RTK+UWB positioning electronic badges + positioning helmets ensure the safe production of personnel in factories and mines
RTK+UWB positioning electronic badges + positioning helmets ensure the safe production of personnel in factories and mines, providing seamless indoor and outdoor personnel positioning without blind spots.
The factory director entered the dilution kettle for maintenance, and just one minute later, he collapsed inside the kettle. The team leader went in to rescue him, but also collapsed. Both died.
The surveillance footage showed that it took less than 60 seconds from the moment he entered the kettle to the moment he lost consciousness.
During these 60 seconds, if someone were to look at the surveillance screen, what would they see?
Nothing can be seen. Because the person is inside the kettle - indoors, enclosed, and without signal - the positioning system has already shown offline.
During these 60 seconds, the system displayed that the positioning was normal, but the person had already disappeared.
Upon reflection, there is one question that cannot be ignored:
If we could have located the factory director inside the kettle in real time and noticed his prolonged immobility, could we have detected it a minute earlier? Could we have prevented the team leader from blindly attempting a rescue?
But the reality is: traditional GPS positioning simply cannot function properly indoors. As soon as a person enters an indoor environment, the system may display offline status or location drift - this is not a device malfunction, but an objective limitation determined by the technical principle.
Workers wear electronic badges and positioning helmets as required and enter the work area. Management personnel only see "signal loss" or "position drift" on the monitoring screen - even though the personnel are actually in indoor corridors, underground utility tunnels, or signal-obstructed areas, the system displays them as being hundreds of meters away.
The issue of positioning distortion and loss of contact in blind areas is a common challenge in safety management across various operational scenarios, directly affecting personnel safety control and emergency response efficiency.
Due to the limitations of on-site conditions, such difficulties are prevalent in the industry:
The operation areas are scattered, and there is severe signal obstruction in steel structure factories, underground spaces, and multi-story buildings, making it easy for positioning signals to be interrupted. Traditional GPS becomes ineffective indoors, and once personnel enter these areas, their positioning is lost, creating large monitoring blind spots. It is impossible to track personnel engaged in scattered operations. The inspection routes are long and the operation areas are scattered, making it difficult for management personnel to grasp the real-time distribution of all personnel. This results in slow response to emergencies, inability to quickly and accurately locate personnel positions during emergencies, and waste of critical rescue time. This can easily lead to the most dangerous chain:
Personnel enter the indoor blind zone → The system displays distorted location or goes offline → Unable to quickly locate in emergency situations → Delayed rescue response
In accordance with relevant industry safety management requirements, full coverage and traceability of personnel positioning are the basic bottom line for enterprise safety control. "Missing" due to positioning blind spots not only increases personnel safety risks, but also potentially exposes enterprises to compliance penalties and accountability investigations. Addressing positioning blind spots has become a rigid demand in the industry.
1. Real pain points in the industry: Traditional positioning cannot solve the problem of "losing track of things indoors"
The current positioning methods relied on on-site, in real and complex operational environments, all exhibit significant shortcomings, making it difficult to achieve precise positioning across all scenarios:
method
limitation
GPS-located electronic work badge + GPS-located safety helmet
The indoor signal is weak, leading to significant positioning drift errors, and even direct offline indications, which cannot meet the requirements of indoor positioning
Manual roll-call
The system lacks real-time performance, enabling only post-event investigation. It cannot dynamically track personnel locations and is unable to respond to emergency situations
video surveillance
The coverage is limited, and there are natural blind spots in areas such as underground utility tunnels and equipment corners, resulting in low retrieval and tracing efficiency
Walkie-talkie call
Relying on personnel to report proactively, there may be situations in emergencies where personnel are unable to operate or respond, resulting in insufficient communication reliability
The fundamental shortcomings are immediately apparent:
The existing positioning solution only addresses "visibility outdoors" but fails to achieve "integrated precise positioning for both indoors and outdoors". While it appears to meet safety protection requirements, it actually leaves a fatal management blind spot. If overlooked, compliance risks will be attributed to it, which is a common hidden danger for many enterprises.
II. Technical Solution: Indoor and outdoor integrated positioning, seamless switching without missing positions
To overcome the challenge of "indoor and outdoor positioning blind spots", there is a clear and mature solution direction in the industry:
By adopting a fusion mode of "outdoor Beidou RTK high-precision positioning + indoor Bluetooth positioning", seamless switching between indoor and outdoor positioning is achieved. Location information is reported to the management platform in real-time, ensuring that personnel can be accurately located and tracked in real-time, whether they are indoors or outdoors.
A mature technology path verified by industry practice, adaptable to various complex operational scenarios:
Outdoor positioning: Single-Beidou dual-frequency RTK positioning, with sub-meter accuracy (30cm±1PPM), stable positioning and no drift in open environments. Indoor positioning: Bluetooth positioning, effectively covering indoor corridors, underground utility tunnels, and other areas with weak signals, eliminating indoor blind spots. Smart switching: Automatically switches positioning modes according to the operating environment, without manual intervention, ensuring seamless switching and uninterrupted positioning. Real-time reporting: 4G Cat1 network-wide transmission, synchronously pushing personnel location, status, and time to the management platform, achieving dynamic visual control of all personnel. This completely changes the traditional management mode of "people seeking the system and passive investigation" to "the system actively tracking and providing real-time alerts", significantly improving safety management efficiency and reducing control risks.
III. Compliant and practical product: Beidou high-precision positioning electronic work badge + positioning safety helmet BD30
Addressing the industry's persistent pain point of "blind spots and loss of contact" in indoor and outdoor personnel positioning, and in accordance with industry safety management compliance requirements, U-View Technology has developed the BD30 Beidou high-precision positioning electronic badge + positioning safety helmet. This provides a practical, verifiable, and comprehensive positioning solution that is suitable for various work scenarios, filling the management gap where "people are on site but cannot be found".
[Core Function] Based on actual product testing metrics, accurately addressing pain points
function
indicator
value
Outdoor positioning
Single Beidou RTK, supporting B1I/B1C/B2a, with an accuracy of 30cm±1PPM
Stable positioning and no drift in open environments
indoor positioning
Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) 5.3, operating within the frequency range of 2400MHz to 2483.5MHz
Fully cover indoor corridors and underground spaces
contact method
4G Cat1 supports all networks and is compatible with the three major telecom operators
Data transmission is stable and delay-free
positioning frequency
The setting range is 1 second to 30 seconds, with a default of 2 seconds
Real-time tracking of personnel movements
battery life guarantee
2500mAh explosion-proof battery, intelligent sleep function
Meet the all-day operation endurance demand
data protocol
Compatible with JT/T808 and extended protocols
It can be directly integrated into mainstream regulatory platforms
[Safety Management Function] Comprehensively safeguarding operational safety
Real-time location tracking: Indoor and outdoor location information is reported to the Beidou management platform in real time, allowing the monitoring center to grasp the distribution of all personnel on one screen. Historical trajectory playback: The system fully records the operational paths of personnel and supports retrospective queries for any given time period, facilitating safety reviews and accountability tracing. Electronic fence alarm: Multiple electronic fences can be created according to management needs, automatically triggering an alarm when personnel violate access rules. SOS one-click alarm: In emergency situations, personnel can trigger a distress call with one click, and the device simultaneously initiates local audible and visual alerts as well as vibrations. Two-way voice communication: Supports whitelist two-way communication, with the backend able to issue text and voice broadcasts to ensure emergency communication. Blind spot compensation: Supports caching of 500 pieces of positioning data, automatically retransmitting upon network signal recovery to ensure continuous trajectory tracking. Low battery alarm: Monitors battery status in real time, automatically alerting when battery level is low to prevent personnel loss due to device offline. Remote management: Supports FOTA remote upgrades and remote shutdown, reducing equipment operation and maintenance costs
[Applicable Scenario] Product certification application, covering all industries
scene
applied value
Intelligent environmental sanitation
Precise control over the distribution, trajectory, and attendance of operating personnel
Smart Construction Site
Worker positioning, safety zone control, emergency rescue dispatch
Intelligent Chemical Industry
Ex ib IIC T4Gb/Ex ib IIIC T130℃Db Intrinsic Safety Explosion-proof Certification
Smart Scenic Area
Tourist evacuation, personnel scheduling, and security monitoring
Smart elderly care/campus
Electronic fence for preventing loss, SOS emergency call, and anti-disturbance mode
IV. Command and dispatch management platform: Visible control, tangible peace of mind
The supporting command and dispatch management platform provides full-service management support for electronic badges and positioning helmets, enabling digital and visual control of personnel and equipment, completely eliminating the traditional management dilemma of "passive investigation":
Real-time location monitoring: Integrating a high-precision map engine, allowing for comprehensive control of all personnel locations on a single screen. Tracking and mileage statistics: Clearly presenting personnel operation status, facilitating operation assessment and safety review. Electronic fence creation and alarm management: Providing timely warnings for violations, preventing regional control risks. Alarm information statistics and analysis: Accurately identifying potential safety hazards, optimizing safety management plans. Personnel scheduling and voice management: Enabling rapid transmission of instructions in emergency situations. Remote device upgrades and maintenance: Reducing operation and maintenance costs, ensuring stable equipment operation. Core value: Electronic badges + positioning helmets. While achieving precise personnel positioning, the system synchronizes location information to the management terminal in real-time, truly filling the management gap of "people on site but not found", helping enterprises implement safety control requirements and avoid compliance risks.
5. Product reliability indicators, suitable for various harsh scenarios
environmental adaptability
Operating temperature: -30℃~60℃ Storage temperature: -40℃~80℃ Operating humidity: 10%~95% non-condensing It can adapt to various harsh environments such as severe cold, extreme heat, and humidity
Protection level
Dust and water proof: IP67, capable of withstanding outdoor rain and dusty environments. Explosion-proof certification: Ex ib IIC T4Gb / Ex ib IIIC T130℃Db, suitable for special operation scenarios such as chemical industry. Power supply and charging
Battery capacity: 2500mAh explosion-proof battery Charging duration: about 4 hours to fully charge Charging method: magnetic charging + Type-C dual interface, supports centralized charging cabinet batch management Positioning performance
First positioning time: Cold start 28 seconds, hot start 1 second, reacquisition 1 second. Sensitivity: Cold start -148dBm, tracking -163dBm. It can quickly acquire satellite signals in complex environments, ensuring stable positioning
VI. Consensus on Safety Management
Technology cannot replace management, but it can effectively eliminate management blind spots and enhance management efficiency.
The true safety bottom line for indoor and outdoor personnel management is: not only to achieve personnel positioning, but also to ensure real-time traceability and traceability across all indoor and outdoor scenarios.
For every safety manager:
The controllable position that can be seen, and the blind area that cannot be seen, are the most fatal.
More importantly:
More importantly, positioning electronic badges and safety helmets, rather than just "for show", can address the shortcomings in indoor blind spots. This is not only to safeguard personnel safety and avoid compliance risks, but also a responsibility of every manager.
Youshi Technology BD30 Beidou high-precision positioning electronic work badge + positioning safety helmet
Backed by actual performance measurements and guided by regulatory requirements
Solve the problem of indoor and outdoor positioning blind spots
Keep every personnel within sight
Ensure that every investment in safety is not just a "display"