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Firefightingis serious enoughwithout your two - agency radio failing behind collapsed rampart or in bullet - satisfy buildings . That ’s why the DoD has developed the a new disposable router system , dubbed WISPER , that may one day exchange traditional radios .
design on the ZiggBee protocol , each WISPER ( Wireless Intelligent Sensor Platform for Emergency Responders ) unit consist of a individual , inch - square waterproof and heat - resistant router contain an integrate two - way digital radiocommunication , antenna , and 3 - volt power root . modernize by Oceanit Laboratories and the University of Virginia , WISPER router are designed to be dropped as position markers , like Hansel and Gretel ’s breadcrumbs , from waterproof dispenser as firefighters move through a building . These routers together imprint a mesh connection that automatically reconfigures itself if a router is moved or demolish , “ if a WISPER promissory note is damaged , the meshwork reheals or repairs itself in tangible - meter to maintain communication , ” one Oceanit representative revealed .
But the WISPER does more than just double as a walkie - talkie . This system also incorporate two other cutting - edge systems : the Physiological Health Assessment System for Emergency Responders ( PHASER ) , which monitors body temperature , ancestry imperativeness , and pulse , alert fellow fire fighter to a familiar in risk , and the Geospatial Location Accountability and Navigation System for Emergency Responders ( GLANSER ) scheme that acts as an integrated radio / barrage fire / navigation twist . [ viaFastCoDesign ]
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