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Firesight is a conceptual UAV for monitoring and detecting wildfire, collaborating with climate satellites and ground-based cameras to create a 3D system for future forest protection.
Aiming to help human fire watch leave their cabin and embrace their life.
Sponsorship
Timeline
Team
Personal Project
2018
Jiazhao Xu
Wenyu Du
Liangsong Liu, a typical fire watch, works in a vast forest in northern China. In his 24 years of work, he is the only human in 400 square km. The Chinese New Year and a summer break are the only two times Liu can go back home every year. He is getting old, and we believe technologies should bring him back to everyday life from his tower.
Solution
Wildfires don't happen in the same place every year. A dynamic system is ideal for fire watch. Inspired by the buoy in the ocean, can we design a long-lasting, moving robot that monitors the in a swarm?
Combining the Helium-filled body with glider wings, Firesight is a conceptual UAV for long-term fire watch with low energy consumption. Equipped with multiple sensors and cameras, Firesight can detect potential fire, collaborating with climate satellites and ground-based cameras.
With modular cameras on the bottom and a gas controller on the top, Firesight can be fixed and modified easily.
The operation of launching and retracting Firesight is as easy as flying a drone. The propellers provide lift for taking off; when it reaches the target altitude (Stratosphere), the wings expand and fly like a glider. After 3-5 months of operation, Firesight will fly back to the station for the maintenance check.
Multiple Stations Network
Potential Fire Risk
Dynamic Density
Firesights work smartly, like a swarm of birds. The density of Firesights in an area can be optimized by the algorithm of potential fire risk and real-time data.
Made of laminated and injection molded engineering plastics, Firesight's body utilizes a lightweight sandwich structure to provide mechanical strength and protect motors and propellers inside. We compacted electrical and power components to keep the center of gravity at the middle of the wings, which is crucial for a glider.
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