2012 Final Year Project 1 University Kuala Lumpur
British Malaysian Institute
DEVELOPMENT AND INNOVATION OF FIRE FIGHTING ROBOT
USING INTELLIGENT MULTIPLE SENSORS
PART A: HARDWARE DEVELOPMENT
PART B: SENSIBLE DEVICE DEVELOPMENT
PART C: SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT
FYP Electronics Engineering Candidate:
ASHRAFF BIN KAHARUDDIN (51211111083) PART A
NURUL ARIF BIN MOHAMAD (51211111336) PART B
MUHAMMAD YUSUFF BIN MD. RIDZUAN (51211111258) PART C
SUPERVISOR:
Dr. ZAINUDIN BIN KORNAIN
Presentation Content
i. abstract
ii. objective
iii.Introduction
iv. Problem Statement
v. Literature Review
vi. Methodology
vii.Conclusions
viii.References
ABSTRACT
• Fire fighting robot is a newly developed design where its
function is to reduce the fire fighter risk in the dangerous
situations
 This project is propose the fire-fighting robot using multiple
sensor to detect the fire and extinguish the flame.
 The microcontroller PIC 16f877A use to control the operation
of the robot.
 Two sensor which are distance sensor and flame sensor used
to detect flame and avoiding the robot from the fire with
predetermined distance.
OBJECTIVE
• The objective of this project are divided into 3 parts:
PART A:
I.
II.
III.
IV.
To innovate the robot communicate using voice command
To choice the right component for robot
To apply android application on the robot
To design the fire detection system using two flame sensor
which is programmed for fire detection
PART B:
I.
To design the fire detection system using two flame sensor
which is programmed for fire detection using sensor based
method
II. To develop distance detection in avoiding hitting the wall and
approaching the flame
PART C:
I.
To verify overall operation of whole system using lab view
software
II. To study how to combine all application that we use in one
microcontroller
Introduction
• A fireman jobs is to extinguish the fires also to prevent
destruction of life, property and the environment.
• Figure 1 shows that the fireman also used fire engine tools
and equipments to extinguish fire.
Figure 1: Fire engine
• In this project, we are designing the fire detection system
using two flame sensor which is programmed for fire
detection using sensor based method.
• To extinguish the fire source, our robot will use fire extinguish
and the robot could be controlled by remote and voice
command using Android application.
• To complete the project, we are divided into 3 parts ;
Part A will be conducted by Ashraff, Part B will be conducted by
Arif and Part C will be conducted by Yusuff.
Block Diagram
PART A
(HARDWARE)
PART B
(SENSIBLE
DEVICE )
PART C
(SOFTWARE)
DESIGN THE BASE
Circuit of the
UVTron sensors
Programming for
distance sensor
Analysis of distance
parameter
Programming for
flame sensor
MOTOR
TIRES
CAMERA
REMOTE
CONTROL
Programming for
motor propulsion
Problem statement
• Fire fighter is a dangerous job and a lot of brave men are
dying every year. To save lives , a fire-fighting robot
should take its place. Send a robot in if a building is going
to collapse or think of big chemical fires with a lot of heat
and not so healthy gases and the danger of explosions or
small spaces.
• Fire fighter also have to do so may job:
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•
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Rescue
Fire drill
Disaster
Accident
Statistic from Malaysian Fire
Department and Rescue
LITERATURE REVIEW
• In the current research, the development of technology on
firefighting is in progress around the world. Most of the tools
and equipment are manually operated by the fireman. In the
new era of technology, the advances technology of firefighting
machines is most conquered by the Western Country [1,2]
• Many robot are built autonomous [3,4].
using fan method
autonomous robot
DISADVANTAGES OF THIS
ROBOT
• Using fan method
• Cannot extinguish the big fire
• spread the fire
• autonomous robot
• Not suitable for open space or open area
• Slow to reach and turn of the fire
INNOVATION OUR PROJECT
• The innovation has been made in my project which is we use :
• navigation system
• We can remotely monitoring and controlling the robot
• voice recognition system
• Use android application to control the robot using voice
• Using fire extinguisher tank
• Using this method to extinguish the fire
• Suitable to all types of fire
METHODOLOGY
Part A:
Design of base
 Triangle Design
 Square Design
Figure 2: Design Of The
Robot
• DC BRUSHLESS MOTOR
• Suitable for robotcon and heavy duty
• Using power supplier DC 24V
• RUBBER TYRE
• Give more tyre grip to hadle the fire extinguisher pressure
• FIRE EXTINGUISHER
• Method to turn off the fire
• Type A suitable to all type fire
• Easy for maintenance
• MICROCONTROLLER PIC 16f877A
• Control all the robot process
• DISTANCE SENSOR AND FLAME SENSOR
o To protect robot from fire
METHODOLOGY
yes
Robot cannot move
No
Yes
No
Robot can move
Figure 4: operational of programming
O
METHODOLOGY
 Basic process flow chart for the project
TASK NAME
Week
1
Choose a project title
2
Study how to make a good proposal
3
Submit the draft of proposal
4
Public Holiday
5
Modify the draft proposal
6
Research and identify required components
-sensor
-hardware
-programming
7
Phase Test
8
Midterm Break
9
Submit the research idea to advisor for consultation
0
Design the project component
1
Simulate and troubleshooting
2
Present the actual design to advisor
3
Preparation for presentation FYP 1
4
Presentation session FYP 1
OGOS
1
2
3
SEPTEMBER
4
5
6
7
8
OCTOBER
9
10
Figure 5: Gantt Chart
11
NOVEMBER
12
13
14
15
Flow chart
Part A:
TECHOLOGY USED
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Microcontroller PIC PIC16F877A
Distance sensor
Flame sensor
Wireless camera
RC remote control
MPLAB-IDE software
Android application software
LABVIEW software
PRODUCT DESIGN
SPECIFICATION
Specification
Priority
Description
Weight
High
To make sure motor and power supplier can work properly
Performance requirement
High
•Moving faster
•High pressure for fire extinguisher
•Good breaking system to absorb the pressure
Safety
High
Using flame sensor and distance sensor to protect
surrounding of the robot from fire
Operating environment
High
Must have capability to work in hazard environment
Size and dimension
Low
Bigger size
Material
High
Material that use must have an ability to working in high
temperature and heavy duty condition
Manufacturing process and cost
Low
Cost of project exceeding RM 3000
Stability and maneuvering ability
High
Must be stable to absorb the pressure, easy to move and
maneuvering system
User navigation
High
Must easy to control and to monitor the robot movement
and location
Maintenance and part installation
High
Easy to replace the fire extinguisher and to install the part
of component
BENEFIT
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IMPACT ON COMMUNITY
To expose the community about new technology
To ceate more better life for community
Encourage everyone to innovate new technology
• IMPACT ON FIRE DEPARTMENT
• Protect fireman from risk they life
• Provide facility to fire station to extinguish the fire
COMMERCIALIZATION
• Suitable for:
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Fire department
Factory
High explosion area
chemical industrial
Petrol station
Conclusions
• In order to make the robot performs the desired task, a
programming development will be executed and to achieve
the objective of the project successfully.
• This project will be more focused on the construction of
electronic circuit which uses a PIC microcontroller to control
the motion of the robot
References
[1] J. Borenstein and Y. Iioren (1988) ”Obstacle avoidance with
ultrasonic sensors IEEE Journal of Robotics and Automadion,
pp.213,
[2] Bradshaw, (1991) "The UK Security and Fire Fighting Advanced
Robot project," IEEE Colloquium on Advanced Robotic Initiatives in
the UK, pp. 1/1-1/4.
[3] L. E. Parker, B. A. Emmons, "Cooperative multi-robot
observation of multiple moving targets,"Proceedings of the IEEE
International Conference on Robotics and Automation,, vol.3,
1997, pp.2082-2089.
[4] H. Kobayashi, M. Yanagida, (1995),"Moving object detection by
an autonomous guard robot,"Proceedings of the 4th IEEE
International Workshop on Robot and Human Communication,
TOKYO, pp.323-326.