5G med4PAN

The med4PAN project is researching and testing the possibilities of using innovative technologies to improve medical care in rural regions.

With the help of 5G, patients as well as medical staff and important objects are to be precisely localized.

• Locating patients is proving to be particularly significant when it comes to caring for certain groups of patients with special needs, such as those who are mentally confused or suffer from dementia.
• Locating medical personnel enables immediate communication and rapid response. In larger medical facilities, locating specialized personnel in the event of an emergency becomes a potentially life-saving measure that also saves valuable time in daily operations.
• The precise location of medical equipment also opens up the possibility of using time and financial resources efficiently, optimizing processes and avoiding unnecessary delays.

Overall, the med4PAN project is making a significant contribution to shaping the future of hospital care. The precise localization of patients, medical staff and equipment opens up opportunities to improve efficiency, increase safety and ultimately save lives.

The core component for successful implementation of localization is high accuracy. Here, the importance of 5G technology, which serves as an indispensable basis for spatially accurate positioning, becomes apparent. Within the scope of this pioneering project, the localization of devices is also being intensively researched and tested. The 5G fingerprinting method is being used for this purpose.

5G fingerprinting is a method of localization that creates a unique signature or "fingerprint" for different positions. This fingerprint is created from a combination of parameters, including signal strengths, delay times and more, received from mobile devices at different locations. This method provides high localization accuracy, but requires extensive mapping and regular updating of fingerprints.

Steffen Meyer explains exactly how 5G fingerprinting works in the video.

In addition to Fraunhofer IIS, the Technical University of Deggendorf, which is leading the project, the district of Rottal-Inn as well as the hospital located there, the BRK Pfarrkirchen and the companies medDV and becon are involved in the project..

Website of the project: https://www.med4pan.de/