Title :
Fault-Secure Multi-Detector Fire Protection System for Trains
Author :
Amer, Hassanein H. ; Daoud, Ramez M.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electron. Eng., American Univ., Cairo
Abstract :
This paper presents the design of a low-cost, robust and fault-secure fire protection system for trains. This system consists of three temperature detectors and three smoke detectors whose outputs are connected to a controller. The system produces three warning signals: fire, alarm and cigarette. The system takes into account the presence or absence of wind and is expected to be extremely useful in cargo trains in developing countries. Also, the probability of false alerts is minimized
Keywords :
railway safety; smoke detectors; temperature sensors; cargo trains; fault-secure fire protection; multidetector fire protection; smoke detectors; temperature detectors; Fires; Hazards; Ionization; Microcontrollers; Protection; Railway safety; Robustness; Smoke detectors; Temperature control; Temperature sensors;
Conference_Titel :
Instrumentation and Measurement Technology Conference, 2005. IMTC 2005. Proceedings of the IEEE
Conference_Location :
Ottawa, Ont.
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-8879-8
DOI :
10.1109/IMTC.2005.1604452
