TY - GEN
T1 - Fire Fighting Tactics with Aerial Hose-type Robot 'Dragon Firefighter'
AU - Ando, Hisato
AU - Ambe, Yuichi
AU - Yamaguchi, Tomoka
AU - Konyo, Masashi
AU - Tadakuma, Kenjiro
AU - Maruyama, Shigenao
AU - Tadokoro, Satoshi
N1 - Funding Information:
ACKNOWLEDGMENT This research was supported by ImPACT Tough Robotics Challenge Program of Council for Science, Technology and Innovation project, and JSPS Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research(A) JP19H00748.
Publisher Copyright:
© 2019 IEEE.
PY - 2019/10
Y1 - 2019/10
N2 - We herein propose the method for developing an 'aerial hose type robot' called the 'Dragon Firefighter (DFF)' that can fly along with the water jet. We focus on realizing a novel concept through which obstacles can be avoided and fire spots can be accessed from a distance, thereby enabling direct firefighting, and evaluating fire suppression ability from a close distance of fire source for practical useage. Using robotics, we aim to extinguish the fire from a distance, simultaneously guaranteeing firefighters' safety. We were able to realize stable floating of a hose of length 2.8 m (total length of 3.6 m), which is twice that of a conventional one, overcoming the height gap of approximately 1.5 m and the size of frontage \mathbf{1.0} \times \mathbf{2.5}\ \mathbf{m}. We demonstrated a fire extinguishing, however the ability of fire extinguishing about DFF was unknown. Hence, we conducted a mist spray experiment from a close distance to validate the cooling effect of water. Considering the aerial nature of our robot, we concluded that a mist spray from its nozzle module will be more effective for extinguishing fires. Finally, we presented the consideration of firefighting tactics using the proposed DFF for practical implementation.
AB - We herein propose the method for developing an 'aerial hose type robot' called the 'Dragon Firefighter (DFF)' that can fly along with the water jet. We focus on realizing a novel concept through which obstacles can be avoided and fire spots can be accessed from a distance, thereby enabling direct firefighting, and evaluating fire suppression ability from a close distance of fire source for practical useage. Using robotics, we aim to extinguish the fire from a distance, simultaneously guaranteeing firefighters' safety. We were able to realize stable floating of a hose of length 2.8 m (total length of 3.6 m), which is twice that of a conventional one, overcoming the height gap of approximately 1.5 m and the size of frontage \mathbf{1.0} \times \mathbf{2.5}\ \mathbf{m}. We demonstrated a fire extinguishing, however the ability of fire extinguishing about DFF was unknown. Hence, we conducted a mist spray experiment from a close distance to validate the cooling effect of water. Considering the aerial nature of our robot, we concluded that a mist spray from its nozzle module will be more effective for extinguishing fires. Finally, we presented the consideration of firefighting tactics using the proposed DFF for practical implementation.
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U2 - 10.1109/ARSO46408.2019.8948716
DO - 10.1109/ARSO46408.2019.8948716
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:85078340763
T3 - Proceedings of IEEE Workshop on Advanced Robotics and its Social Impacts, ARSO
SP - 291
EP - 297
BT - 2019 IEEE International Conference on Advanced Robotics and its Social Impacts, ARSO 2019
PB - IEEE Computer Society
T2 - 15th IEEE International Conference on Advanced Robotics and its Social Impacts, ARSO 2019
Y2 - 31 October 2019 through 2 November 2019
ER -