Industrial Consultancy & Sponsored Research (IC&SR) , IIT Madras
Technology Category/Market
Technology: Fire fighter robot;
Industry: Industry; Applications: Industrial Application, Fire fighter robot;
Market: The global Fire fighter robot market is projected to grow at a CAGR of 9.7% during 2023 to 2031;
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Problem Statement
- Generally, it is noted that existing fire-fighting systems that replace humans include mobile self-contained & remote-controlled robots which are capable of safely operating in a combustible atmosphere.
- Such robots in general include non-sparking & non-arcing electro-mechanical & electronic components including a positively pressurized enclosure that houses the electro-mechanical & electronic components to prevent intrusion of the combustible atmosphere into the enclosure.
- However, these clamping mechanisms are not flexible enough to adapt to different object dimensions for providing a precise grip over the objects and existing robots do not provide accurate and better gripping of the objects on the robot’s path.
- Hence, there is a need to mitigate above challenges & provide efficient solution.
Technology
- The present invention describes an intelligent and autonomous fire-fighting robot and method for moving in a hazardous field, detecting fires, and thereby extinguishing the fires.
- Said fire-fighting robot comprises a motion unit to move around in the hazardous field, a camera unit with multiple cameras to capture multiple frame images, and
a fire sensing unit to detect the presence & depth of fires, & a control unit with artificial intelligence that activates at least one robotic arm and fire extinguishing unit based on inputs received from the camera unit & the fire sensing unit. (Refer fig.1)
Said method is used for detecting and extinguishing fire & is capable of removing obstacles during the operation from the robot’s path without human intervention, shown in Fig.2. The intelligent & autonomous fire-fighting robot is shown hereinbelow:
Key Features/Value Proposition
Technical Perspective:
- Provides an autonomous fire-fighting robot that is waterproof & temperature resistant & Said fire-fighting robot comprises oxygen mask.
- Facilitates the autonomous fire-fighting robot that implements an inverse kinematics algorithm to determine joint angles and positions of gripper end effectors of a robotic arm comprised in the robot.
Industrial Perspective:
- Provides said robot that moves in any kind of terrain & uneven surface for monitoring & locating fires in a site, & operates effectively, quickly & safely.
- Designed robot can effectively aid firefighters & thereby mitigate the effects of an accident. Hence, a quick & efficient response can be achieved at the right time which could save multiple lives.
- Easily deploying the designed fire-fighting robot at desired locations either in single or multiple based on the requirement, where the location site must be monitored for fire accidents.
Questions about this Technology?
Contact for Licensing
Research Lab
Prof. Jayaganthan
Department of Engineering Design
Intellectual Property
IITM IDF Ref. 2143
Patent No: 411358
Technology Readiness Level
TRL- 4
Proof of Concept ready& validated.