Flasher’s Post

Enhancing safety on construction sites with smart wearable technology is essential! We are developing a distributed system split into two parts, which puts the workers at the centre of communication:  💡 Flasher: A smart wearble. It consists of different motion-sensors, actuators (light, vibration), and wireless communication channels for direct communication to wearers and their surroundings.  💡 Smart Beacon: Wireless plug & play communication unit that can be used to mark safe or dangerous zones with a dimension between a few decimeters and several dozen meters, e.g. tipping loader, vehicle cabin, standalone workplaces, etc. It can directly communicate and control machines over wired and wireless interfaces. Thanks to our location aware features we can automatically adapt the functionality of our devices based on the position of workers and also transfer surrounding machines into safe working states. A few concrete examples:  👷♀️ A tipping loader, controllable via a remote control, shall only be operable when an employee is in a safe zone.  👷 Our wearable’s 360° visibility features are turned on automatically when a safe area is left, e.g. vehicle cabin for enhanced visibility only when required. The difficulty is to find the optimal combination between detection precision, communication range, battery life as well as response times. First test iterations together with our project partner Kofler&Rech revealed promising real-life results in construction areas: accurcy in a range between several decimeters, response times below one second, and battery life of several months with our basic settings. All parameters can further be optimised to meet different requirements. Stay tuned! . #sme  #digitaltechnology  #worksafety  #valuechain #semiconductors  #Eurocluster