Proposal

Post date: Oct 30, 2010 3:01:40 PM

Project Title: Leveraging sensor network for monitoring of Fire outbreaks and aiding in evacuation

Set-up: A model office set up with various functional rooms. Set of networked sensors include fire monitors, heat sensors and Infra-Red Cameras.

Objective: Design and implement intelligent solution aiding an evacuation of the office building in an event of a fire. The solution should provide a fastest and safest route out of the building for the occupants. Sensors provide information about the situation on a periodic basis which is used in calculating the best exit route.

Methodology:

• • Divide Office space in to zones

  • Estimate the number of occupants of the office building

    • Basic image processing with input from an IR Camera

  • Monitoring of any fire events to trigger evacuation plan

    • Use of wireless heat/fire sensors.

  • Consider available escape routes for the office

  • Design and Implementation of algorithm to guide occupants to the safe exits.

    • Algorithm to take into consideration Hazards (fire/smoke) and concentration of occupants per zone and on exit routes