Smart rescue helmet, especially for firefighters

1. A smart rescue helmet for use by a rescuer at an action site, comprising:

an outer shell in a hemisphere-like shape;

a shock absorbing canopy and a retention system;

a rotating visor in a front part of the helmet;

a control module comprising a microcomputer contained inside the smart rescue helmet including wireless communications means with an external control application;

a near-field display;

a visible band camera;

a thermal imaging camera;

a sensor module adapted for mounting on an interior surface of the outer shell monitoring physiological parameters along with a position of the rescuer, including skin-contact physiological sensors; and

a communication system with a command center where data readings are processed accordingly and stored in a dedicated database;

wherein the near-field display comprises a mini-LCD screen with a bright backlight providing 1000 nits and an optical prism allowing for a wide-angle field of vision and is adapted for hands-free operation;

wherein the visible band camera records an image from the action site,. and a compressed video stream is transmitted via the control module to the command center;

wherein the thermal camera has a radiometry function and a video feed from the thermal imaging camera is fed directly to the near-field display;

wherein the sensor module of the rescuer's physiological parameters and accelerometer sensors are mounted within the outer shell in contact with skin of the rescuer, and information from the sensors is transmitted to the control module;

wherein readings of vital signs are combined to determine direction and distance of other helmets in proximity to the smart rescue helmet.

2. The smart rescue helmet according to claim 1 , wherein the control module also controls a battery power circuit, a wireless communication circuit, a thermal imaging camera circuit, a video camera circuit, a near-field display circuit, and monitors the physiological parameters sensors, and data from at least one accelerometer.

3. The smart rescue helmet according to claim 1 , wherein the optical prism of the near-field display allows for a field of vision of at least 17 degrees and having an illumination of 1000 nit allows for a clear image regardless of external lighting conditions.

4. The smart rescue helmet according to claim 1 , wherein the thermal imaging camera comprises a longwave detector in an infrared band LWIR with a mechanical shutter.

5. The smart rescue helmet according to claim 1 , wherein the video feed of the thermal imaging camera is configurable in several color variants according to the action being carried out, a selection of the color variant being made wirelessly by means of an application on a smartphone to which the control module connects upon activation.

6. The smart rescue helmet according to claim 1 , wherein sensors of vital function parameters of rescuer together with the parameters of all modules are broadcast via Bluetooth in form of simple messages and the smart helmet scans the readings, determines the direction and distance from which each message was transmitted and transmits them to the command center using MQTT information exchange protocol together with information about time when each message was transmitted by a source device.

7. The smart rescue helmet according to claim 1 wherein said helmet is adapted for use especially by a firefighter.