Utilization of a Sensor Array for the Risk-Aware Navigation in Industrial Plants at Risk of NaTech Accidents

Abstract This paper presents an overview of the ROSSINI project, illustrating its general objectives and how it places itself within the overall field of seismic risk-aware navigation systems. In particular, it describes the use of a sensor array for the integrated risk-aware navigation in industrial plants at risk of NaTech accidents. The integration of structural and environmental risks estimated and measured in different ways is presented as part of an integrated risk identification and evaluation (RIE) module. This module will be used along with a series of logic to combine and map the possible risks spatially within an industrial plant’s layout. It is seen how this information can then be used to not only compute the safest path to safety for a worker located within such a plant but also how mobile communications can be used to aid and guide them in different scenarios. All of this stems from the use of a sensor array network in a relatively novel way within this particular context. The paper discusses the progress to date and presents the ongoing results of a pilot case study application of the system to an industrial plant facility in Italy.