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LITs, SSTs & FSXs

INGENIOUS has defined a set of ambitious objectives with main aim to develop a series of intelligent, integrated, interconnected and seamless tools & services that add layers of protection against the dangers of their working environment and augment their situational awareness rather than distracting them from their mission.

LITs

INGENIOUS Toolkit Integration, Testing & Field Validation activities

A novel testing, training and experimentation programme of 27 Laboratory Integration and Testing sessions (LITs), 18 Small Scale Field Tests (SSTs) and 2 Full Scale Field Validation Exercises (FSXs) will be realised within the lifecycle of the project. Technical partners and end users will follow closely the laboratory testing activities, realise field tests of the initial versions of functional prototypes towards benchmarking and ultimately operate the Toolkit as a whole in two large field validation activities to be held in M34 and M41 of the project.

Laboratory Integration and Testing of the INGENIOUS gas sensor (LIT#2 & LIT#11)

Laboratory Integration and Testing #2 and #11 (LIT#2 and LIT#11) have been conducted remotely in November 2020 and May 2021, respectively, at Alpes Lasers (Switzerland) and Technische Universität Wien, TUW (Austria) premises with the purpose to show the progress made regarding the development of a fully fiber coupled gas sensor based on the concept of interferometric cavity-assisted photothermal spectroscopy (ICAPS). The mid-IR quantum cascade laser (QCL) developed by Alpes Lasers is an important component of the gas sensor to be developed by TUW.

Laboratory Integration and Testing of the INGENIOUS Helmet and Augmented Reality Services (LIT#1 & LIT#10)

The purpose of the Laboratory Integration and Testing #1 (LIT#1) was for the end users to test available functionalities of the INGENIOUS Augmented Reality Services. Due to the COVID-19 situation, a virtual meeting was set-up in October 2020 and remote demonstrations were performed with the device screen being shared and pre-recoded videos being played showing the available features in use. During this LIT, our partners from CS-GROUP introduced the Augmented Reality (AR) to the end users and what an AR application is. They presented, then, the selected AR devices (ORA-2 and HoloLens 2), the capabilities offered by each, and the considered roadmap for the release of the features. The demonstrations highlighted the key features relevant for the First Responder (FR) uses cases:

Laboratory Integration and Testing of the INGENIOUS Triage System (LIT#6 & LIT#15)

LIT#6 Victim triaging took place virtually on September 28, 2020, and was organised by ICCS in the framework of the first round of Laboratory Integration Tests (LITs) of the INGENIOUS project. The LIT#6 was conducted virtually, like all the rest of the same round lab tests, due to travel restrictions were in place during September 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Laboratory Integration and Testing of the INGENIOUS Social Media App (LIT#8 & LIT#17)

The first and second rounds of the Laboratory and Integration Tests (LITs) of the Social Media Application, which is being developed by our partners from CERTH, took place on the 30th of October 2020 and the 28th of May 2021. Both of them consisted of three parts. First, the presentation of the Social Media Application framework (Figure 1) and the progress on its development. Secondly, a live demonstration and, finally, an open discussion, where the attendees could ask for clarifications or leave some comments.

3rd round of INGENIOUS Laboratory Integration Tests (LITs) #19-22, #23, #24-27

The 3rd round of Integration and Testing Laboratories (LITs) of the INGENIOUS project has been successfully carried out.The LIT#23 was held with physical participation during 28-30 March 2022 and the other LITs (#19-22, #24-27) remotely from April 5 to 7, 2022. This is the last round planned in the INGENIOUS project that contemplates incremental and iterative integrations from the Laboratory Integrated Tests (LITs), Small Scale Tests (SSTs) and Full Scale Exercises (FSXs). On this occasion, unlike the previous ones, the scope has been extended beyond the laboratory and focused on the connection of specific tools, but oriented towards the preparation for the 1st FSX given the level of development, interdependence, and integration between the components.

SSTs

Small Scale Test of INGENIOUS Helmet (SST#1)

When an accident occurs, it is very important to gather information about the situation. The INGENIOUS Helmet is being developed by our partners from KIRO to facilitate the collection of field information to assist First Responders (FRs) in emergency situations.

Small Scale Test of the INGENIOUS Fusion Engine & Expert Reasoning, Worksite Operations App (SST#16)

The Small Scale Test #16 (SST#16) of the INGENIOUS project took place on 26-28 September 2022 at Ertzaintza facilities in Iurreta, Bilbao, Spain. The goal was to test and validate the INGENIOUS Fusion engine – FE (EXUS) & Expert Reasoning (CERTH) and Worksite Operation App (EXUS). During the SST a use case simulating a response to a single site after a terror attack in public space was used to design a sequence of steps in order to approximate realistic scenarios as the ones that were played out during the final Full Scale eXercise (2nd FSX).

Small Scale Test of the INGENIOUS Common Operational Picture and Multilingual Operations App (SST#18)

In events of disaster, a clear understanding of the situation by the First Responders (FRs) is critical for good decision making. However, during these very dynamic situations, the enormous amount of information can become a handicap and restrain effective decisions.  INGENIOUS is following a unified approach, where information collected from the different INGENIOUS Next Generation Integrated Toolkit (NGIT) modules is shared with FRs on a “need to know basis”. Through the Enhanced Common Operational Picture ECOP (Satways) module, FRs are receiving the right information at the right time, enabling them to take the right actions at critical moments.      

SSTs (cont.)

Small Scale Test of the INGENIOUS Gas Sensor (SST#11)

The importance of early warning of the presence of hazardous gases is of paramount importance for the safety of First Responders (FRs) and their operations. The gas sensor (Alpes Lasers & TUW) to be demonstrated within the INGENIOUS project needs to warn users in a simple and efficient manner. The sensor tested is truly portable and lightweight (less than 0.5 kg) and easy to use as its interface includes only a power button and an LED indicator. The system transmits the measured values of the two targeted gasses to the INGENIOUS platform enabling the users to be notified where exposure to hazardous conditions.

FSXs

The INGENIOUS 2nd Full Scale eXercise (2nd FSX)

The 2nd Full Scale eXercise (2nd FSX) of the INGENIOUS project took place from the 7th to the 10th of November 2022, at ERTZAINTZA’s training facilities in Brigada Movil, Bilbao, Spain with the aim to present the final prototype of the INGENIOUS Next Generation Integrated Toolkit (NGIT) for the First Responder of the Future. The INGENIOUS NGIT is a novel toolkit of technologies that ensures a high level of protection and augmented operational capacity for First Responders (FRs) during a natural or man-made disaster.