Research & Development
RIB IMS is happy to support research projects, because iTWO fm is software that makes it easy to manage and control complex systems and requirements. That's why it's easy for us to think outside the box and explore the true limits of our system.
We particularly enjoy getting involved in challenging research projects - we have been participating in scientific studies of the Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) since 2009.
In interdisciplinary Teams we have developed concepts for civil security and laid the foundations for innovative software solutions.
Our daily work also benefits from the interdisciplinary research work of RIB IMS. By involving iTWO fm in ever new tasks, we also broaden our view for further improvements in the interest of our customers.
Advantages through research
- Localisation of weak points in the infrastructure
- Visualization of user-specific processes and information
- Data collection and consolidation in a database environment
- User-specific evaluations
Outstanding are two research projects
In the years of RIB IMS research, two projects have proven to be outstanding:
- Spider
- MulikOSi
Both projects were accompanied by the Federal Ministry of Education and Research. They have created marketable results and also provided diverse impulses for the development of iTWO fm / IMSWARE. Our customers also benefit from this.
The SPIDER research project was approved in the Federal Government's "Research for Civil Security" programme. The consortium investigated how the management of a large-scale emergency can be optimised by incorporating new communication options for rescue and medical services. Furthermore, a concept for dynamic escape routing was researched in order to guide fleeing visitors out of the danger zone as quickly as possible, taking into account the current damage situation.
The aim of the SPIDER research project was to provide the relief and rescue forces in a major emergency with a holistic, intelligent communication and information system. For the first time, information from a CAFMsystem for the emergency forces involved in a large-scale emergency. On the one hand, this should enable efficient emergency process management for all involved. On the other hand, visitors should be guided out of the danger zone as quickly as possible and in a way that is safe for the current damage situation.
The Main objective of the RIB IMS was to conduct fundamental research on the integration of building management information and software to support emergency forces. For this purpose, information from building management systems had to be made usable for use in large-scale emergencies, for which several sub-goals had to be achieved:
- Survey of the relevant data for emergency process management dates such as building automation data points and alarm points
- Connection of existing building technology (building automation, building management system) to the CAFM system
- Coupling CAFM data with a people flow simulation to explore an adaptive escape routing system that can adapt to dynamic hazards (fire, smoke, locked doors)
- Estimation of the number of affected visitors as an indication of the persons still to be rescued and as input for the person flow simulation
In order to make this information accessible to the actors in a major emergency, an XML-based exchange language, the so-called PRML (Protection and Rescue Markup Language), was researched together with the research partners. The RIB IMS was significantly involved in this. One of the main results of the project is the iTWO fm emergency protection module.
project partners
- German Red Cross
- State Office for Central Police Services, NRW
- Fire department Gelsenkirchen
- Catholic clinics Bochum
- Koelnmesse GmbH
- PRO DV AG
- CKS Systems GmbH & Co. KG
- TU Dortmund University: Chair of Communication Networks, Institute of Psychology
- University of Duisburg-Essen: Physics of Transport and Traffic
The MultikOSi research project was approved in the Federal Government's "Research for Civil Security II" programme. The consortium is investigating how events can be made safer. It incorporates the latest findings on human behaviour and takes into account the area of tension between security, economic efficiency and freedom.
Events such as public viewing, city festivals or concerts are a regular part of urban life. However, organisers and security forces have so far lacked scientifically sound and practical planning aids for the necessary security concepts to prevent accidents.
In an interdisciplinary consortium and together with associated partners and subcontractors, the MultikOSi project is researching support systems for the planning and implementation of large-scale urban events. The Federal Ministry of Education and Research is funding the project with 3.3 million euros as part of the "Research for Civil Security II" programme.
The project team is pooling its expertise from the fields of event security, mathematics, computer science, sociology and civil engineering to develop a better understanding of the processes involved in large-scale urban events, to research new models of visitor flows and to link these together. The aim is to develop a tool to support planning and optimization of security concepts for events can be derived. The interactions of criteria such as security, openness and economic efficiency are the focus of optimisation. With the comprehensive and interdisciplinary approach, new methods for planning events are to be created that enable a smooth process with a high level of visitor satisfaction. The scientific results can later be used to develop new software tools for event planning.
The RIB IMS will share its expertise regarding the Collection, aggregation and consolidation of large divergent data sets into the network. It will network the partners' systems and research a web portal for event planners. Furthermore, RIB IMS is pursuing the goal of supporting responsible persons in the creation of security concepts with its sub-project. For this purpose, relevant CAFM data and the research results of the partners are prepared and made available in a practical manner. In cooperation with the partners, legal and organisational aspects are included to support planning, in addition to the behaviour and perception of the visitors.
project partners
- Munich University of Applied Sciences: Computer Science and Mathematics
- TU Munich: Computational Modelling and Simulation, Department of Safety and Security
- TU Kaiserslautern: Urban Sociology, Mathematics
- University of Koblenz-Landau: Mathematics Institute
- VDS GmbH - Event | Service | security
Subcontractor: Vabeg Eventsafety Deutschland GmbH
Associated Partner: Bavarian State Criminal Police Office, Strategic Innovation Center
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