Semi-autonomous indoor firefighting UAV

Abeer Imdoukh, Ahmed Shaker, Aya Al-Toukhy, Darin Kablaoui, Mohammed El-Abd

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Abstract

Fire is one of the critical problems that have not been solved yet despite the technological development. Human losses are the most important aspect related to fires. Since it may be impossible to prevent fire from occurring, it would be helpful to minimize its impact in terms of human losses. The fact that unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) can handle dangerous and risky tasks as well as their fast and efficient performance allows them to be used in fire related problems such as entering and exploring disastrous zones. Hence, an indoor fireproof unmanned aerial vehicle that enables searching for survivors and locating them in minimal time is developed. The UAV is designed such that it can fly while carrying a fire extinguisher. Cameras are mounted on the UAV such that the person in control of the UAV is able to view the environment. In this way, the safety of firemen is ensured, since they know exactly where to go.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication2017 18th International Conference on Advanced Robotics, ICAR 2017
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Pages310-315
Number of pages6
ISBN (Electronic)9781538631577
DOIs
StatePublished - 30 Aug 2017
Event18th International Conference on Advanced Robotics, ICAR 2017 - Hong Kong, China
Duration: 10 Jul 201712 Jul 2017

Publication series

Name2017 18th International Conference on Advanced Robotics, ICAR 2017

Conference

Conference18th International Conference on Advanced Robotics, ICAR 2017
Country/TerritoryChina
CityHong Kong
Period10/07/1712/07/17

Keywords

  • Accelerometer
  • Barometer
  • Communication
  • Digital camera
  • Fire-fighting
  • Gyroscope
  • Indoor navigation
  • Magnetometer
  • Microcontroller
  • Motors
  • Radio control
  • Semi-autonomous
  • Sonar sensor
  • Temperature sensor
  • Thermal camera
  • UAV

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