PPE (Personal Protective Equipment) has allowed firefighters to perform their everyday tasks without getting harmed since the mid 1800s. Now, the advancement of technology has given rise to the improvements of PPE. PPE can now include sensors to detect any number of environmental hazards (chemical, biological, temperature etc.). As the GT class of CS3750, we have decided to create a version of an interface design sensor that will help firefighters in two ways: navigation and communication. In order to augment a firefighter display when they are within a building, we chose to augment their SCBA (self-contained breathing apparatus). The gas mask will include a small screen that displays vital information directly towards the firefighter without need of any other support. We used the Google Glass to display vital information directly towards the eye in a minimalistic manner, while also augmenting that by adding LED lights to simulate someone calling their name or other auditory signals.While our prototype focuses on two main components of a firefighters search and rescue in a building, both of them combine to augment a firefighters display when searching throughout a building to help improve accuracy, speed and overall experience.

翻译：自19世纪中叶起，个人防护装备（PPE）使消防员能够在日常工作中免受伤害。如今，技术进步推动了PPE的改良。现代PPE可集成传感器，用于检测各类环境危害（如化学、生物、温度等）。作为CS3750课程GT班的一员，我们决定设计一款界面传感器，旨在从导航和通信两方面辅助消防员。为增强消防员在建筑物内的显示能力，我们选择改造其自给式呼吸器（SCBA）。该防毒面具将配备一块小型显示屏，无需额外支持即可向消防员直接显示关键信息。我们采用Google Glass以极简方式将关键信息投射至眼前，同时通过添加LED灯模拟他人呼叫名字或其他声音信号来增强交互。虽然原型聚焦于消防员在建筑物内搜索与救援的两项核心功能，但二者结合可强化消防员在建筑内搜索时的显示体验，从而提升准确性、速度及整体操作体验。