Shipyard / Confined Space / Hazardous Work

Confined Space Personnel Positioning System · LoRa Self-Networking for Ship Cabins

In-cabin BLE beacons, out-cabin LoRa relays and on-deck LoRa base stations — real-time personnel position in ship cabins and narrow spaces, with controlled access, visible headcount and verified identity.

In-cabin BLEBLE beacons as landmarks, cabin-level position
LoRa Self-NetWorks without public network
Live HeadcountDense / hazardous zones always visible
Boarding VerifyGate check, no unauthorized boarding
Confined-space personnel positioning - real ship cabin work scene
PAIN POINTS

Why confined-space workers are hard to manage?

Enclosed cabins, signal shielding and crowded crews — manual sign-in is slow and blurry; headcount relies on shouting and guessing

🛰️

GPS blind in cabin

Steel hulls severely block satellite signals; conventional trackers go blind inside, position lost.

📵

No public network

Shipyards, shafts, tanks lack 4G/5G; data cannot be sent out, platform sees nothing.

⚠️

Crowded & hazardous

Multiple trades cross-working in narrow cabins; unclear headcount and distribution raise risk.

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Manual sign-in

Paper log at boarding/cabin entry; identity hard to verify, omissions unnoticed, no traceability.

CORE DESIGN

Cabin, out-cabin and deck — one network

BLE beacons as in-cabin landmarks, LoRa relays as out-cabin repeaters, LoRa base as deck aggregator — no public network needed

Cabin · Positioning

🔵 GB50 BLE Beacons + MK3 Locator

Inside the cabin, GB50 BLE beacons act as position landmarks; workers wear MK3 locators scanning beacons to resolve cabin-level position.

  • One beacon = one location; cabin/zone is the coordinate
  • MK3 auto indoor positioning on entering cabin
  • Battery powered, wireless, movable with work face
  • Granularity: beacon spacing = accuracy, fits cabin control
Out-cabin / Deck · Backhaul

📡 LoRa Relay + LoRa Base

LoRa relays along out-cabin walkways chain-repeat; LoRa base stations on deck aggregate all data to cloud or local platform.

  • LoRa self-network, no public network or satellite
  • Relays chain along walkways/hatches, full coverage
  • Base aggregates then uplinks; private deployment possible
  • Platform unifies in-cabin and out-cabin positions
💡 Key point: In-cabin, "beacon + MK3" completes positioning and identity capture; out-cabin, "LoRa relay + base" completes cross-zone backhaul; both converge on the platform. The whole chain needs no 4G/5G or GPS, working normally in shipyards, shafts and other network-free environments.
ARCHITECTURE

Architecture · Cabin to deck, one map

In-cabin beacons, out-cabin relays and deck base deployed in layers, unified on platform

🖥️ Platform Web · APP Deck · LoRa base aggregate Deck (open, cloud / local platform) LoRa Base LoRa Base Out-cabin walkway / hatch · LoRa relay LoRa Relay LoRa Relay Cabin (confined space) · GB50 BLE beacons GB50 BLE beacons (one = one location) MK3 (worker) BLE LoRa backhaul LoRa aggregate uplink
One network, three layers: In cabin — MK3 scans GB50 beacons for cabin-level positioning; out cabin — LoRa relays chain along walkways/hatches; on deck — LoRa base aggregates all data, uplink to cloud or private deployment. Platform unifies, in-cabin and out-cabin positions stay continuous.
DEPLOYMENT

How to deploy? Four things

Flexible with work face, no public network, easy to install

🔵

Beacons in cabin

GB50 BLE beacons on cabin walls, 3~4 per cabin, location = ID

📡

Relays on walkway

LoRa relays chain along out-cabin walkways/hatches, cross-cabin coverage

🗼

Base on deck

LoRa base on open deck, aggregates data, uplink / local platform

🪪

Gate verification

Cabin/boarding entry with identity verification and info notice terminal

DATA FLOW

From boarding to screen, five steps

🪪

Verify

Swipe identity at boarding/cabin entry, authorized only, auto-logged

🔵

In-cabin locate

Wear MK3, auto BLE beacon positioning, resolve cabin

📡

LoRa relay

Position data chain-relayed by out-cabin relays to deck base

🗼

Base aggregate

Deck base aggregates all data, uplink to cloud or local platform

🖥️

Platform view

Headcount, distribution, identity in one screen, emergency ready

HARDWARE

Core Hardware

Four terminal types cooperate into a complete confined-space personnel positioning network

MK3 locator
Personnel terminal

MK3 Locator (wearable)

BLE scan + LoRa backhaul · in/out cabin
  • Worn on helmet or badge, auto BLE positioning in cabin
  • Out cabin via LoRa relay/base, no public network
  • Identity binding, swipe links to personnel info
  • SOS one-button alarm, direct to platform
  • IP67, fits cabin wet, dusty, metallic environment
GB50 BLE beacon
In-cabin infrastructure

GB50 BLE Beacon

One beacon = one location, cabin landmark
  • Broadcasts unique location ID, ID = cabin/zone
  • Battery for years, wireless, maintenance-free
  • Wall-magnet-tie flexible install, fast move with work face
  • Dust/water proof, fits narrow wet cabin
LoRa relay
Out-cabin backhaul

LoRa Relay

Chain repeat, cross-cabin full coverage
  • Along out-cabin walkways/hatches, extends LoRa coverage
  • Forwards MK3 positioning data to deck base
  • Wireless, battery/mains dual mode, flexible
  • Industrial grade, shipyard outdoor & wet proof
LoRa base station
Deck aggregator

LoRa Base Station

Deck aggregate, cloud / local platform
  • On open deck, aggregates all LoRa terminal data
  • Uplink to cloud, or private local deployment
  • Data can stay on-site, meets security needs
  • Multi-base cellular, covers large yard & berths
PLATFORM

Five Platform Functions

👥

Live Headcount

Real-time count and distribution per cabin, hatch, deck; dense/hazardous zones always visible

🪪

Boarding Verify

Swipe identity at boarding/cabin entry, authorized only, auto-logged, no unauthorized entry

🚪

Cabin Entry Notice

Entry screen shows current in-cabin personnel, work notice and safety tips, reaching the front line

🚧

Geo-fence

Hazardous cabin / no-entry zone fencing, intrusion alarm with on-site intervention

🆘

SOS & Evacuation

MK3 one-button SOS reports position, guide evacuation and roll-call by cabin on emergency

📈

Track Replay

Cabin in/out and inter-cabin movement replay, accident analysis and accountability

ALERTS

Multi-dimensional Alerts

Alert TypeTriggerLevelAction
SOSMK3 SOS buttonCriticalPopup + SMS/call to manager, with cabin
Hazard cabin entryEnter no-entry/unauth cabinCriticalAlarm + on-site broadcast/guard intervention
Cabin overcrowdCabin headcount over limitMajorSuggest dispersal, avoid crowd/cross-work risk
Verify failUnauthorized tries to enterMajorGate block and log, notify security
OverstayIn cabin over time (per shift)MajorCheck stranded, trigger verification if abnormal
No-movePosition unchanged longMajorGuard call verify, on-site check if needed
OfflineLocator no data timeoutNoticeCheck device fault or out-net, avoid fake-online
Low batteryBattery below thresholdNoticeRemind charge/swap, keep online whole shift
ADVANTAGES

Six Advantages

🔵

Cabin-level accuracy

BLE beacons, cabin/zone clear, no more blind-in-cabin

📡

No public network

LoRa self-network backhaul, works in yard/shaft without 4G

👥

Live headcount

Dense/hazard zones visible anytime, gain golden time

🪪

Identity gate

Verify before boarding/cabin, no unauthorized, traceable

🛡️

Data secure

Private deployment, data can stay on-site, meets secrecy

🧱

Elastic deploy

Beacons/relays move fast with work face, plan once cover all

SCENARIOS

Four typical confined-space scenarios

🚢

Ship cabins

Cabin, multi-deck personnel positioning & identity verify

🛢️

Tanks / vessels

Confined vessel internal maintenance headcount & position

🕳️

Tunnel / shaft

Underground confined-space patrol zone control

🏗️

Holes / pits

Enclosed hole, underground engineering in/out & distribution

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