Indoor Positioning Method for Fire Disaster Rescue Based on Inertial Navigation Technology

Over the years, due to the increase in the number and types of chemicals used, the risk of fire disaster rescue is also increasing. To improve the protection of firefighters, the government of Taiwan has revised relevant laws and regulations, and the map information system was developed to assist in disaster prevention applications. In this study, we designed and implemented an indoor positioning method for fire disaster rescue. We established a general and simple indoor positioning algorithm to meet the needs for fire disaster rescue. The experiment result showed that the personal movement data was consistent with the actual situation to achieve the goal of development. Combined with the government map information system, the proposed system in this study allows the disaster rescue units to locate a person indoors accurately and assist commanders in grasping victims' information and formulating firefighting strategies.