Fire Fighting Drone

Project Title

Fire Fighting Drone

Project Area of Specialization Electrical/Electronic EngineeringProject Summary

As populations increase and building densities rise, high-rise buildings are in particular threat of fires. Fire rescue ladders and the length of fire hoses are usually under 50 meters, and their operations are oftentimes restricted to one side of the building. Simultaneously, traffic can also play a role in delaying the firefighters from reaching the location in time, as most high-rise buildings are located in the heart of cities. Firefighters generally have three goals – protect and save lives, extinguish fires, and protect/save physical properties. Until recently, firefighting tools were relatively low-tech – trucks, ladders, and hoses. But all that’s changing with firefighting drones.With increased urbanization, traffic, taller commercial and residential buildings, and new dangerous substances being used in construction, firefighters are looking at advances in aerial drone technologies to assist them in achieving their goals. Technologies such as electronic and gas sensors, heat-resistant materials, improved cameras, autonomous and swarm operations, and improved range and air time are being added to commercial drones to aid firefighters.

Project Objectives

•Firefighters generally have three goals

•protect and save lives

•extinguish fires

•protect/save physical properties.

•Until recently, firefighting tools were relatively

   low-tech – trucks, ladders, and hoses.

   But all that’s changing with firefighting drones.

•Our goal is:

•Cost

•Value of Human lives

•Fast and quick

•More efficient, Time saving

•Situational Awareness

•Search and rescue

•We will have to use a hexa-copter. The reason for selecting hexa-copter is it can easily lift more weight as compared to quad-copter and due to its six rotor design it is more stable.

Project Implementation Method

HEXA COPTER FRAME:-

We will have to use a hexa-copter. The reason for selecting hexa-copter is it can easily lift more weight as compared to quad-copter and due to its six rotor design it is more stable.

This paper presents a design and implementation of an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) for outdoor firefighting application. The proposed UAV firefighting system consists of a self-designed Hexacopter as platform, a transmission system to collect and release water, a real time kinematic (RTK) based navigation system and a mission control system to monitor and coordinate the UAV. In our proposed autonomous cooperative framework, the UAV finds an optimal path (with respect to distance and power consumption) to the fire spot at first. After arriving at the target on fire, the mission control system will guide the UAV to suppress the fire.

Situational awareness: In a typical scenario where a fire has broken out in a building, firefighters arrive at the spot and begin their operation with limited information about the extent of the fire and damage it has caused to the structure. 

Instead, with a fleet of drones, firefighters can begin with an aerial assessment of the scene and know the extent of the fire before starting their rescue operation using drones.

Reach difficult places: Drones are efficient in going to tight spaces since they are nimble and agile, and deploying them first avoidings putting humans in unsafe situations. 

Thermal assessment: In a firefighting situation,  firefighters work against the clock to save the lives and integrity of the structure. That is why it is important to direct their efforts towards the source of a fire.  Drones equipped with a thermal camera can assist firefighters to identify hotspots inside a blazing structure. Accordingly, firefighters can direct their efforts to bring the situation under control. 

Search and rescue:  Firefighters are actively involved in search and rescue missions. A thermal camera drone can do the job of 100 people by scanning a large area and identifying people in distress. During a natural calamity like an earthquake, thermal camera drones can fly over fallen structures and identify trapped individuals, and even identify dangerous leakages.

Benefits of the Project

Situational awareness: In a typical scenario where a fire has broken out in a building, firefighters arrive at the spot and begin their operation with limited information about the extent of the fire and damage it has caused to the structure. 

Instead, with a fleet of drones, firefighters can begin with an aerial assessment of the scene and know the extent of the fire before starting their rescue operation using drones.

Reach difficult places: Drones are efficient in going to tight spaces since they are nimble and agile, and deploying them first avoidings putting humans in unsafe situations. 

Thermal assessment: In a firefighting situation,  firefighters work against the clock to save the lives and integrity of the structure. That is why it is important to direct their efforts towards the source of a fire.  Drones equipped with a thermal camera can assist firefighters to identify hotspots inside a blazing structure. Accordingly, firefighters can direct their efforts to bring the situation under control. 

Search and rescue:  Firefighters are actively involved in search and rescue missions. A thermal camera drone can do the job of 100 people by scanning a large area and identifying people in distress. During a natural calamity like an earthquake, thermal camera drones can fly over fallen structures and identify trapped individuals, and even identify dangerous leakages.

Technical Details of Final Deliverable

HEXA COPTER FRAME 600mm:-

• Diagonal Lenght:- 600mm
• Weight :- 1110g

TRANSMITTER AND RECIEVER:-

• Frequancy:2GHz
• No channels: 6
• Range: 600m - 1Km 

Propellers:-

• Material: Carbon Fiber
• Lenght: 10 inch, Pitch:5.5

BLDC MOTORS

Batterys

Water Hose

Water pump

Gps Moodule

Flight Controller

???????Monitoring Camer

Final Deliverable of the Project Hardware SystemCore Industry OthersOther IndustriesCore Technology OthersOther TechnologiesSustainable Development Goals Good Health and Well-Being for People, Decent Work and Economic Growth, Sustainable Cities and CommunitiesRequired Resources

Item Name	Type	No. of Units	Per Unit Cost (in Rs)	Total (in Rs)
			Total in (Rs)	80000
Hexa copter farme	Equipment	1	10000	10000
Bldc motors	Equipment	6	3000	18000
Dji naza m lite flight controller	Equipment	1	10000	10000
Esc's	Equipment	6	1500	9000
lipo battery	Equipment	1	10000	10000
Water hose	Equipment	1	1000	1000
Water pump	Equipment	1	2000	2000
Camera	Equipment	1	4000	4000
Transmitter and Rciever	Equipment	1	4500	4500
propellers	Equipment	6	250	1500
Components Delivery	Miscellaneous	1	5000	5000
pcb	Miscellaneous	1	2500	2500
soldering	Miscellaneous	1	2500	2500
Hexa copter farme	Equipment	0	0	0
Bldc motors	Equipment	0	0	0
Dji naza m lite flight controller	Equipment	0	0	0
Esc's	Equipment	0	0	0
lipo battery	Equipment	0	0	0
Water hose	Equipment	0	0	0
Water pump	Equipment	0	0	0
Camera	Equipment	0	0	0
Transmitter and Rciever	Equipment	0	0	0
propellers	Equipment	0	0	0
Components Delivery	Miscellaneous	0	0	0
pcb	Miscellaneous	0	0	0
soldering	Miscellaneous	0	0	0