This review aims to present recent improvements and existing challenges in the design of
wearable sensors used in the firefighters' protective clothing. Wearable sensors are …

The dynamic work environments of tactical athletes are difficult to replicate in a laboratory.
Accelerometers and inertial measurement units provide a way to characterize movement in …

Falls, which are increasing at an unprecedented rate in the global elderly population, are
associated with a multitude of needs such as healthcare, medical, caregiver, and economic …

It is not feasible for a single image sensor to convey all of the information essential to
comprehend a circumstance thoroughly. The output of many image sensors combined in …

The high risk of CO poisoning justifies the need for indoor air quality control and warning
systems based on the detection of low concentrations (ppm‐ppb) of CO. Cobalt corrole …

Recent achievements in the field of miniaturization of electronics have led to a significant
interest in its application into the protective clothing for firefighters in order to improve their …

In recent years, the need to monitor health using sensors integrated on popular smart
devices is receiving attention. The development of the human activity classification (HAR) …

During the past decade, falling has been one of the top three causes of death amongst
firefighters in China. Even though there are many studies on fall-detection systems (FDSs) …

This paper addresses the challenge of synchronizing data acquisition from independent
sensor systems in a local network. The network comprises microcontroller-based systems …

Forest fires inflict great losses of human lives and serious damages to ecological systems.
Hence, numerous fire detection methods have been proposed, one of which is fire detection …