TRACERS: Telemetric Reporting of Atmospheric Conditions for Efficient Repair Schedules

Current Naval shipyard gas-free engineering processes are labor-intensive and cause significant operational bottlenecks, resulting in costly downtime for personnel and military assets. This is compounded by the lack of continuous data for safety monitoring and analysis, increasing the risk of incidents such as the USS Bonhomme Richard fire and fatal injuries to workers. The Telemetric Reporting of Atmospheric Conditions for Efficient Repair Schedules (TRACERS) system addresses these challenges by providing long-range, continuous monitoring of environmental gas data from both stationary and wearable sensors. This cloud-enabled system utilizes a FedRAMP-compliant sensor fusion framework to ensure secure, real-time data transmission and integration, enhancing situational awareness and safety. TRACERS will significantly improve maintenance throughput and safety by reducing the manual task burden on gas-free engineers, enabling longitudinal tracking of environmental risks, and integrating seamlessly into existing Navy infrastructures. Designed to operate with sensors already of interest to the Navy, TRACERS will facilitate a smooth transition, enhancing productivity and safety in shipyards while supporting future networked IoT applications.