ITMA 2023 Milan.Italy

Hochschule Niederrhein. Dein Weg.

Fire Brigade Glove

Electronic Textiles - Smart fire brigade glove

- Gas sensor detects dangerous gases
- Arduino evaluates them and gives alarm
- Warning by LED, loudspeaker and vibration motor

Use in case of fire for hazardous work
- In the future, install sensors that measure vital functions
- In the event of an alarm, rescue services can be notified directly
- Several smart gowns communicating with each other would also be possible:
-> if one of them triggers an alarm, all of them will do so
-> direct alarm to cell phone

Material:

100% cotton glove, Arduino lillypad, gassensor, vibrationmotor, speaker, battery

Technology:

- Battery: is fixed on the glove
- Gas sensor: will be placed on the upper part of the glove
- Vibration motor: will be placed inside
- Speaker: is placed outside
- Arduino: will be placed on the cuff

Special quality:

- Sensor can detect methane, butane, propane, alcohol and smoke
- Goes on at approx. 200 ppm
- Alarms at approx. 1450 ppm
- Can be switched on and off via switch
- Gives alarm in case of sensor failure

 

Contact:

E-Mail: Christof.Breckenfelder(at)hs-niederrhein.de