A smarter fire sprinkler

Author

Neves, Rogério ; Zampirolli, Francisco ; Okazaki, Thiago

Author_Institution

UFABC, Sao Paulo, Brazil

fYear

2012

fDate

2-4 May 2012

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

4

Abstract

The following describes an application model of a robotic fire guard, an automated fire extinguishing system for detection and localized handling of potential outbreaks using an Infra-Red (IR) camera and a turret mounted dispenser. The acquired IR image is processed and the sources of heat isolated, the turret is successively aimed towards the fire by a targeting control system before releasing the fire suppressant. A proof of concept has been built using retail components and a commercial viability study has been performed pointing out its market potential.

Keywords

building management systems; cameras; flame retardants; flameproofing; image processing; image sensors; infrared imaging; robot vision; IR image acquisition; automated fire extinguishing system; fire suppressant; heat sources; infrared camera; localized potential outbreak handling; proof of concept; robotic fire guard; smarter fire sprinkler; targeting control system; turret mounted dispenser; Actuators; Buildings; Cameras; Fires; Heating; Prototypes; Fire sprinkler; active fire protection;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Communications Control and Signal Processing (ISCCSP), 2012 5th International Symposium on

Conference_Location

Rome

Print_ISBN

978-1-4673-0274-6

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ISCCSP.2012.6217821

Filename

6217821