DocumentCode :
2182263
Title :
An autonomous firefighting robot
Author :
Hassanein, Ahmed ; Elhawary, Mohanad ; Jaber, Nour ; El-Abd, Mohammed
Author_Institution :
Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, American University of Kuwait, Kuwait
fYear :
2015
fDate :
27-31 July 2015
Firstpage :
530
Lastpage :
535
Abstract :
The field of firefighting has long been a dangerous one, and there have been numerous and devastating losses because of a lack in technological advancement. Additionally, the current methods applied in firefighting are inadequate and inefficient relying heavily on humans who are prone to error, no matter how extensively they have been trained. A recent trend that has become popular is to use robots instead of humans to handle fire hazards. This is mainly because they can be used in situations that are too dangerous for any individual to involve themselves in. In our project, we develop a robot that is able to locate and extinguish fire in a given environment. The robot navigates the arena and avoids any obstacles it faces in its excursion.
Keywords :
Bluetooth; Cameras; Compass; Fires; Microcontrollers; Robot sensing systems; digital compass; flame sensor; infrared sensor; microcontroller; proximity sensor; ultrasonic sensor;
fLanguage :
English
Publisher :
ieee
Conference_Titel :
Advanced Robotics (ICAR), 2015 International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Istanbul, Turkey
Type :
conf
DOI :
10.1109/ICAR.2015.7251507
Filename :
7251507
Link To Document :
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