Mobile Fire fighting robot design and development
we will make a compact firefighting robot for helping firefighters at their task. We named this robot as FFR beta, which is a short form of Fire Fighting Robot beta variant. This robot will be controlled with the help of a remote-control application to evade any obstacles in the path, search, and ex
2025-06-28 16:34:09 - Adil Khan
Mobile Fire fighting robot design and development
Project Area of Specialization Mechanical EngineeringProject Summarywe will make a compact firefighting robot for helping firefighters at their task. We named this robot as FFR beta, which is a short form of Fire Fighting Robot beta variant. This robot will be controlled with the help of a remote-control application to evade any obstacles in the path, search, and extinguish the fire. Furthermore, this robot can increase the productivity, safety, efficiency, and quality of the task given. FFR beta is more compact and more flexible compared to Thermite and FireRob robots. Another advantage of FFR beta is in its ability to enter the location with a small entrance or narrow space. FFR beta will be a prototype Robot with the capability of extinguishing the fire.
To design a robot acting as frontman at a fire location which will extinguish the fire with the assistance of firefighter using a smartphone application.
We wanted to develop a robot that will be acting as a frontman. A firefighter will control the robot from a safe distance so he/she will not get injured or killed during firefighting. The firefighter will know what is in front of robot so, that he can move the robot while an ultrasonic sensor will also be an interface to give information if any object is in front missed by a firefighter with distance from that object. These inputs, as well as live streams in android application, will give enough information to perform the task safely and efficiently.
Project ObjectivesThe deliverables of the project are listed below:
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- measure distance between him and the obstacle
The robot will be able to measure the distance between him and any obstacle/hurdle/object in front of him and send the data to the application.
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- move by overcoming obstacles
The robot will move by overcoming obstacles as all-terrain chassis will be used which can move on irregular surfaces. The robot will be moved away from the object/obstacle when an object is detected using the command from the application.
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- extinguish the fire from a distance
The robot will extinguish the fire from a safe and distant location. A high-pressure water pump will be used to throw water with high pressure on fire to extinguish it from a distance.
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- act as frontman
The robot will be used as a frontman at a fire location keeping the firefighter at a safe location to effectively operate the robot and extinguish the fire.
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- detect fire
The robot will be able to detect whether the fire is extinguished properly, or some fire is still lit in surrounding when there is a lot of smoke making it difficult to see by the naked eye.
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- give feedback using the camera
The robot will give feedback to the application using a camera which will be streamed on the application. The camera will also record the operation and save it on the storage available on the on-board computer for the purpose of record.
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- be controlled using an application (smartphone)
A smartphone application will be developed in order to control the robot’s action and perform the desired operation
Project Implementation MethodImplementation would be done using the Following
- Chassis Design
- Robotic Arm Design
- Electronic Circuit Diagram of the Whole robot including the Robotic Arm
- Mobile Application Development
The firefighting robots can save a lot of lives someday, The lives of those affected by the fire disaster as well as lives of those people working as the firefighters, It can be useful in certain types of incidents where the environment will be very dangerous for the humans such as the hazardous materials, the radioactivity or the propane tank which can explode.
The robots assisting firefighters are not an often seen sight, There are robotic devices which can already be used for such purposes, These include the bots that can be thrown into the fire site to inspect the situation, as well as the large remote-controlled fire extinguishers.
The firefighting robots can save a lot of lives someday, The lives of those affected by the fire disaster as well as lives of those people working as the firefighters, It can be useful in certain types of incidents where the environment will be very dangerous for the humans such as the hazardous materials, the radioactivity or the propane tank which can explode.
The robots assisting firefighters are not an often seen sight, There are robotic devices which can already be used for such purposes, These include the bots that can be thrown into the fire site to inspect the situation, as well as the large remote-controlled fire extinguishers.
Technical Details of Final DeliverableChassis Design of Robot
Four 450:1 Metal Gear motor 37Dx54L mm 12V (Helical Pinion) for tires and Mobility of the whole Robot
| voltage | no-load performance | stall extrapolation |
| 12 V | 200 RPM, 200 mA | 21 kg?cm (290 oz?in), 5.5 A |
Aluminum-based Design of chassis having the Dimensions
Robotic Arm
The robotic arm has two degrees of freedom it would translate and rotate using the Two- MG996R / MG996 Metal Gear High Torque Servo
Water pump with high Fluid Velocity is done
Design of Water Tank is Done
Flame Sensor
5 Channel Flame Detector for Arduino
IP Camera
Ip cam for View of what is happening Around
Arduino Mega as a Microcontroller is used Android
Application Development is done using MIT App inventor
voltage
12 V
Final Deliverable of the Project Hardware SystemCore Industry ITOther Industries Others Core Technology RoboticsOther Technologies Internet of Things (IoT)Sustainable Development Goals Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure, Life on LandRequired Resources| Elapsed time in (days or weeks or month or quarter) since start of the project | Milestone | Deliverable |
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| Month 1 | Literature Review | We Analyzed deeply regarding the previous Workings on this project |
| Month 2 | Mechanical Model | We made the Mechanical design of the robot |
| Month 3 | Selection of Components | The Components related to the electronics were selected |
| Month 4 | The Design and Development Started | we started Designing the Fire Fighting Robot |
| Month 5 | The Design and Development Started | we started Designing the Fire Fighting Robot |
| Month 6 | Android Application | The Development of Android Application is done |
| Month 7 | Testing's of Robot | We will do the testing's |
| Month 8 | The Report Writing | We would Start Writing the Report |