Human and ambient monitoring integrated sensors in firefighter workwear for increase safety

funding type	Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
programme	Concurso de Projetos de Investigação Científica e Desenvolvimento Tecnológico no Âmbito da Prevenção e Combate a Incêndios Florestais - 2019
acronym/ reference	SafeFire
alternative reference	PCIF/SSO/0163/2019
research group(s)	1 - inorganic functional nanomaterials and organic-inorganic hybrids;
department	Physics (DF)
execution dates	2021-03-20 - 2024-03-19 ( 36 Months )
abstract/ keywords	In SafeFire we focus on firefighters' health and performance conditions by proposing innovative approaches integrating physiological and environmental data monitoring, intelligent data analysis, and effective communication mechanisms. The main objectives are to improve firefighters’ health status, prevent hazardous situations, and explore and integrate monitored information to support team management decisions, including team rotations and special needs. We intend to investigate gas, environmental and skin temperature, and signals of clinical relevance for the evaluation of activity patterns (including falls detection and abnormal behaviors), health status, and physical and mental stress. Sensors and acquisition modules will be completely integrated on textile substrates for health monitoring of firefighters.
coordinator /local pi	Helena Alves
ciceco status	Coordinator
proponent institution	Universidade de Aveiro (UA)
partner institution(s)	Associação para o Desenvolvimento da Aerodinâmica Industrial (ADAI); Universidade de Coimbra (UC); Instituto de Telecomunicações (IT); LATINO CONFECÇÕES, LDA (LATINOGROUP)
industrial partner(s)	yes
international partner(s)	no
total budget	273.486€
ciceco budget	79.120€
project code	3.89.337
link	https://www.fct.pt/apoios/projectos/consulta/vglobal_projecto.phtml.en?idProjecto=159709&idElemConcurso=14237