REMOTE PERSONNEL MONITORING SYSTEM

A REMOTE PERSONNEL MONITORING SYSTEM THAT WOULD PROVIDES STATUS (CONDITION AND POSITION) OF PERSONNEL THROUGHOUT THE SHIP TO A COMMAND/CONTROL STATION IS PROPOSED. THE PERSONAL MONITOR RELYS ON A SPREAD SPECTRUM TRANSMITTER TO CONTERACT SHIPBOARD INTERRERENCE AND KEEP THE UNIT SMALL AND LIGHT WEIGHT. THE SYSTEM IS DESIGNED TO OPERATE IN THE SHIPBOARD BATTLE DAMAGE ENVIRONMENT, COMMUNICATING BETWEEN SHIP COMPARTMENTS UTILIZING A ROBUST WIRELINE MODEM AND EXISTING SHIP WIRING. THE OVERALL PROPOSED SYSTEM IS DESIGNED TO MINIMIZE PROCUREMENT AND LIFE CYCLE COST AND NOT INTERFERE WITH ON GOING SHIP OPERATIONS. PHASE I PROGRAM OBJECTIVES ARE TO DESIGN, SIMULATE, EVALUATE AND DOCUMENT THE REMOTE PERSONNEL MONITORING SYSTEM CONCEPT AND REQUIRED TECHNOLOGY. IF SUCCESSFL THE PROGRAM WOULD LEAD TO A PHASE II PROTOTYPE SYSTEM FOR PROOF OF CONCEPT.