging system (to carry) Project consists of following phases: 1: conceptualisation 2: development (almost done): sensors (environmental, fysiological), new nanomaterials, communication, integration.. 3: validation 4: Dissemination & exploitation physiological status monitoring over conventional radio non-physiological sensor systems Sensor platform, wireless communication and monitoring of sensors USA EU USA EU Germany Project 11 Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha R&D demonstrator 12 Safibra R&D demonstrator Physiologic sensor system Monitoring 13 Aerosekur Announcement/p Airbag for protection ublication Heat stress regulation Health monitoring 14 Ionscience Commercial / Patent granted 15 RAE Systems Commercial / Patent granted 16 MN8 Commercial / Patent granted 17 Streamlight Commercial / Patent granted 18 Gore Commercial / Patent granted 19 University of Wuppertal R&D demonstrator 20 Ohmatex Prototype / Patent pending 21 Sagem Commercial / Patent granted 22 CNR Istituto Nazionale di Ottica R&D demonstrator 23 Equivital Commercial / Patent granted 24 TNO R&D demonstrator forest fire sensor Sensors to analyse proceedings forest fire EU Spain University physiological status monitoring EU Czech Producer of high tech inflatable applications/flexible structures. Involved in EPIDARM project to develop soldier equipment capable of heat stress regulation & medical monitoring. EU Italy gas detection portable gas detection sensors EU gas detection portable gas detection sensors USA Connectivity for monitoring purposes Illumination photoluminescent illumination USA Illumination Active illumination USA Cooling vest Cooling vest, by creating air flow? USA PPE integrity check PPE lifetime mgnt Integration, environmental sensors, physiological sensors integration, sensor platform, positioning system, communication, energy supply PPE items are detected/assessed when going Germany through gate via RFID. PPE equipped with sensors to assess performance characteristics of PPE Integrator of ICT in textile. Knowledge of flexible connectors, sensors... Also consultancy for smart textile projects Developed future soldier system, integrating functionalities as positioning, communication... In the combat suit EU Denmark EU Fr IR: see victims See through smoke clearly with IR EU Italy (Firenze) Physiological sensor system, monitoring Physiological sensor system, monitoring, positioning Physiological status monitoring (o.a. Baumgarten!) physical monitoring, gas detection, indoor positioning EU UK EU Nl University University Project page:10

11 State-of-the-art scan: Potential market players mapped on ICT capabilities. (a 1 indicates the player will be able to add value with regard to that particular capability) no. found Position Env. Body PPE Actuators Intelligence Relay IR: victims Colleagues Forrest Building Sensors Toxic Explosive Temp. IR: hotspots Body temp Body HR Body H20 PPE O2 PPE Integrity PPE lifetime PPE Sweat PPE spills Heating/cooling Walking markers No sweat/no steam (Active THL) Airbag Ventilation Humidity Illuminatin Audio/image Control Int. thresholds alerts Int. PPE integrity, alerts Logging Visualisation Mon. Position Mon. Environment Mon. Health Mon. PPE Intelligence Escalate Aggregation Alerts Communication Integration: ICT > Textile Energy supply Nr State-of-the-art scan / S1 S2 S3 S4 S5 S6 S7 S8 S9 S10 S11 S12 S13 S14 S15 S16 S17 A1 A2 A3 A4 A5 A6 A7 I1 I2 I3 I4 I5 R1 R2 R3 R4 R5 R6 R7 R8 R9 R10 G1 G2 1 Globe 1?? Viking TRX Systems ? Motorola Worcester Polytechnic University 1 1??? Karlsruhe Institute of Technology Honeywell i-protect Zephyr Technology Corporation Coalesenses Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha Safibra Aerosekur Ionscience RAE Systems MN Streamlight 1 18 Gore 1 19 University of Wuppertal Ohmatex Sagem CNR Istituto Nazionale di Ottica 1 23 Equivital TNO page:11

12 Potential market players: player details Indicator bar in top left corner visually shows the maturity of the offered solution (see D1.3). Colored areas in top right corner visually indicate related building blocks. Nr 1 / Globe Maturity Prototype / Patent pending Textile sensor, Sensor platform, Positioning system, Monitoring, Integration, energy supply WASP, an integrated body-worn electronics system, includes physiological monitoring and location/tracking for emergency responders' health and safety. USA Very interesting integrated solution. Seems to be one of the most advanced integrated solutions found so far. Combines technology from different market players page:12

13 Nr 2 / Viking Maturity Commercial / Patent granted Gear with built-in thermal sensors Gear with built-in thermal sensors. Visible for firefighters & team EU Denmark Integrated solution to warn firefighters in case of heat stress Solution developed with help from integrator OhmaTex page:13

14 Nr 3 / TRX Systems Maturity Commercial / Patent granted Sensor platform, positioning & monitoring GPS-denied tracking & monitoring USA Advanced positioning system for GPS-denied environments. Solution to create indoor maps in development. Technology also used in Glanser (Honeywell) and WASP project (Globe). page:14

15 Nr 4 / Motorola Maturity Commercial / Patent granted Communication system, GPS positioning, Incident management communication technology for emergency service solutions EN/Business+Solutions/Industry+Solutions/Public+Safety/Fire+and+Rescue Command_and_Control_Brochure.pdf communication technology for emergency service solutions EN/Business+Solutions/Industry+Solutions/Public+Safety/Fire+and+Rescue Supplier of advanced communication systems. Already widely used by first responders. page:15

16 Nr 5 / Worcester Polytechnic University Maturity Prototype / Patent pending Positioning system, Physiological Monitoring, Textile sensor, Sensor platform Systems for personnel location and tracking, physiological status monitoring, environmental sensing, and command and control. Textile sensor Sensor platform" Systems for personnel location and tracking, physiological status monitoring, environmental sensing, and command and control. Institute is involved in multiple PPS for firefighters projects. page:16

17 Nr 6 / Karlsruhe Institute of Technology Maturity R&D demonstrator Positioning system Firefighter navigation system using waypoints EU Germany University page:17

18 Nr 7 / Honeywell Maturity Commercial / Patent granted Positioning system, Incident management, IR Vision, integration, energy supply Positioning + monitoring system, Critical info display, IR imaging system (to carry), Asset management Honeywells-firefighting-energy-saving-tech/ Asset Management IR Imaging HFRP&pid=FireWarrior Gas detection USA Provider of a broad spectrum of firefighter solutions. GLANSER is an integrated solution, comparable to Globe s WASP. page:18

19 Nr 8 / i-protect Maturity R&D demonstrator Textile sensor platform (physiological, environmental), communication system, coordination system, Asset mgmnt system for gear, integration, energy supply Project consists of following phases: 1: conceptualization 2: development (almost done): sensors (environmental, fysiological), new nanomaterials, communication, integration.. 3: validation 4: Dissemination & exploitation EU Project Project with a strong link to the Smart@Fire project. No information found on current results. page:19

20 Nr 9 / Zephyr Technology Corporation Maturity Commercial / Patent granted Physiologic sensor system & monitoring physiological status monitoring over conventional radio USA Solution used in Globe s integrated firefighter PPS solution page:20

21 Nr 11 / Maturity Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha Albacete, Spain R&D demonstrator forest fire sensor Sensors to analyze proceedings of a forest fire EU Spain University Sensors are distributed quickly (e.g. dropped by an airplane) and provide information to firefighters on evolution of forest fire. page:21

22 Nr 12 / Safibra Maturity R&D demonstrator Physiologic sensor system, Monitoring Physiological status monitoring EU Czech Provider of optic sensor systems. Member of the i-protect project to provide technology for sensor-shirt for physiological monitoring. page:22

23 Nr 13 / Aerosekur Maturity Announcement/publication Airbag for protection, Heat stress regulation, Health monitoring Producer of high tech inflatable applications/flexible structures. Involved in EPIDARM project to develop soldier equipment capable of heat stress regulation & medical monitoring. EU Italy Interesting market player because of experience in defense market and involvement in EPIDARM project. page:23

24 Nr 14 / Ionscience Maturity Commercial / Patent granted gas detection portable gas detection sensors EU Provider of gas detection systems page:24

25 Nr 15 / RAE Systems Maturity Commercial / Patent granted gas detection portable gas detection sensors, connectivity for monitoring purposes USA Provider of gas detection systems page:25

26 Nr 16 / MN8 Maturity Commercial / Patent granted Illumination photoluminescent illumination USA Provider of passive illumination systems page:26

27 Nr 17 / Streamlight Maturity Commercial / Patent granted Illumination Active illumination USA Provider of active illumination systems page:27

28 Nr 18 / Gore Maturity Commercial / Patent granted Cooling vest Cooling vest, by creating air flow? and_c%2ftof_standardslanding&cid= &c=fabrics_cont_land_c USA Provider of Gore-Tex Experience in defense market page:28

29 Nr 19 / University of Wuppertal Maturity R&D demonstrator PPS integrity check, PPS lifetime mgmnt PPS items are detected/assessed when going through gate via RFID. PPS equipped with sensors to assess performance characteristics of PPE _EN/ RFID-Datenerfassung-en.pdf Germany University Automated PPS asset management system. page:29

30 Nr 20 / Ohmatex Maturity Prototype / Patent pending Integration, environmental sensors, physiological sensors, illumination Integrator of ICT in textile. Knowledge of flexible connectors, sensors... Also consultancy for smart textile projects Products ftp://ftp.cordis.europa.eu/pub/ist/docs/mnd/ohmatex-brussel-february- 21st-sfit_en.pdf EU Denmark European integrator of ICT in textile Partner of Viking to develop thermal sensor system in firefighter PPE page:30

31 Nr 21 / Sagem Maturity Commercial / Patent granted Textile sensor, Sensor platform, Positioning system, Physiological Monitoring, integration, energy supply Developed future soldier system, integrating functionalities as positioning, communication... In the combat suit EU Fr Experience in defense market Worked on future soldier system, which has comparable functionalities. page:31

32 Nr 22 / CNR Istituto Nazionale di Ottica Maturity R&D demonstrator IR: see victims See through smoke clearly with IR EU Italy (Firenze) University page:32

33 Nr 23 / Equivital Maturity Commercial / Patent granted Physiological status monitoring EU UK Partner in Baumgarten s jump, for physiological status monitoring page:33

34 Nr 24 / TNO Maturity R&D demonstrator Body sensors, gas detection, indoor positioning physical monitoring, gas detection, indoor positioning 1=893&laag2=910&item_id=1877 EU Nl Project Broad range of technological research projects with regard to PPS for firefighters. Close collaboration with number of Dutch universities page:34