2 Igor M. Verner, Department of Education in Technology and Science, Technion – Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa 32000, Israel, [email protected] Abstract  This paper introduces the Trinity College FireFighting Home Robot Contest and describes the curricular impact of the contest in colleges and high schools. We present and discuss student work motivated by the contest. Fina...

background: metabolic syndrome (metsyn) is closely associated with cardiovascular disease (cvd) particularly in stressful jobs such as firefighting. as studies assessing prevalence of metsyn among firefighters are rare, this study was aimed to assess prevalence of metsyn, insulin resistance and lp(a) level among firefighters in tabriz city. methods: 76 firefighters and 73 official staffs in tab...

Aerial firefighting plays an important role in the protection of human lives and patrimony, particularly in situations requiring a rapid intervention, such as emerging fires, inaccessible mountainous areas, or highly risk areas. The efficiency of aerial means is, however, extremely dependent on fire characteristics, atmospheric conditions and pilot expertise. The current work describes the deve...

Abstract Teleoperated robots are expected to perform tasks in unexpected disaster sites, which have become increasingly common recent years. However, only few teleoperated used for such purposes owing their poor usability compared the handling of by humans. Further, human-machine interfaces (HMI) closely related human skills. Firefighting activities require cognitive skill make appropriate deci...

The efficiency of the aerial drop of firefighting agents (water and retardants) is extremely dependent on pilot skills in dealingwith complex atmospheric conditions, mostly because on-board systems for computer-assisted drops have not yet been used operationally. Hence, numerical modelling tools can be of primary importance for the optimisation of firefighting operations and in the testing of n...

For the firefighting community, dealing with extreme wildland fire behavior is very challenging. To complicate matters, there are a number of key variables that can contribute to extreme fire behavior with rapid fire growth. In order to assist in predicting fire behavior, the fire behavior triangle was created (Figure 1). The fire behavior triangle consists of three sides: Topography (slope, as...

Future envisions that swarms of mobile robots will assist or supplant humans in performing onerous and dangerous tasks such as mineral exploration, firefighting, urban search and rescue, military applications, and containing ecological disasters. These mobile robots will be operating in cohesion, demonstrating complex group dynamics to execute tasks efficiently, and to avert failures that may l...

In multi-agent setting agent teams often encounter conflicts in agents’ plans and actions. This paper presents a cooperative negotiation model (ABCON) that allows agents in a team to appropriately negotiate various options in a hostile and dynamic fire world. It shows that negotiations explore the attitudes and behaviors that help agents to manage conflict constructively. It says that cooperati...

2 Igor M. Verner, Department of Education in Technology and Science, Technion – Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa 32000, Israel, [email protected] Abstract -This paper introduces the Trinity College FireFighting Home Robot Contest (TCFFHRC), evaluates the curricular impact of the contest at university and highschool levels, and provides examples of student projects inspired by...