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