TW202024894A - Indoor emergency evacuation navigation system capable of positioning the relative position of personnel between the indoor and the exit of the building so as to help personnel to escape - Google Patents

Abstract

An indoor emergency evacuation navigation system comprises a plurality of fire-fighting equipment distributed in a building. The fire-fighting equipment is provided with a beacon device. The fire-fighting equipment is provided with a battery or is electrically connected to the emergency power generator, and an application program and building map data are stored in the mobile electronic device of the personnel. When an accident occurs in a building, resulting in power outage, the fire-fighting equipment can supply power to drive the beacon device to operate, so that the beacon device can continuously transmit a beacon signal in an uninterrupted power mode. The personnel can receive beacon signal through the mobile electronic device. The application program calculates a positioning signal according to the beacon signal. The screen of the mobile electronic device displays map data, and the positioning signal is mapped on the map data of the screen. As a result, the relative position of personnel between the indoor and the exit of the building can be positioned so as to help the personnel to escape.

Description

Indoor emergency evacuation navigation system

The present invention is an indoor emergency evacuation navigation system, which allows personnel to receive beacon signals through mobile electronic devices such as smart phones, and locate the relative positions of the personnel in the building room and the exit according to the beacon signals, and provide a way for personnel to escape Navigation function, especially related to fire fighting equipment and beacon devices in buildings.

Existing indoor positioning systems for buildings usually pre-configure multiple sets of signal transmitters, such as beacon devices, in the building. These signal transmitters are generally installed on the ceiling so that each signal transmitter is connected to Indoor power supply, the indoor power supply drives each signal transmitter to send out signals separately.

When a person is moving indoors in a building, the signal from the above-mentioned signal transmitter can be received through a mobile phone, thereby displaying the location of the person on the mobile phone screen. However, when an emergency such as a fire, earthquake, or explosion causes a power outage in the building, since the above-mentioned signal transmitters are connected to the indoor power supply, these signal transmitters cannot operate during the power outage, and the positioning function is completely lost .

In view of this, the inventor of the present invention has accumulated years of research and practical experience in related fields, and specially created an indoor emergency evacuation navigation system to improve the lack of the above-mentioned conventional technology.

The purpose of the present invention is to provide an indoor emergency evacuation navigation system, including: a large number of fire-fighting equipment distributed in a building, the fire-fighting equipment is equipped with a battery or is electrically connected to an emergency generator, which can supply power to drive the fire-fighting equipment to operate; A beacon device (beacon) is installed on the fire-fighting equipment to receive power supply, so that the beacon device continuously plays a beacon signal in an uninterrupted manner; and a mobile electronic device with a computing module, a memory module, A bluetooth module and a screen. The memory module stores an application program and a map data in the building. The bluetooth module can receive the beacon signal of each beacon device and make the calculation module execute The application program calculates a positioning signal of a mobile electronic device according to the beacon signal, makes the screen display the map data, and maps the positioning signal on the map data of the screen.

With the above system, when the building is out of power due to an emergency such as fire, earthquake or explosion, the fire fighting equipment can supply power to drive the beacon device to operate, so that the beacon device will continue to play a beacon signal in an uninterrupted manner. At this time, personnel can receive each beacon signal through the mobile electronic device, and the application program can calculate a positioning signal based on the beacon signal, and then make the screen of the mobile electronic device display the map data, and the application program The positioning signal is mapped on the map data on the screen to locate the relative position of the person (mobile electronic device) between the building interior and the exit, and help the person escape. Improve the signal transmitter of the conventional indoor positioning system that cannot operate and loses positioning ability when the indoor power supply fails.

In implementation, at least one of the beacon devices is set at an entrance and exit of the building, and the computing module executes the application program to calculate a beacon signal based on the positioning signal and the beacon device of the entrance and exit. Can guide the escape route navigation signal to the entrance and exit, and map the escape route navigation signal on the map data on the screen.

In implementation, the mobile electronic device includes a camera module that can photograph the interior of the building to generate an image data, make the screen display the image data, and map the escape route navigation signal to the screen image data on.

When implemented, the escape route navigation signal includes images, text or symbols that can be displayed on the map data or video data.

In implementation, the mobile electronic device includes a wireless network module, and the application program controls the wireless network module to download the map data through a network connection to a remote server according to the beacon signal.

When implemented, the application can control the wireless network module to upload the positioning signal to the remote server.

When implemented, the fire fighting equipment is set as emergency exit lights, escape direction lights, emergency lighting lights, fire alarms, fire alarm buttons, smoke detectors, fire temperature detectors, flame detectors, fire hydrant devices, and fire broadcasting devices , At least one of automatic sprinkler device, automatic smoke exhaust device and automatic fire separation device.

In implementation, the mobile electronic device is set as a smartphone, a personal digital assistant (PDA), a tablet computer, a notebook computer, a headset, Google glasses, or a mobile electronic device worn on the body.

In implementation, the remote server includes text, video or audio data for introducing entrances, exits, exhibition halls or exhibits in the building, and the application controls the screen to play the text or video data according to the beacon signal. The mobile electronic device includes a speaker, and the application program controls the speaker to play the voice data according to the beacon signal.

In the following, according to the technical means of the present invention, the embodiments suitable for the present invention are listed, and the descriptions are as follows:

Please refer to the first to third figures, which reveal the diagrams of the preferred embodiments of the present invention. The above diagrams illustrate the indoor emergency evacuation navigation system of the present invention, including most fire fighting equipment 1, 10, 100, and most beacon devices (beacon ) A combination of 2 and a mobile electronic device 3.

The fire-fighting equipment 1, 10, 100 are respectively arranged in a building 5 room. The fire-fighting equipment 1, 10, 100 is equipped with a battery 11 or is electrically connected to an emergency generator 11A, which can continuously supply power when the building is out of power. Drive the fire-fighting equipment 1, 10, 100 to operate; the fire-fighting equipment 1, 10, 100 can be set as emergency exit lights, escape direction lights, emergency lighting lights, fire alarms, fire alarm buttons, smoke detectors, and fire senses Temperature detectors, flame detectors, fire hydrant devices, fire broadcasting devices, automatic sprinkler devices, automatic smoke exhaust devices and/or automatic fire separation devices.

The mobile electronic device 3 has a built-in computing module 31 (processor), a memory module 32 (memory), a Bluetooth module 33 (Bluetooth Smart 4.0 or above standard) and a screen 34. The memory The module 32 can be installed with operating systems such as Andriod, iOS or Windows Phone; the mobile electronic device 3 can preferably be a smart phone (Smartphone), but in practical applications, it can also be a personal digital assistant (PDA), tablet computer , Laptops, headsets, Google glasses or mobile electronic devices worn on the body.

In the preferred embodiment, the beacon device 2 is respectively arranged inside or outside the fire fighting equipment 1, 10, 100, and the beacon device 2 is electrically connected to the fire fighting equipment 1, 10, 100 so that the The beacon device 2 can receive power from the fire-fighting equipment 1, so that the beacon device 2 can continuously play a beacon signal 201 in an uninterrupted manner under the normal power supply (mains) of the building 5 or a power failure. Specifically, the beacon device 2 uses Bluetooth low energy technology, for example, it can send a beacon signal 201 with a received signal strength indicator (Received Signal Strength Indicator, hereinafter referred to as RSSI) attributes. The memory module 32 stores an application 301 (Application Program, App) and a map data 302 (floor plan data of the building 5) in the building 5, and the application 301 can be used in the mobile electronic The operation screen is displayed on the screen 34 of the device 3.

According to the above, when an emergency accident such as a fire, an earthquake, or an explosion occurs in the building 5, the indoor power supply is cut off, the fire fighting equipment 1, 10, 100 can continuously supply power through the battery 11 or the emergency generator 11A to drive the beacon device 2 Normal operation enables the beacon device 2 to continuously play a beacon signal 201 with transmission power in an uninterrupted power mode. At this time, a person inside the building 5 can receive the beacon signal 201 of each beacon device 2 through the Bluetooth module 33 of the mobile electronic device 3, and the computing module 31 executes the application 301 According to the beacon signal 201, a positioning signal 303 of a mobile electronic device is calculated.

The above-mentioned application 301 is used to calculate and determine the positioning signal 303. The method includes first measuring the received power of the beacon signal 201, and bringing the received power into the function of the relationship between power attenuation and distance. Calculate the distance between each beacon device 2 and the mobile electronic device 3 (that is, a person), and then compare the map data 302 to calculate and determine the positioning signal 303; alternatively, the transmission of the beacon signal 201 can be used To calculate the position of the mobile electronic device 3 over time, it is mainly to first calculate the average transmission time of the beacon signal 201 sent by each beacon device 2 and convert the ratio of the average transmission time to distance to calculate The positioning signal 303 (the position of the mobile electronic device 3).

Then, the screen 34 of the mobile electronic device 3 is made to display the map data 302, and the application 301 maps the positioning signal 303 on the map data 302 of the screen 34, thereby displaying the map data 302 on the screen 34 of the mobile electronic device 3 It shows the relative position of the person (mobile electronic device 3) between the room and the exit of the building 5, and helps the person escape quickly and easily.

It can be understood that the present invention mainly integrates the beacon device 2 on the fire-fighting equipment 1, 10, 100 such as the indicator light of the escape door, the fire hydrant device of the building, the alarm, or the smoke detector on the ceiling. , And use these fire-fighting equipment 1, 10, 100 to supply the power required by the beacon device 2, so that the beacon device 2 can achieve continuous power, and the entire system will not lose its positioning ability due to indoor power outages. Improve the signal transmitter of the conventional indoor positioning system that cannot operate and loses positioning ability when the indoor power supply fails.

In addition, the application 301 and map data 302 can be pre-stored in the mobile electronic device 3, and personnel can carry the mobile electronic device 3 with them, and through these beacon devices 2 installed on emergency exits or smoke detectors, In the case of a power outage and no internet connection, the location of the person is located in real time, and the map data 302 in the mobile electronic device 3 is used for indoor navigation to guide the person to escape quickly.

Alternatively, the mobile electronic device 3 can also include a wireless network module 35. When a person carries the mobile electronic device 3 into the building 5, the mobile electronic device 3 receives the information from the building 5 for the first time. When the beacon signal 201 of the beacon device 2 (for example, the beacon device 2 at the entrance and exit of the building 5), the application 301 can control the wireless network module 35 to connect to a remote place through the network according to the beacon signal 201 The end server 4 downloads the indoor map data 302 of the building pre-stored in the remote server 4. In addition, the application program 301 can control the wireless network module 35 to upload the positioning signal 303 to the remote server 4 to provide firefighters with fire detection and rescue operations based on the positioning signal 303 of the remote server 4.

As shown in the second and third figures, in a possible embodiment, at least one of the beacon devices 2 is provided at an entrance 51 inside the building 5, and the computing module 31 executes the application 301 According to the positioning signal 303 and the beacon signal 201 of the beacon device 2 of the entrance 51, an escape route navigation signal 304 that can be guided to the entrance 51 is calculated, and the escape route navigation signal 304 is mapped on the screen 34 On the map data 302, personnel can know the better escape route immediately. The escape route navigation signal 304 includes images, text or symbols that can be displayed on the map data 302.

As shown in Figures 2 to 4, in another feasible embodiment, the mobile electronic device 3 includes a camera module 36 that can capture the indoor scene of the building 5 to generate an image data 305, Make the screen 34 display the image data 305 to form an augmented reality live image screen (Augmented Reality, AR technology); in this way, when a major disaster occurs in the building 5, the people in the building 5 can use the The screen 34 of the mobile electronic device 3 displays the augmented reality image data 305, and the application 301 can map the escape route navigation signal 304 to the image data 305 on the screen 34. The escape route navigation signal 304 includes the display The images, text or symbols on the image data 305 can be combined with AR technology to navigate and guide the indoor escape route, so that personnel can easily and quickly follow the escape route guidance set by the application 301 and quickly leave the scene of the accident .

In addition, the remote server 4 includes text, video or audio data used to introduce the entrances and exits 51, exhibition halls or exhibits of the building 5; when people approach the entrances and exits 51, exhibitions of the building 5 During the exhibition or display, the application 301 can control the screen 34 of the mobile electronic device 3 to display the above-mentioned text or image data related to the entrance 51, the exhibition area or the exhibition according to the beacon signal 201.

Furthermore, the mobile electronic device 3 may also include a speaker 37, and the application program 301 can control the speaker 37 to play the voice data related to the entrance and exit 51, exhibition hall or exhibits according to the beacon signal 201; and, the escape The route navigation signal 304 also includes voice data indicating escape. The application 301 can control the speaker 37 to play the voice data indicating escape according to the escape route navigation signal 304.

The above descriptions and drawings are only examples of preferred embodiments of the present invention, and are not intended to limit the scope of the present invention. Anything similar or similar to the structure, device, feature, etc. of the present invention should be used. It belongs to the purpose of the invention and the scope of the patent application.

1, 10, 100: fire fighting equipment 11: battery 11A: Emergency generator 2: Beacon device 201: Beacon Signal 3: mobile electronic device 301: Application 302: Map Information 303: Positioning signal 304: Escape route navigation signal 305: image data 31: Computing module 32: Memory module 33: Bluetooth module 34: screen 35: wireless network module 36: camera module 37: speaker 4: Remote server 5: Building 51: entrance and exit

The first figure is a schematic perspective view of the configuration of the present invention. The second figure is the functional block diagram of the first figure. The third figure is a schematic diagram of the use state of the first figure. The fourth figure is another schematic diagram of the first figure in use.

1, 10, 100: fire fighting equipment

2: Beacon device

3: mobile electronic device

34: screen

4: Remote server

Claims (9)

An indoor emergency evacuation navigation system, including: most fire fighting equipment, distributed in a building, the fire fighting equipment is equipped with a battery or is electrically connected to an emergency generator, and can supply power to drive the fire fighting equipment to operate; most beacon devices (beacon), Installed on the fire-fighting equipment to receive power supply, so that the beacon device continuously plays a beacon signal in an uninterrupted manner; and a mobile electronic device with a computing module, a memory module, a Bluetooth module and A screen, the memory module stores an application program and a map data in the building, the Bluetooth module can receive the beacon signal of each beacon device, and the arithmetic module can execute the application program according to the The beacon signal calculates the positioning signal of a mobile electronic device, so that the screen displays the map data and maps the positioning signal on the map data of the screen. The indoor emergency evacuation navigation system according to claim 1, wherein at least one of the beacon devices is set at an entrance and exit of the building, and the computing module executes the application program according to the positioning signal and the entrance and exit signal The beacon signal of the beacon device calculates an escape route navigation signal that can lead to the entrance and exit, and maps the escape route navigation signal on the map data on the screen. According to claim 2, the indoor emergency evacuation navigation system, wherein the mobile electronic device includes a camera module, the camera module can photograph the building interior to generate an image data, make the screen display the image data, and map the The escape route navigation signal is on the image data of the screen. According to claim 3, the indoor emergency evacuation navigation system, wherein the escape route navigation signal includes an image, text or symbol that can be displayed on the map data or video data. The indoor emergency evacuation navigation system according to any one of claim items 1 to 4, wherein the mobile electronic device includes a wireless network module, and the application program controls the wireless network module to pass through the network according to the beacon signal Link to a remote server to download the map data. According to the indoor emergency evacuation navigation system of claim 5, the application can control the wireless network module to upload the positioning signal to the remote server. The indoor emergency evacuation navigation system according to claim 6, wherein the fire fighting equipment is set as emergency exit lights, escape direction lights, emergency lighting lights, fire alarms, fire alarm buttons, smoke detectors, fire temperature detectors, flames At least one of a detector, a fire hydrant device, a fire broadcasting device, an automatic sprinkler device, an automatic smoke exhaust device, and an automatic fire separation device. The indoor emergency evacuation navigation system according to claim 7, wherein the mobile electronic device is set as a smart phone (Smartphone), personal digital assistant (PDA), tablet computer, notebook computer, head-mounted device, Google glasses or worn in The mobile electronic device of the body. For example, the indoor emergency evacuation navigation system according to claim 8, wherein the remote server includes text, image or voice data used to introduce entrances, exits, exhibition halls or exhibits in the building, and the application is based on the beacon signal Control the screen to play the text or image data, the mobile electronic device includes a speaker, and the application program controls the speaker to play the voice data according to the beacon signal.

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