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Annex CeMobility – Strategic Applications AgendaIn emergency situations, particularly within smoke-filled partially or completely collapsed large buildings,communications with rescue personnel can be difficult. Safety and co-ordination of the operations is hampered bya lack of knowledge of the location of emergency staff. The project will investigate and demonstrate the use ofUltraWideBand (UWB) radio, to allow the precise location of personnel to be displayed in a control centre andsimultaneously improve communications reliability. The feasibility of using UWB to search for survivors buriedbeneath rubble and to generate simple maps will also be investigated.The main intended outcomes of the project are:Understanding of the overall application requirements and system issuesDevelopment of UWB technology, understanding issues that need to be addressed prior to productdevelopmentInterface requirements with existing systemsPerformance measurements of a prototype system in a representative environment (Trials anddemonstrations)The approach that will be taken is summarised in the following ordered list of top-level work packages:Requirements definition and prioritisation, involving discussion with the potential usersSystem design: An iterative process, involving carrying out experiments for the highest risk areas andpotentially modifying design concepts as a result. Competing UWB technologies will be assessed and achoice will be made for the prototype.Prototype build and laboratory testingTrials: to provide full information on the system performance.In addition, the project will monitor and provide input to, regulatory authorities (in particular the CEPT and ITU).The project will fit with the following (partial extracts from the workprogramme):To develop open platforms, integrated systems and components for civil security applications.Research on key IST technologies, notably: robust and/or low cost smart sensors with communicationand location capabilities.Project detailsProject Acronym: EUROPCOMProject Reference: 004154Start Date: 2004-09-01Duration: 43 monthsProject Cost: 4.22 million euroContract Type: Specific Targeted Research ProjectEnd Date: 2008-03-31Project Status: CompletedProject Funding: 2.5 million eurohttp://cordis.europa.eu/fetch?CALLER=PROJ_ICT&ACTION=D&DOC=1&CAT=PROJ&QUERY=011e8a3154a8:a455:55c10a6c&RCN=71916ParticipantsCybit Positioning Solutions Limited United KingdomTechnische Universiteit Delft NetherlandsImst Gmbh GermanyTechnische Universitaet Graz AustriaCoordinatorContact Person: Name: HARMER,Tel: +44-1189-238263Fax: +44-1189-238399290