KRET: A rescue helmet with augmented reality technology

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2022: Development of a rescue helmet with augmented reality technology

Concern Radioelectronic Technologies (KRET) of Rostec State Corporation has developed a concept of equipment for rescuers using augmented reality technology. The novelty is an interactive helmet combined into the system, capable of receiving a picture from a quadcopter and maintaining communication with the control center. Rostec announced this on July 12, 2022.

The system consists of a mobile workplace, a quadcopter and an operator's device - the Smart Hands helmet. It can simultaneously manage teams of up to 20 people and has no range restrictions.

The mobile workplace aggregates everything information about the environment and allows employees equipped with helmets to exchange audio and graphic and diagrams and video information thermovision data technical documentation. The Smart Hands helmet forms video stories for the operator from the built-in databases one and increases the safety of work, showing potentially dangerous or faulty elements - surfaces heated to high temperatures, leakage of electric current, etc. Also, the built-in thermal imager can be used to search for people under the rubble.

{{quote 'At the moment of accidents, emergencies or natural disasters, any technical assistance to people on the front lines fighting for the rescue and safety of people is in great demand. We present a solution that can increase the level of protection of rescuers, increase the effectiveness of their actions, as well as the speed of communication with the situation center. The Smart Hands helmet will be very useful during emergency rescue or installation work, in eliminating the consequences of an emergency, identifying and eliminating any kind of man-made damage, "said Oleg Yevtushenko, executive director of Rostec. }}

Interaction within the system takes place according to the following scheme: an image from a quadcopter operating in the emergency zone is projected onto a map of the area and displayed in this form on the monitor operator. The specialist notes the key areas of troubleshooting, after which the received is information transferred to the Situation Control Center (SCC) for analysis and decision-making. The team of specialists equipped with Smart Hands helmets acts "on the ground" and promptly responds to signals from the special-purpose digital device.

Automation of the work process in high-risk areas is necessary to save the life and health of workers. Any manipulations using the SCU project are carried out faster and more accurately, it is easier for the team to coordinate their actions, since people see the task comprehensively, and not in fragments, - commented Maxim Motorin, Deputy General Director for Civil Product Development of KRET JSC.