Implementation of an Convergence Wearable Suit Equipped with a Location Tracking Multifunction based on a Carbon Nano Heating Fabric for the Safety of Marine Accidents : Convergence Wearable Suit for Low Temperature and Low Temperature Burn Protection
Authors:   Korea Safety Culture Society, Yoon Jong Hwa , Kim Sung Ho 
Published: September 2024

This study aims to develop an amphibious wearable suit that combines a carbon nano heating fabric and a location tracking device for the prevention and safety of the human body's hypothermia in case of marine accidents. To prevent hypothermia, we develop a fusion wearable suit based on design production technology according to the far-infrared emission of planar heating elements, safety through far-infrared emission and strain experiments, and RF communication necessary for location tracking in the ocean. In particular, it uses a waterproof integrated battery and connection cable that can be charged by USB and enables location tracking of complex transmitters around the world using mobile SOS maps.
Marine accidents often lead to death due to extreme hypothermia, and suits caused by conventional heating wires have complained of skin damage due to low-temperature burns on the skin. Overcoming this problem, we manufacture a fusion wearable suit that can expand the market to athleisure outdoor clothing through the development of Stylish & Trendy designs. Existing heating wires secure far-infrared effects and antibacterial properties by manufacturing planar heating elements woven with nanocarbon components. These nanocarbon planar heating elements are effective in preventing low and low-temperature burns. In addition, general-purpose low-current batteries and waterproof connection cables are used to provide convenience to users, and weight reduction and usage time are expanded.
In particular, the marine area of Korea is 4.4 times that of the land change, and it is very difficult for a small number of maritime police to control a wide area. In the event of a marine accident, the cost and economic loss of the patrol boat, helicopter, Coast Guard personnel, and attached infrastructure to the accident point are very large. Therefore, for accurate location tracking, we propose a complex receiver module capable of RF communication and satellite communication. Recently, the Coast Guard has installed a large number of receiving repeaters to enable the social safety net linkage service to the Mobile SOS Map.
As marine leisure activities and sports activities expand, marine accidents are also expanding. After the accident, the death accident due to hypothermia could be experienced through the overturning of the Japanese Hugaido tourist ship. It is very important to secure the safety of accidents and divers before and after accidents. The results of this study can secure a social safety consensus by supporting survivors and solving the life support problem of divers. In particular, by fusing RF communication and satellite communication complex receivers for location tracking functions, police patrol ships, divers mobilization, and multiple units' costs are reduced when an accident is dispatched, and accurate location tracking is possible. Therefore, it is possible to transmit compatible RFs and secure GPS functions through a number of RF transceiver conversion rescue equipment installed in the Navy and Coast Guard (instrumental ships and safety relief ships) on an area 4.4 times the land, and to suppress deaths due to hypothermia during Golden Time. In addition, accidents caused by the spread of leisure sports activities can be minimized through linkage with the Mobile SOS social safety net.