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Bore well rescue operations are always challenging, as rescuing the child trapped inside bore wells must be done in the quickest possible time. In our earlier work, we have designed a bore well rescue device providing vital information about the conditions inside the bore well. In this paper, a wireless sensor fusion system is developed to collect the vital parameters such as humidity and temperature from the bore well at different climatic conditions. The sensor system is designed to provide information on the humidity level and concentration of gases inside the bore well which can aid the rescues operation. Experiments have conducted in open bore wells to access and analyses the atmospheric conditions inside bore well in the Mettupayam and Pollachi region, Tamil Nadu, India. We validated the proposed system in eight real rescue incidents with the help of Tamil Nadu Fire and Rescue department, India to save the child from the bore well at different places in Tamil Nadu, India. From our rescue operations, we observed that the monitoring the vital parameters such as humidity, temperature, oxygen level, CO and other gaseous level from the bore well using our proposed wireless sensor fusion system helps the rescue and paramedical team to take necessary actions immediately for rescuing the child safely in short time.
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Sridhar, K.P., Hema, C.R. & Deepa, S. Design of a Wireless Sensor Fusion System to Analyze Conditions Inside Bore Wells. Wireless Pers Commun 94, 1951–1962 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11277-016-3299-4
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