Project Sherloc: High-precision locator and sensors for high-risk professions

The Scherloc system developed by Indra incorporates the latest advances in indoor positioning systems (IPS) and global positioning (GPS, Glonass) to guarantee an uninterrupted, highly accurate signal for locating people and monitoring vital signs.

Indra, Spanish multinational consulting and technology company, participates as an integrator, designer of the HW architecture and communication protocols in the R&D project called Sherloc (hybrid remote stress and location system), together with the universities of Valladolid and Polytechnic University of Madrid, and the companies Luce IT y Aitex. The objective of this is the development of a high-precision person localization system that monitors the individual's vital signs in real time, designed to respond to the needs of law enforcement personnel, hospital staff, airports, oil industry personnel, etc. with stress levels due to the risk situations they are exposed to.

The system incorporates the locator and sensors that analyze the person's biometric parameters in a wristband or anklet (heart rate and skin conductivity, as well as a button with which the professional can trigger an alarm in case of being in danger, además de configurarse para generar avisos en caso de caídas o accidentes o síntomas de cansancio. Desde el centro de control se recibe la señal y se presenta sobre una aplicación cartográfica, con el fin de reaccionar de forma rápida ante cualquier situación imprevista, ya que se conoce la posición exacta en la que se encuentra la persona.

El sistema Sherloc incorpora los últimos avances en sistemas de posicionamiento Indoor (IPS) and global positioning (GPS, Glonass), lo que garantiza una señal de máxima precisión ininterrumpida. Frente a otros sistemas que ofrecen una precisión limitada y requieren costosos equipos e instalación, Sherloc se comercializará a un coste competitivo y no necesitará calibrarse para localizar personas en el interior de edificios.

The development of this system has been carried out from the Security Center of Excellence that Indra has in León, specialized in the development of localization systems and generation of digital signals. From its facilities have come out, inter alia, frequency jammers to protect critical infrastructures or the man-overboard beacon system.