EP3738109A1 - Löschroboter - Google Patents
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- the invention relates to an unmanned vehicle for initiating a fire extinguishing action, to a system for initiating a fire extinguishing action, and to a method for initiating a fire extinguishing action. Finally, the invention also relates to the use of a vehicle for initiating a fire extinguishing action in order to carry out monitoring tasks, in particular safety in an operation or a vehicle to improve a building.
- Fire detection systems which are also referred to as fire alarm systems, are known from the prior art.
- the fire alarm systems are used for the early detection of a fire, in order to initiate countermeasures, such as a fire-extinguishing action, based thereon.
- fire detectors are used. These are preferably so-called automatic fire detectors.
- the fire detector can transmit a signal corresponding to the detected fire to a fire alarm control panel.
- the fire alarm panel can then trigger an alarm signal and / or initiate follow-up actions. Subsequently, the detected fire can be deleted by means of an extinguishing system.
- Fire detectors are often installed in hazardous buildings and / or areas.
- a fire alarm can be installed in a factory building. This can lead to smoke and / or heat developments, which are due to common production processes. It may therefore occur that the fire alarm detects an apparent fire, although in fact there is no fire. In other words, a faulty detection by means of a fire detector can occur. This leads to the transmission of a corresponding signal from the fire alarm to the fire alarm panel then a so-called false alarm.
- a certain time may elapse between the arrival of a signal from a fire detector and a detected fire and the arrival of the person at the location for which the fire detector has detected the fire.
- the duration of the specific time can be of different lengths, in particular depending on the location for which the fire was detected and who is responsible for the above-mentioned inspection.
- a timely fire fighting would be desirable because an actual fire with continuous time can often lead to exponential increases in property and / or personal injury.
- extinguishing agents are to be provided in accordance with local stationary for a stationary extinguishing system.
- extinguishing agent for example, water can be used.
- the stationary extinguishing system may have multiple nozzles to deploy the water in a fire. The nozzles of a stationary extinguishing system are fixed. Therefore, the stationary extinguishing system often allows no targeted application of water or extinguishing agent.
- US 8 973 671 B2 discloses an indoor fire-extinguishing robot which has the ability to detect fires early, for example with smoke detectors and fire extinguishing using entrained extinguishing containers with extinguishing agent and nozzles.
- the fire-fighting robot is able to climb stairs. It is equipped with multiple thermal insulation technology and can withstand very high temperatures up to 700 ° C for 60 minutes.
- the fire-extinguishing robot can communicate with trapped and injured persons in the fire area and sends video and audio information about the fire to a controller. No signal exchange with stationary installed fire detectors or a central unit is described.
- the disclosed fire-extinguishing robot can automatically detect a fire or be notified by a user who can also control it with a remote control.
- WO 99/39773 A1 discloses an unmanned vehicle for fire fighting, designed as a boat, and can safely and effectively extinguish a fire on a ship.
- the fire extinguishing takes place with the help of alignable fire extinguishers, which are installed on a fire protection tower.
- the deletion is controlled remotely from a remote, secure area.
- the published patent application DE 199 50 848 A1 describes a mobile robot for monitoring rooms, in particular for use for fire detection or early fire detection and for combating sources of fire.
- the robot has a unit for non-contact object detection and object measurement, and a detector detecting the thermal radiation of the object, for example an infrared camera.
- the detector signals can be evaluated on the basis of the triangulation method.
- the invention is characterized in that a spreading unit is arranged on a platform for firefighting, by means of which a mass flow, preferably of solid, liquid or gaseous media, can be applied to the object.
- this robot has no devices that allow signal exchange with stationary installed detectors that detect a fire early, or a fire alarm panel.
- US Pat. No. 5,860,479 discloses an unmanned fire fighting tracked vehicle which is connected to a water supply hose.
- the invention has for its object to use an unmanned vehicle to initiate a fire extinguishing action - in short: extinguishing robot - also to exercise monitoring functions to improve the reliability, for example. to detect abnormal operating conditions such as leaks or unusual noises such as escaping gases or to increase security against burglary and theft.
- the invention serves, in particular, to improve the operational capability of the extinguishing robot and is also based on the object of providing a vehicle, a system and / or a method which provide a cost-effective, rapid and / or versatile check of a detector detected by a fire detector Fire allows as well as a quick extinction of the fire guaranteed.
- the use of the unmanned vehicle for checking a fire detected by a fire detector as well as the possibly necessary initiation of a fire-extinguishing action is also referred to below as an insert in the event of a fire.
- Invention solves the above object by an unmanned vehicle to initiate a fire extinguishing action with the features of claim 1.
- Advantageous developments are described in the subclaims 2 to 7.
- the object of providing a low-cost, fast and / or versatile applicable inspection system of a fire detected by a fire and its rapid extinguishment of the fire is achieved by a configuration as described in the claim 7.
- Advantageous embodiments of the unmanned vehicle and preferred embodiments of the unmanned vehicle are set forth in the associated subclaims and in the following description (and with the exemplary embodiments).
- delete robot via its function as deletion or as a tape extinguishing action initiating vehicle can also be used to take over monitoring tasks and in the event that the delete function tion called will be able to reach the destination as quickly and safely as possible.
- the unmanned vehicle has one or more monitoring sensors, for. B. one or more optical sensors, and / or one or more acoustic sensors (eg microphones), and / or one or more temperature sensors, and / or infrared sensors.
- An erasure robot if it is to delete its core function - ie to extinguish a fire - quickly meets directly to the destination, this destination is the place where, for example, a fire or overheating has been detected by existing (known) fire detection.
- the delete robot is automatically and / or manually activated to a monitoring drive and autonomously thanks to a route, in particular provided Route, on the surface to be protected or monitored - which may be in the inner surfaces of the operation but also outer surfaces, larger terrain, engine rooms, etc. - moves.
- the proposed route in the use of the unmanned vehicle to initiate a fire extinguishing action in a fire is referred to as a fire emergency route.
- the unmanned vehicle is then in a fire emergency.
- the intended route for exercising the monitoring function is referred to as a monitoring route on which the vehicle is located during a surveillance journey.
- the monitoring sensors comprising the unmanned vehicle according to the invention, appropriate recordings can then be taken during the surveillance journey.
- recordings not only an optical recording is meant here, but also a recording made on the part of the monitoring sensors that the vehicle has. Recording is to be understood as a detection and possibly storage of the corresponding parameters detected by the monitoring sensors. These recordings are preferably made in the entire environment of the vehicle, ie to all sides, as well as above the vehicle.
- the entire temperature environment of the vehicle can thus be recorded and recorded and associated with navigation data / coordinates, and in the case of anomalies, for example if certain excessively high temperature values are measured, this can automatically be transmitted to a monitoring control center, if required be forwarded to a monitoring center or receiving unit, such as a smartphone or tablet to take appropriate action at the (potential) damage location that can avert damage.
- a monitoring control center if required be forwarded to a monitoring center or receiving unit, such as a smartphone or tablet to take appropriate action at the (potential) damage location that can avert damage.
- the unmanned vehicle is equipped with a camera system
- shots can be made to all sides of the vehicle as well as over the vehicle, and if these shots, preferably images or image data, are sent to a monitor, from Supervision personnel (eg security service) and / or a monitoring center are taken appropriate measures when receiving images or image data that indicate an incorrect or untypical state.
- Supervision personnel eg security service
- a monitoring center are taken appropriate measures when receiving images or image data that indicate an incorrect or untypical state.
- the unmanned vehicle according to the invention by a corresponding camera system, preferably infrared camera system, during a surveillance trip also determine whether people and / or animals are on or above the surface to be protected and if they are detected by the monitoring personnel, then the appropriate measures are taken ,
- the vehicle is equipped with chemical sensors, for example sensors, by means of which an (undesired) change in the air-gas composition can be measured, this can also be determined accordingly during a monitoring journey and thus measures can be taken or initiated in good time avert appropriate damage.
- chemical sensors for example sensors
- the unmanned vehicle according to the invention will detect such obstacles which set its course along its navigation route and can detect them in a corresponding manner. Automatically bypassing programming and thereby save the new, deviating from the previous navigation route line (new navigation route), so that in the next trip - this may be a surveillance drive, but also a fire emergency - the unmanned vehicle can move quickly over the surface to be protected and In case of fire, you can reach the destination as quickly as possible to extinguish a fire there.
- the stored alternative route is used to calculate an updated monitoring route and / or an updated emergency response route, using the updated monitoring route at the next surveillance trip and the updated emergency response route for navigation at the next emergency use of the vehicle.
- the advantage of the vehicle according to the invention is therefore also that it uses the monitoring trips to "self-learning" to determine and make changes to a navigation route originally provided or from a navigation plan, so as to be always ready to operate best if a fire breaks out and the unbe - Manned vehicle as soon as possible to the fire, preferably the destination, has to move.
- the unmanned vehicle is equipped with conventional navigation sensors so as not to hit walls, objects, obstacles, etc. during a journey.
- navigation sensors are known as such, may be for example radar sensors, but also proximity switches, proximity sensors, etc.
- the unmanned vehicle according to the invention may preferably also be provided with a rescue equipment. These can be first aid kits. If, for example, a person is in distress within the terrain and it is not (yet) possible to reach this person by auxiliary services, for example fire services, the unmanned vehicle according to the invention can still reach this person and provide rescue equipment.
- the unmanned vehicle has an acoustic reproducing means.
- This can be speakers but also an alarm device such. B. Sirens, etc. If the unmanned vehicle according to the invention (erasure robot) on the one hand and acoustic sensors, for example microphones on the other hand, is in an emergency then on the unmanned vehicle communication between a person who may be in distress is on the one hand and a rescue center, which is in wireless communication with the vehicle according to the invention, possible.
- the unmanned vehicle according to the invention for initiating a fire extinguishing action also has a communication path with a central unit, preferably with the fire detection center.
- the extinguishing robot also fire detection sensors, which are needed in particular in a fire emergency.
- a monitoring trip of the erase robot can be provided that all or part of the existing fire alarm sensors, which has the erase robot are active and also corresponding data, or for example alarm signals that are detected by the fire alarm sensors are sent to the existing central unit via the existing communication link ,
- the parameters, data or images which are recorded with monitoring sensors according to claim 1 of the present application can also be transmitted to the fire alarm control panel via this communication link in order to be evaluated there.
- a monitoring center or receiving unit For example, smartphone or tablet, possible, this monitoring center either performs an automatic evaluation of the parameters, data and / or images of the monitoring sensors or staffed, which can make this evaluation.
- this monitoring center it is also very advantageous according to the invention that when the unmanned vehicle according to the invention is equipped with a camera, the unmanned vehicle itself can also be driven by light sources, e.g. B. LED or the like, to illuminate the place to be taken with the camera, well.
- the unmanned vehicle according to the invention is on a monitoring journey or monitoring route, it is also conceivable that information can be sent to the vehicle from certain fixed sensors which are attached to parts of a system.
- a fixed sensor could for example be a sensor which is attached to a door or a gate. Attempting to improperly open or damage this door or door or any other part of the system will then result from the fixed sensor on the system, e.g. at the gate, at the door, etc., then this information can be transmitted from the fixed sensor via a corresponding communication link to the unmanned vehicle, which can then move directly from its current location to the appropriate location where the stationary sensor is attached to a person who makes at the gate or on the door, to draw attention to the fact that there is an increased security.
- the vehicle according to the invention insofar as the vehicle is able to receive information, data or the like from fixed sensors and when receiving also knows from where he receives the information where the sensor is appropriate to go thus to the appropriate place.
- the unmanned vehicle according to the invention can also be equipped with such sensors which already have vehicles for self-propelled driving (autonomous driving) in order to drive a fire emergency route and / or monitoring route very quickly.
- the unmanned vehicle according to the invention can also move during full operation through the operating building, installations (eg also warehouses, high-bay warehouses, etc.) and then on the route encountering other vehicles or people, etc . can dodge accordingly or can decelerate accordingly, at least not the current operation is disturbed or even endangered.
- the unmanned vehicle also has a plurality of fire detection sensors that may be needed or used in a fire. It goes without saying that as far as possible, needed or desired, such sensors can also be used as monitoring sensors in a monitoring route.
- the unmanned vehicle for initiating a fire-extinguishing action that is to say a fire-extinguishing robot anyway (also known from the prior art) sensors, and vehicle sensor unit, which is designed to detect a fire core size K F of a vehicle monitoring area, for a monitoring journey along a Monitoring route to use and the sensors or vehicle sensor unit obtained information, data, parameters accordingly for the optimal training to use the monitoring drive.
- the unmanned vehicle is proposed for initiating a fire-fighting operation.
- the unmanned vehicle is also referred to as a vehicle.
- the vehicle has a vehicle sensor unit which is designed to detect, in particular at least, a fire parameter of a vehicle monitoring area.
- the vehicle has a signal receiving unit for receiving an instruction signal representing a reference fire condition for a fire alarm monitoring area of a stationary fire detector and a destination.
- the vehicle monitoring area is sufficiently overlapping with a fire alarm monitoring area when the vehicle is at the destination.
- the vehicle has a navigation control unit which is designed to navigate the vehicle based on the received instruction signal, preferably autonomously, to the destination, so that the vehicle surveillance area and the fire alarm monitoring area overlap sufficiently.
- the vehicle is configured to acquire the fire characteristic at the destination by the vehicle sensor unit as a verification fire characteristic of the fire detector monitoring area.
- the vehicle is designed and / or configured to determine a verification fire state by evaluating the verification fire parameter.
- the vehicle is designed and / or configured to determine the reference combustion state as a verified reference combustion state in the event that the reference combustion state and the verification combustion state at least sufficiently coincide.
- the vehicle is configured and / or configured to initiate a fire-extinguishing action if the reference fire condition has been determined to be a verified reference fire condition.
- the fire alarm monitoring area is monitored by the stationary fire detector, which is also called fire detector.
- a fire detector may be permanently installed in, for example, a building, a building or an object to be protected or in the vicinity thereof to monitor said fire alarm monitoring area.
- the fire detector can be, for example, a fire gas detector, a smoke detector, a heat detector, a flame detector or another fire detector known from the prior art.
- the fire detector monitoring area can therefore preferably be an area assigned to the fire detector.
- the fire detector may have a fire detector sensor unit.
- the fire detector sensor unit is designed to detect a fire parameter, which is referred to here as a reference fire parameter.
- a fire parameter can basically represent and / or characterize at least one physical and / or chemical property of a combustion process.
- the fire detector sensor unit is designed in the manner of a multi-sensor unit or with a plurality of, in particular, different sensors.
- the sensor signals and / or sensor data of the multisensor or the plurality of sensors can be evaluated by means of a preprocessing unit, in particular based on stored signal patterns or data, in order to subsequently detect a corresponding number of fire parameters, which are referred to as reference fire parameters.
- a preprocessing unit in particular based on stored signal patterns or data, in order to subsequently detect a corresponding number of fire parameters, which are referred to as reference fire parameters.
- neural networks can be used.
- the fire detector sensor unit can be designed and / or configured accordingly.
- the fire detector sensor unit may be designed to detect a correspondingly suitable reference fire parameter.
- a reference combustion parameter is the temperature.
- the fire detector sensor unit can thus be designed to detect a temperature of the fire detector monitoring area.
- a reference combustion parameter that can be detected by the fire detector sensor unit can also be a smoke concentration and / or a concentration of at least one predetermined gas.
- the fire detector may be designed based on the detected reference fire characteristic for determining a reference fire condition.
- the reference fire parameter can be evaluated by the fire detector.
- the fire detector may have an evaluation unit. In this case, the evaluation unit can be designed in the manner of a data processing unit for evaluating the reference fire characteristic.
- the reference fire state determined by the fire detector can correspond, for example, to a fire, a fire precursor and / or a smoldering fire.
- a fire may be understood to mean a combustion process associated with a light phenomenon, such as a fire, a flame, a glow, a glow, and / or a spark.
- a smoldering fire can be understood to mean a combustion process without a light phenomenon.
- a precursor fire can be understood to mean a process in which thermal decomposition products are formed, for example by means of a reduction reaction and / or a homolytic cleavage. In the case of the corresponding thermal decomposition, preferably no oxidation or no oxidation reaction takes place.
- the fire detector may transmit a fire alarm signal representing the reference fire condition to a central processing unit, such as a fire alarm panel.
- the central unit may be configured and / or configured to transmit the instruction signal to the vehicle, the instruction signal representing at least the reference fire condition for the fire alarm monitoring area.
- the vehicle By receiving the instruction signal, the vehicle thus receives information as to whether a fire corresponding to the reference fire state, corresponding fire precursor and / or corresponding smoldering fire is present in the fire alarm monitoring area.
- the vehicle has the advantage that a reference fire state determined by a fire detector can be checked by means of a verification fire state determined by the vehicle, so that, if the states mentioned at least sufficiently coincide, a verified reference fire state can be determined. This can be done without human intervention, so that the determination of the verified reference fire condition can be done very quickly and safely. If the reference firing condition has been determined to be a verified reference firing condition, it may serve as a reliable basis for initiating a fire-extinguishing action, such as a fire extinguishing in the fire alarm monitoring area.
- the vehicle is inexpensive and at the same time very flexible and / or versatile. Because the vehicle can navigate to any destination, in particular drive. Thus, the vehicle may be used to detect a verification fire characteristic of a fire alarm monitoring area of any fire detector. Because the vehicle is mobile and therefore not stationary bound and / or arranged. It is therefore not necessary to provide for each fire alarm monitoring area an additional monitoring system, such as a stationary installed camera system, to verify or verify a reference fire condition determined for a fire alarm monitoring area. Due to the low cost of only one vehicle and due to the mobility of the vehicle, this is particularly cost effective and flexible.
- the vehicle is designed as an unmanned vehicle.
- the vehicle may be designed as an unmanned land vehicle or as an unmanned aerial vehicle. If the vehicle is designed as an unmanned land vehicle, this can preferably be designed as a robotic vehicle. If the vehicle is designed as an unmanned aerial vehicle, this can be designed, for example, as a drone. As an unmanned vehicle this comes without personnel. In this case, the unmanned vehicle can preferably operate and / or navigate autonomously, autonomously and / or remotely.
- the vehicle includes a sensor unit called a vehicle sensor unit.
- the vehicle sensor unit is designed as a sensor or has a sensor.
- the vehicle sensor unit is designed to detect a fire parameter, preferably at least one fire parameter, of a vehicle monitoring area.
- a fire parameter can basically represent and / or characterize at least one physical and / or chemical property of a combustion process.
- the vehicle monitoring area is preferably an area assigned to the vehicle sensor unit.
- the vehicle sensor unit can be used to monitor the vehicle monitoring area for a fire, a fire precursor and / or a smoldering fire.
- the vehicle sensor unit is designed in the manner of a multi-sensor unit or with a plurality of, in particular different, sensors.
- the sensor signals and / or sensor data of the multi-sensor or of the plurality of sensors can be evaluated by means of a preprocessing unit, in particular based on stored signal patterns or data, in order to subsequently detect a corresponding number of fire characteristics.
- a preprocessing unit in particular based on stored signal patterns or data, in order to subsequently detect a corresponding number of fire characteristics.
- neural networks can be used.
- the vehicle sensor unit can be designed and / or configured accordingly.
- the detection of the fire parameter by means of the vehicle sensor unit can be controlled by the vehicle and / or can take place continuously or discretely, for example at predetermined time intervals.
- the vehicle monitoring area is assigned stationary and / or vehicle-fixed to the vehicle sensor unit and / or the vehicle. If the vehicle is moving, a corresponding movement of the vehicle monitoring area can take place.
- the vehicle sensor unit can be designed to detect different fire characteristics.
- An example of a fire characteristic is, for example, the temperature.
- the vehicle sensor unit may be configured to detect the temperature of the vehicle monitoring area.
- the vehicle sensor unit may in this case be designed as a temperature sensor unit or as a temperature sensor. The same applies to the following possible fire characteristics.
- a fire parameter for example, a smoke concentration, which is also referred to as smoke particle concentration, a concentration of a predetermined gas, a concentration of a plurality of predetermined gases, a concentration of at least one thermal decomposition product or one, in particular average, amplitude of a predetermined electromagnetic spectral range.
- a fire characteristic variable can also be a change and / or slope value of at least one of the abovementioned fire characteristics.
- the fire parameter may be a temperature gradient or a concentration gradient.
- the vehicle sensor unit may be, for example, a gas sensor unit or a gas sensor.
- the vehicle sensor unit can be designed as an optical and / or photoelectric sensor unit for detecting a corresponding, in particular average, amplitude of the predetermined electromagnetic spectral range.
- This spectral range can originate, for example, from the ultraviolet, the infrared and / or the near-infrared range.
- the fire characteristic detected by means of the vehicle sensor unit therefore provides information as to whether a fire, a fire precursor or a smoldering fire prevails in the vehicle monitoring area.
- the vehicle has a signal receiving unit for receiving an instruction signal.
- the signal receiving unit can be designed to be detachably connected to and / or coupled to a signal line, so that the instruction signal can be transmitted to the signal receiving unit by means of the signal line and the instruction signal can then be received by the latter.
- the signal receiving unit is designed as a radio signal receiving unit.
- the signal receiving unit can receive the instruction signal telemetrically or by radio.
- the instruction signal receivable by the signal receiving unit represents at least one reference fire state of a fire alarm monitoring area.
- the reference fire condition is a fire condition.
- the reference fire state corresponds to a fire, a fire precursor or a smoldering fire.
- the reference firing state therefore provides information on whether a fire, a precursor fire or a smoldering fire prevails in the fire alarm monitoring area.
- the reference fire condition is not determined or determined by the unmanned vehicle. Rather, the vehicle receives by means of the signal receiving unit, the instruction signal, which represents at least the reference fire condition.
- the unmanned vehicle the reference fire condition, or the information about it, provided by means of the instruction signal.
- the instruction signal also represents a destination for the vehicle.
- the destination may be a location coordinate, have a location coordinate, represent a limited space, and / or represent an area.
- the destination can be also have further location information, such as information about the orientation for the vehicle and / or for the vehicle sensor unit of the vehicle.
- the vehicle has a navigation control unit.
- the navigation control unit is designed and / or configured to navigate the vehicle based on the instruction signal, in particular based on the destination signal represented by the instruction signal to the destination, in particular to navigate controlled.
- the received instruction signal informs the vehicle and in particular the navigation control unit of the desired destination.
- the instruction signal can simultaneously serve as a command for starting the navigation to the destination and / or be evaluated and / or interpreted in a corresponding manner by the vehicle and / or the navigation unit. Another command for starting the navigation by means of the navigation control unit to the destination can thus be omitted.
- Navigation is preferably understood as steering, moving, driving or flying.
- the vehicle and / or the navigation control unit prefferably be designed and / or configured to autonomously and / or independently navigate to the destination based on the transmitted instruction signal, and in particular based on the destination represented by the instruction signal.
- the destination is at a predetermined distance from the fire alarm monitoring area.
- the navigation control unit may be designed to receive signals from a navigation satellite and / or from a dummy track. Based on these signals and the instruction signal, or destination represented by it, the navigation control unit is preferably designed to navigate the vehicle to the destination location in a controlled manner.
- the vehicle can preferably autonomously and / or autonomously navigate to the destination.
- the instruction signal representing the reference fire condition and the destination is preferably transmitted to the vehicle only in the event the reference fire condition requires verification.
- the reference fire condition preferably requires verification when the reference fire condition corresponds to a fire.
- the reference firing state preferably requires verification if this corresponds to a fire, a precursor fire or a smoldering fire.
- An advantageous embodiment is characterized in that the central unit is configured such that a reference firing state, ie a current reference firing state, Verification is required if previously, at the most with a predetermined maximum time interval, at least one reference fire condition has been transmitted from the fire detector or other fire detector to the central unit.
- a reference firing state ie a current reference firing state
- Verification is required if previously, at the most with a predetermined maximum time interval, at least one reference fire condition has been transmitted from the fire detector or other fire detector to the central unit.
- a reference burn state transmitted to the central unit initially requires no verification until at least one further reference burn state is transmitted to the central unit.
- the two reference fire conditions can come from the same fire detector.
- the two reference fire states originate from different fire detectors, each fire detector being designed to detect an associated reference fire characteristic of the same fire alarm monitoring area. If, for example, a first fire detector detects a first reference fire parameter for a fire detector monitoring area and, for example, a fire precursor is determined based on the first reference combustion parameter, a first fire alarm signal can be transmitted to the central unit, wherein the first fire alarm signal represents the first reference fire condition. Due to the preferred configuration of the central unit, no verification is provided for the first reference firing state.
- An instruction signal is then not transmitted to the vehicle yet.
- a second fire alarm signal can be transmitted to the central unit, wherein the second fire alarm signal represents the second reference fire state.
- the second reference fire state for example, correspond to a fire. If the first fire alarm signal and the second fire alarm signal are transmitted to the central unit to each other within the predetermined, maximum time interval, it is provided on the basis of the preferred configuration of the central unit that the second reference fire condition requires verification. Therefore, then also the transmission of the instruction signal to the vehicle.
- the instruction signal in particular from a central unit, can be sent to the vehicle and / or transmitted.
- a corresponding fire alarm signal which represents the reference fire state, has been transmitted to the central unit, it may be configured and / or configured to determine the destination based on the transmitted fire alarm signal.
- the central unit may be designed and / or configured, for example, to determine the fire detector that has transmitted the fire alarm signal. Based on the particular fire detector, the central unit may be configured and / or configured to determine the respective destination.
- data may be stored by the central unit, which represent a destination for each of the fire detectors, wherein the central unit is formed using said data for determining the respective destination corresponding to the fire detector, which has transmitted the fire alarm signal. If there is now a transmission of a fire alarm signal from one of the fire detectors to the central unit, the central unit can determine the destination relevant for the respective fire detector by means of the data.
- the destination represented by the instruction signal may therefore be predetermined and / or chosen such that the vehicle monitoring area is in sufficient overlap with the fire alarm monitoring area when the vehicle is at the destination. If the vehicle has been navigated to the destination, the vehicle monitoring area and the fire detector monitoring area are sufficiently overlapping. For at the destination, the vehicle is preferably at a predetermined distance to the fire alarm monitoring area or even in the fire alarm monitoring area. Since the vehicle monitoring area is correspondingly co-moving with the navigation of the vehicle, a sufficient overlap of the vehicle monitoring area with the fire detector monitoring area takes place when the vehicle is at the destination. Thus, the vehicle monitoring area can also be referred to as a vehicle-proof or vehicle sensor unit-fixed monitoring area. The vehicle monitoring area can therefore be characterized in that it can be detected by the vehicle sensor unit.
- the vehicle monitoring area and the fire detector monitoring area then sufficiently overlap if at least 30%, at least 40%, at least 50%, at least 60%, at least 70%, at least 80%, at least 90% or 100% of the vehicle surveillance area in Overlap with the fire alarm monitoring area is.
- a fire parameter can be detected by means of the vehicle sensor unit.
- that is Vehicle preferably configured and / or configured to detect at the destination the fire characteristic by means of the vehicle sensor unit as the Verification fire characteristic of the fire detector monitoring area, at least for the part of the fire detector monitoring area, which is in overlap with the vehicle monitoring area.
- the Veriquesbrandkennting therefore provides information on whether prevails in the fire alarm monitoring area, at least for the part of the fire alarm monitoring area, which is in overlap with the vehicle monitoring area, a fire, a fire precursor or a smoldering fire.
- the vehicle is designed to determine a verification fire condition.
- the verification fire parameter is evaluated by the vehicle. If a plurality of verification firing parameters is detected, the vehicle may be configured to determine the verification firing state (s) based on the plurality of verification firing characteristics.
- the vehicle may have an evaluation unit.
- the evaluation unit can be designed in the manner of a data processing unit for evaluating the, in particular at least one, verification firing parameter.
- the verification firing state is determined, this therefore forms a second or further fire state in addition to the reference firing state for the fire alarm monitoring area. Since the reference fire state has already been made available to the vehicle by means of the instruction signal, the vehicle now has two fire states, namely the reference fire state and the verification fire state, for the fire alarm monitoring area.
- the vehicle sensor unit is designed in the manner of a multi-sensor unit or with a plurality of, in particular different, sensors.
- the sensors or the multi-sensor unit can be designed to determine a plurality of fire characteristics, these fire characteristics being referred to as Verificationbrandkennvousn.
- the vehicle may be configured to determine a verification firing condition.
- the verification fire characteristics of the Vehicle evaluated.
- the vehicle may have an evaluation unit.
- the evaluation unit can be designed in the manner of a data processing unit for evaluating the verification fire parameters. In the evaluation, in particular neural networks can be used.
- the vehicle is configured to determine the reference fire condition as a verified reference fire condition in the event that the reference fire condition and the verification fire condition at least sufficiently coincide.
- the vehicle may be configured to evaluate the reference fire condition and the verification fire condition.
- the vehicle can have one or the evaluation unit. This applies, in particular, to the evaluation of whether the reference firing state and the verification firing state at least sufficiently coincide.
- a match may be in the reference fire state and the verification fire state, for example, when the reference fire state and the verification fire state are exactly coincident and / or when the verification fire state corresponds to a fire.
- the reference firing state may correspond, for example, to a smoldering fire or a precursor fire.
- the reference fire condition and the verification fire condition there may be a sufficient match between the reference fire condition and the verification fire condition when the verification fire condition corresponds to a fire and the reference fire condition corresponds to a smolder fire or a pre-fire.
- a sufficient match may be assumed when the verification firing state represents a fire, for example, since the firing process may have evolved in the transitional period while the vehicle is navigating to the destination.
- a match, and thus also a sufficient match may be present, for example, if the reference firing state and the verification firing state match. This is the case, for example, if the reference firing state and the verification firing state respectively correspond to a fire, a precursor fire or a smoldering fire.
- the verified reference fire state is determined by the vehicle.
- the verified reference firing state can correspond to a fire, a precursor fire and / or a smoldering fire or represent the fire, the fire precursor and / or the fire.
- the verified reference fire condition therefore offers Reliable information on whether fire, fire precursor or smoldering fire actually prevails in the fire alarm monitoring area.
- the vehicle is configured to initiate a fire-extinguishing action when the reference fire condition has been determined to be a verified reference fire condition.
- the vehicle may be configured to emit a signal to initiate the fire-extinguishing action, which signal represents a request for a fire extinguishment.
- the vehicle may send the signal to another unit that is at least indirectly configured to perform the fire extinguishing.
- the vehicle can serve to initiate the fire-extinguishing action by sending the corresponding signal.
- the further unit may be, for example, a fire alarm panel and / or a fire alarm and extinguishing control center.
- a corresponding fire extinction can be carried out in the fire detector monitoring area, in particular by an extinguishing system being controlled by the fire alarm panel at least indirectly and / or by the extinguishing control panel in order to deploy extinguishing agents in the fire detector monitoring area.
- the vehicle itself may be designed to extinguish a fire.
- the vehicle may be configured to deploy extinguishing agent when the reference firing condition has been determined to be a verified reference firing condition.
- the vehicle can be configured and / or configured to deploy the extinguishing agent from the vehicle in the fire detector monitoring area, so that, if necessary, a fire, a fire precursor and / or a smoldering fire can be extinguished there.
- An advantageous embodiment of the vehicle is characterized in that the vehicle is designed as an aircraft, in particular a robotic vehicle.
- a land vehicle has the advantage that it can be made particularly robust. In the event of a collision with an obstacle, this usually does not necessarily lead to such a serious defect that the land vehicle can not continue or navigate. Rather, after a possible collision with an obstacle, the land vehicle can then drive around it in order to continue the further navigation to the destination.
- a robotic vehicle has been found to be a land vehicle.
- the robotic vehicle preferably means an unmanned robotic land vehicle.
- the land vehicle can then travel and / or navigate without human crew. This allows a particularly secure detection of Vertechnischsbrandkennulate without fear of personal injury.
- a further advantageous embodiment of the vehicle is characterized in that the vehicle is designed as an aircraft, in particular a drone. If the vehicle is designed as an aircraft, this can overcome obstacles that are particularly easy and fast in order to reach the destination. This allows a particularly timely determination of the verification fire parameter or of the verification fire state, so that it can be found correspondingly quickly about whether the reference fire condition is to be determined as a verified reference fire condition or not.
- the aircraft is designed as a drone or unmanned aerial vehicle. In this case, the aircraft can navigate to the destination without human occupancy. Personal injury of a correspondingly non-existent crew can therefore be excluded. Thus, a reference fire condition can be verified very secure.
- a particularly advantageous embodiment of the aircraft is for example a multicopter, such as a quadrocopter or an octocopter.
- Such multicopters offer the advantage that they can be held and / or stand in any position in space. This allows a particularly simple navigation to the destination, so that the vehicle monitoring area and the fire alarm monitoring area overlap sufficiently.
- the aircraft may also be formed by an aircraft and / or a helicopter.
- a further advantageous refinement of the vehicle is characterized in that the vehicle has a fire-extinguishing unit for extinguishing a fire, wherein the vehicle is designed to carry out the fire-extinguishing operation using the fire extinguishing unit.
- the fire-extinguishing unit may be at least partially formed by the vehicle.
- the fire-extinguishing unit may be formed integrally with or from the vehicle.
- the fire-extinguishing unit can be designed for direct and / or indirect extinguishment of a fire.
- the fire-extinguishing unit can be designed to eject and / or spray an extinguishing agent.
- extinguishing agent can be provided by the fire extinguishing unit, preferably under pressure.
- the fire-extinguishing unit can have an outlet connection with which extinguishing agent can be provided.
- Extinguishing agents can be understood as meaning, for example, gaseous extinguishing agents, such as non-combustible gases, extinguishing powder, extinguishing foam, and / or liquid extinguishing agents, such as water and / or aqueous solutions.
- gaseous extinguishing agents such as non-combustible gases, extinguishing powder, extinguishing foam, and / or liquid extinguishing agents, such as water and / or aqueous solutions.
- BC powder, ABC powder and / or metal fire powder can be used as extinguishing powder.
- a non-combustible gas is, for example, carbon dioxide (CO2).
- the liquid, synthetic extinguishing agent FK-5-1-12 (C4F9OCH3) can be used.
- This is the extinguishing agent known under the brand name NOVEC 1230, which is in the ASHRAE nomenclature FK 5 -1-12. It is listed in the standards NFPA 2001 and ISO 14520 and is also indicated by the chemical formulas (C4F9OCH3) or 1, 1, 1, 2,2,4,5,5,5-NONAFLUORO-4- (TRIFLUOROMETHYL) -3- PENTANONE described.
- the extinguishing agent can be stored in a container associated with the extinguishing agent unit, which is also referred to as an extinguishing agent container.
- a fire extinguishing action can be carried out by fire extinguishing by means of the fire extinguishing unit.
- This allows a fast and efficient extinguishing of a fire.
- For the vehicle is already in the vicinity of the fire alarm monitoring area and can thus extinguish a fire in the fire detector monitoring area directly after the determination of the verified reference fire state. This effectively prevents a corresponding fire process from developing further. In practice it has been shown that therefore can be dispensed with a stationary extinguishing system, which contributes to the reduction of costs.
- the vehicle can carry the extinguishing agent, it often requires no stationary extinguishing system, since the corresponding task is taken over by the mobile vehicle.
- damage can be reduced in a fire extinguishing by the extinguishing agent is selectively applied by the vehicle.
- the vehicle is cheaper than a stationary extinguishing system and, at the same time, causes less damage during fire extinguishment.
- the fire-extinguishing unit has a nozzle which is designed for discharging, in particular spraying and / or discharging, an extinguishing agent for extinguishing a fire.
- the fire-extinguishing unit can be designed in such a way as to direct and / or convey extinguishing agent under pressure to the nozzle, so that the extinguishing agent can be discharged, in particular sprayed out and / or ejected, by means of the nozzle. If the extinguishing agent is, for example, water or an aqueous solution, then the corresponding extinguishing agent can be sprayed out by means of the nozzle.
- the extinguishing agent is an extinguishing agent powder
- this can be expelled, for example, by means of the nozzle.
- the fire-extinguishing unit of the vehicle is therefore particularly preferably suitable for the direct extinguishing of a fire.
- An advantageous embodiment of the vehicle is characterized in that the fire-extinguishing unit has an externally accessible output connection for the provision of extinguishing agent, which is connected to a mating connection of a stationary extinguishing device can be coupled in order to provide the extinguishing device extinguishing agent available. If the verified reference fire condition has been determined by means of the vehicle, it may be provided that the output terminal of the fire extinguishing unit is then coupled to the counterpart connection of the stationary extinguishing device. This coupling makes it possible to transmit extinguishing agent from the vehicle, in particular from the associated fire extinguishing unit, to the stationary extinguishing device or to make it available. Therefore, providing may mean pumping, routing and / or conveying.
- the extinguishing agent can be applied pressurized and / or made available.
- the stationary extinguishing device can be designed to deploy the extinguishing agent in the fire detector monitoring area, in particular to eject and / or spray it.
- the dispensing is a pressurized dispensing.
- the stationary extinguishing device is also referred to as extinguishing system.
- the extinguishing device is preferably characterized by the mating connection, at least one nozzle and a pipeline network which extends between the mating connection and the at least one nozzle.
- the pipeline network can have at least one extinguishing medium line, but preferably a plurality of extinguishing medium lines coupled to one another. If the extinguishing device has, for example, a plurality of nozzles, the pipeline network can be designed in such a way by means of the extinguishing medium lines in order to guide extinguishing agents from the counterpart connection to the nozzles. If extinguishing agent is now conveyed from the outlet connection of the vehicle to the counterconnection of the extinguishing device, the pipeline network directs the extinguishing agent to the nozzles, which then discharge the extinguishing agent in order to extinguish a fire, preferably in the fire detector monitoring area.
- the extinguishing device is preferably configured to extinguish a fire in the fire detector monitoring area, preferably by conveying extinguishing agent through the counter connection and the pipe network to the at least one nozzle. If the fire-extinguishing unit of the vehicle has the output connection accessible on the outside, then the fire-extinguishing unit or the vehicle can also serve and / or be designed for the indirect extinction and / or indirect initiation of a fire-extinguishing action of a fire.
- the vehicle sensor unit has a camera.
- the camera can be designed as an optical camera for detecting a, in particular optical, image.
- a light phenomenon such as a fire and / or a flame, of a burning process
- the camera is preferably designed such as a color temperature of the light phenomenon and / or a temperature of the light phenomenon as a fire characteristic.
- the camera is designed as a thermal imaging camera for capturing a thermal image.
- the thermal imaging camera can be designed to detect infrared radiation.
- the camera for detecting a temperature in particular a maximum temperature and / or a mean temperature, be formed, wherein the detected temperature preferably forms the fire characteristic.
- the reference firing state for the fire alarm monitoring area has been determined, for example, by means of a fire gas detector or a smoke detector, in each case as an embodiment of the fire detector, the camera can offer the vehicle sensor unit the advantage that the verification fire parameter is detected by a different measuring principle than a reference fire parameter by means of the fire gas detector or the smoke detector.
- the fire detector sensor unit of the fire detector and the vehicle sensor unit of the vehicle can be based on different measurement principles, which allows a particularly reliable verification of the reference fire condition.
- An advantageous embodiment of the vehicle is characterized in that the vehicle is formed at the destination by means of the vehicle sensor unit for determining a fire location.
- the fire location is preferably the location of a fire source of the fire, the fire precursor and / or the smoldering fire in the fire alarm monitoring area.
- a camera is used for the vehicle sensor unit, which is designed to detect an image, in particular an optical image and / or a thermal image, then the vehicle can be designed to determine the location of the fire based on the image.
- the vehicle may be designed in such a way as to identify in the image the point which corresponds to the highest temperature, in particular an illustrated light phenomenon. Based on this identified point and the known destination, the vehicle may be designed to determine the location of the fire.
- the vehicle is designed to rotate and / or swivel the vehicle sensor unit at the destination in order to detect sensor data by means of the vehicle sensor unit at different twisting and / or swiveling positions, the fire location being based on the detected sensor data and the known destination by means of the vehicle can be determined.
- the vehicle may be designed to receive a plurality of images at different locations of rotation and / or pivoting of a camera of the vehicle sensor unit at the destination, and to determine the location of the fire by evaluating the images and taking into account the destination.
- a further advantageous refinement of the vehicle is characterized in that the vehicle is configured to determine the location of the fire on the basis of a fire parameter recorded at the destination.
- the vehicle may be configured to determine the location of the fire at the destination based on the at least one detected fire characteristic. If, for example, a line camera is used as the camera for the vehicle sensor unit, a corresponding image captured by the line camera can be used to determine the location of the fire, and thus to determine the source of the fire. For example, the direction to the fire location can be determined from the image acquired by means of the line scan camera by searching the acquired image for a highest color temperature. For this purpose, the vehicle and / or the vehicle sensor unit can be designed accordingly.
- a further advantageous embodiment of the vehicle is characterized in that the vehicle is designed to align the vehicle sensor unit in the direction of the fire location. If a fire parameter is now determined by means of the vehicle sensor unit, then this corresponds to the fire in the fire detector monitoring area or in the vehicle monitoring area.
- a corresponding fire characteristic has the advantage that it can provide information about whether a fire, a fire precursor and / or a smoldering fire is particularly reliable.
- a further advantageous embodiment of the vehicle is characterized in that the vehicle is configured to detect the fire parameter or the verification fire parameter when the vehicle sensor unit is oriented in the direction of the fire location.
- the vehicle may be configured to detect the fire characteristic at the destination by means of the vehicle sensor unit as the verification fire parameter of the fire detector monitoring area only when the vehicle sensor unit is oriented in the direction of the fire location.
- the Verhuisbrandkennulate in this case can be very sure about whether there is a fire, a fire precursor and / or a smoldering fire.
- the reference firing state can also be evaluated with particular certainty and optionally determined as a verified reference firing state.
- a further advantageous embodiment of the vehicle is characterized in that the vehicle is designed to align the nozzle such that the extinguishing agent to be sprayed and / or ejected from the nozzle flows in the direction of the fire location in order to extinguish a fire.
- the alignment of the nozzle can refer to a vertical and / or horizontal tilt angle of the nozzle relative to the vehicle. So
- the vehicle may be configured to rotate and / or pivot the nozzle in a vertical direction and / or a horizontal direction. It has previously been explained that the vehicle is designed to detect the location of the fire, ie preferably the location of the fire in the fire detector monitoring area, when the vehicle is at the location.
- the vehicle may determine which direction the nozzle is to be pivoted so that the nozzle is oriented toward the fire location.
- the orientation of the nozzle can be carried out in such a way that the nozzle is aligned directly on the fire.
- the vehicle is designed and / or configured such that a trajectory of the extinguishing agent to be ejected and / or ejected is taken into account. Because a trajectory of the extinguishing agent is often parabolic.
- the vehicle may be designed and / or configured for aligning the nozzle such that a parabolic trajectory of the extinguishing agent is taken into account when aligning the nozzle and / or when discharging extinguishing agent. Due to the explained alignment of the nozzle, a particularly effective, fast and / or safe extinguishing of a fire in the fire detector monitoring area can take place. This saves extinguishing agent and is particularly useful if the extinguishing agent is provided by the vehicle itself. Because the amount of extinguishing agent can be limited in this case. By aligning the nozzle can also be a very targeted and thus effective deletion of a fire, which favors a quick fire extinguishing, which in turn significantly reduce personal injury and / or property damage or even avoid.
- a further advantageous embodiment of the vehicle is characterized in that the vehicle is designed and / or configured to independently navigate to an, in particular optimal, extinguishing agent application location based on the fire location.
- the fire alarm monitoring area and / or the vehicle monitoring area are very large. If, for example, a camera is used for the vehicle sensor unit, then a further remote fire detector monitoring area can be brought into sufficient overlap with the vehicle monitoring area. In this case, the destination may be sufficiently far from the fire alarm monitoring area, and especially from a fire in the fire alarm monitoring area. There may be instances that a corresponding distance is too large for effectively extinguishing the fire.
- the range of a correspondingly extinguishing extinguishing powder is limited. In this case, it may be appropriate to position the vehicle closer to the source of the fire to effectively extinguish a fire delete the fire alarm monitoring area. As previously explained, the vehicle may be configured to determine the location of the fire. In addition, the information about the destination in the vehicle is known. Depending on the extinguishing agent used, the vehicle may also store information about the range of an extinguishing agent to be dispensed, in particular to be sprayed and / or ejected.
- the vehicle may be configured to determine an extinguishing agent application location such that an extinguishing agent to be dispensed, in particular sprayed and / or discharged, from the fire extinguishing unit, and preferably from a nozzle associated with the fire extinguishing unit can flow to the fire. This ensures an effective, fast and / or safe extinguishing of the fire.
- the fire can be extinguished in this case with the least possible extinguishing agent and at the same time in a particularly short time, since it ensures that the researchersridde, in particular neurosciencesprühende and / or ejected, extinguishing agent targeted the actual fire, especially the associated fire hearth hits.
- An advantageous embodiment of the vehicle is characterized in that the vehicle is designed and / or configured to initiate the fire-extinguishing action when the vehicle is at the extinguishing agent application location.
- the extinguishing agent when the extinguishing agent is provided by the vehicle itself and / or by the fire-extinguishing unit of the vehicle itself, it may occur that the amount of the extinguishing agent is limited. It is therefore useful to deploy the extinguishing agent, if this actually contributes to the extinction of the fire. This is preferably the case when the vehicle is at the extinguishing agent discharge location.
- advantages and / or effects in an analogous manner.
- the available extinguishing agent can be used particularly effectively for extinguishing a fire. Even if the vehicle carries only a limited supply of extinguishing agent, it is therefore possible to extinguish even larger fires, since the vehicle is designed for effective extinguishing, and thus already contributing to the extinction of a fire already a small amount of extinguishing agent.
- An advantageous embodiment of the vehicle is characterized in that the fire-extinguishing unit has a, in particular detachable, extinguishing agent container, is stored in the extinguishing agent. If the vehicle now receives the instruction signal, which can preferably be evaluated simultaneously as an instruction to navigate, the vehicle can navigate to the destination without delay, in particular driving or flying.
- the vehicle can begin immediately at the destination and / or after further navigation to the extinguishing agent application with the actual fire extinguishing. This allows the fire to be extinguished without wasting time, preventing a fire from developing. In practice, this can be prevented, for example, that from a combustion process without light appearance, a combustion process with light appearance, ie a fire, arises.
- the vehicle may serve, for example, to extinguish the smoldering fire, which is often possible with less use of extinguishing agent. This results in minor personal injury and / or property damage.
- the extinguishing agent container is made as a metal container or as a container made of a non-combustible material.
- the extinguishing agent container is detachably coupled to the fire-extinguishing unit and / or the vehicle.
- the extinguishing agent container can be replaced for maintenance purposes and / or after an executed deletion action.
- the extinguishing agent container can be replaced, for example, by a new, again with extinguishing agent stocked extinguishing agent container, so that the vehicle is operational again in a very short time after a fire extinguishing action.
- the detachable attachment of the extinguishing agent container has the advantage that the vehicle can be equipped for different purposes. So it may make sense that for a purpose liquid extinguishing agent is stored in the extinguishing agent container. For another purpose, it may be advantageous if extinguishing agent powder is stored as extinguishing agent in the extinguishing agent container.
- the vehicle can be adapted for the respective intended use.
- a further advantageous embodiment of the vehicle is characterized in that the extinguishing agent is stored under a predetermined pressure in the extinguishing agent container.
- the extinguishing agent container may be formed as a pressure-extinguishing agent container. This offers the advantage that the extinguishing agent can flow out of the extinguishing agent container without additional effort. Thus, it requires no additional electrical and / or mechanical power to promote the extinguishing agent from the extinguishing agent tank. For the vehicle, therefore, no separate energy storage or any corresponding consideration in the size of the energy storage for the vehicle. This reduces the weight of the vehicle and / or increases the range of the vehicle when navigating to a destination. This is particularly advantageous when the vehicle as an aircraft, in particular drone, is formed.
- the pressurized extinguishing agent container can contribute to an increase in range when navigating the aircraft.
- the predetermined pressure is greater than the atmospheric pressure, in particular at least at least 2 bar, at least 5 bar, at least 10 bar, at least 25 bar or at least 80 bar greater than the atmospheric pressure.
- the fire-extinguishing unit has a coupling device for detachable coupling of an extinguishing agent container.
- the coupling device thus serves to connect and / or uncoupling the detachable extinguishing agent container.
- the coupling device can also be designed to hold the extinguishing agent container, in particular when the vehicle is navigating.
- the coupling device may comprise arm elements which are designed for gripping, holding and / or releasing the extinguishing agent container.
- the gripping arms can be controlled by an actuator, which in turn is controlled by the fire-extinguishing unit and / or the vehicle.
- the vehicle and / or the fire-extinguishing unit can be designed and / or configured accordingly.
- a new extinguishing agent container can be coupled to the fire-extinguishing unit by means of the coupling device so that it can be operational again for a new fire-extinguishing action.
- the coupling device may be configured to establish a fluid connection between the extinguishing agent container and the fire extinguishing unit when the extinguishing agent container is coupled, so that then extinguishing agent from the extinguishing agent container by means of the fire extinguishing unit applied, in particular sprayed and / or ejected can be.
- a new extinguishing agent container is coupled, it forms the extinguishing agent container of the fire extinguishing unit or of the vehicle.
- a further advantageous embodiment of the vehicle is characterized in that the fire-extinguishing unit has an extinguishing agent-generating device for generating the extinguishing agent.
- the extinguishing agent generating device may for example have a solid and be designed to ignite the solid, so that a gas and / or an aerosol is produced by a corresponding combustion of the solid, with the resulting gas and / or the resulting aerosol serving as the extinguishing agent ,
- the gas and / or aerosol produced by the combustion of the solid is preferably a non-combustible gas or a non-combustible aerosol.
- the extinguishing agent generating device may include a pyrotechnic extinguishing kit that may be triggered electrically and / or thermally.
- the extinguisher Procreating device be designed accordingly.
- the resulting solid aerosol is, for example, potassium carbonate.
- An average particle size of the solid aerosol may be, for example, between 0.5 and 2.5 pm. If the solid aerosol encounters combustion, in particular a flame, this causes a physical reaction of the solid aerosol with the flame, so that energy is withdrawn from the combustion process. This can also lead to an interruption of a chain reaction of the combustion process. Furthermore, provision can be made for the extinguishing agent generating device to be designed to produce a extinguishing powder.
- the extinguishing medium generating device has the advantage that a large amount of extinguishing agent can be produced at the destination location and / or at the extinguishing agent application location, so that the vehicle or fire extinguishing unit is designed for this purpose and / or is configured to extinguish even larger fires.
- the extinguishing agent generating device can be made particularly compact, resulting in a corresponding compactness of the vehicle.
- the extinguishing agent generating device has a particularly low weight. This is particularly advantageous when the vehicle is designed as an aircraft, in particular a drone.
- a further advantageous embodiment of the vehicle is characterized in that the fire-extinguishing unit has an externally accessible input connection which can be coupled to a counterpart connection of a stationary extinguishing agent source, so that extinguishing agent can be conducted from the extinguishing agent source to the vehicle, in particular to the associated fire extinguishing unit.
- extinguishing agent can be directed from the extinguishing agent source to the vehicle or the fire extinguishing unit, if the coupling between the input terminal and the counterpart connection is made.
- an extinguishant stored in an extinguishing agent extinguishing agent is insufficient to completely extinguish the fire.
- the vehicle or a fire-extinguishing unit has the externally accessible input terminal.
- the vehicle When coupled with the mating terminal of a stationary extinguishing agent source, the vehicle may also be configured and / or configured to use extinguishing agent from the extinguishing agent source to extinguish a fire by discharging the extinguishing agent from the extinguishing agent source by means of the fire extinguishing unit, in particular spraying and / or expelling it , will, to extinguish a fire.
- the extinguishing agent source can be, for example, a hydrant, which is coupled to a pipeline network, via which extinguishing agent, in particular in relatively large quantities, can be conveyed.
- a hydrant which is coupled to a pipeline network, via which extinguishing agent, in particular in relatively large quantities, can be conveyed.
- liquid extinguishing agent such as water and / or aqueous solutions are conveyed to the input terminal of the fire extinguishing unit, so that then the liquid extinguishing agent can be sprayed out by means of the fire extinguishing unit to extinguish the fire.
- the mating connection of the stationary extinguishing agent source can be coupled directly to the input connection.
- Coupling can therefore also be understood to mean the production of a fluid-conducting connection or a fluid-conducting connection.
- a further advantageous refinement of the vehicle is characterized in that the vehicle, in particular the associated fire-extinguishing unit, has a controllable triggering unit, in particular a controllable valve, which is designed to control an extinguishing medium flow to the nozzle and / or the outlet port ,
- the trip unit may be coupled into fluid communication between the extinguishant canister and the nozzle or output port.
- the fluid communication may extend from the extinguishant canister to the trip unit and, in turn, extend to the nozzle and the exit port, respectively.
- the release unit can control the outflow of extinguishing agent from the extinguishing agent container to the nozzle or the outlet connection.
- the trip unit may be configured to enable, prevent, and / or restrict an extinguishant flow to the nozzle and / or the exit port.
- the trip unit is therefore designed as a controllable valve, in particular controllable throttle valve.
- the deleting unit and / or the vehicle for controlling the trip unit is formed and / or configured.
- the trip unit may be used to initiate the fire-extinguishing action when the vehicle is at the extinguishing agent discharge location.
- the trip unit is controlled in response to the verified reference fire condition.
- the extinguishing agent flow is throttled when a smoldering fire and / or a fire precursor prevails. Property damage can thus be reduced to a minimum. Because to delete a smoldering fire and / or a fire precursor is usually less extinguishing agent necessary than for a fire, so a combustion process with light appearance.
- a further advantageous embodiment of the vehicle is characterized in that the fire-extinguishing unit has an extinguishing agent pump for conveying extinguishing agent.
- the extinguishing agent pump may serve to convey extinguishing agent from the extinguishing agent container to the nozzle and / or the outlet port.
- the extinguishing agent pump is preferably designed as a controllable extinguishing agent pump.
- the extinguishing agent pump can be controlled by the fire-extinguishing unit and / or the vehicle.
- the vehicle or the fire-extinguishing unit can be designed and / or configured accordingly.
- an extinguishing agent pump may be particularly advantageous if the extinguishing agent is stored, for example, not under pressure in the extinguishing agent container. Furthermore, the extinguishing agent pump may be advantageous in order to increase the range of the extinguishing agent to be dispensed, in particular to be sprayed and / or ejected.
- a further advantageous refinement of the vehicle is characterized in that the vehicle, in particular the associated fire-extinguishing unit, is designed to at least use the extinguishing agent pump for controlling an extinguishing agent flow to the nozzle and / or the outlet connection. For example, conveying of extinguishing agent can be interrupted in order to stop the discharge of extinguishing agent.
- a further advantageous embodiment of the vehicle is characterized in that the trigger unit and / or the extinguishing pump, in particular fluid-conducting, between at least one of a first group of the extinguishing agent container, the input port and the extinguishing agent generating device, and at least one of a second group of the nozzle and the output terminal is coupled.
- an input of the tripping unit can be connected by means of a fluid power connection to the extinguishing agent container, the input connection and / or the extinguishing agent generating device in order to provide extinguishing means for the tripping unit.
- An output terminal of the trip unit may be connected to the nozzle and / or the output terminal by means of a further fluid line connection.
- the same can apply to the extinguishing agent pump.
- the same applies to a combination of the triggering unit and the extinguishing agent pump, if they are connected to one another in series in a fluid-conducting manner by means of a further fluid line connection.
- An extinguishing agent flow from the extinguishing agent container, the inlet connection and / or That is, the extinguishing agent generating device can therefore be directed and / or conveyed to the nozzle and / or the outlet port under the control of the triggering unit and / or the extinguishing pump.
- the fire extinguishing unit has a first, rotationally, pivotally and / or length-adjustable alignment device to which the nozzle is fastened, wherein the vehicle is designed and / or configured to control the first alignment device is to align the nozzle.
- the nozzle can thus be rotated, pivoted and / or changed in its height position, preferably so in order to align the nozzle in the direction of the fire.
- the vehicle and / or the cancellation unit is designed and / or configured to control the rotation, pivoting and / or height adjustment of the first alignment device.
- the first alignment device has a platform to which the nozzle is attached.
- the platform of the first alignment device may be rotatable and / or pivotable relative to the rest of the vehicle.
- the first alignment device may be configured to lift and / or lower the platform in the vertical direction.
- the first alignment device may comprise at least one controllable actuator, by means of which the platform is rotatable, pivotable and / or height-adjustable relative to the rest of the vehicle.
- the at least one actuator may be designed to be controllable by the vehicle and / or the fire-extinguishing unit.
- the vehicle and / or the fire-extinguishing unit can be designed and / or configured to control the at least one actuator, in particular to achieve a correspondingly controlled rotation, pivoting and / or height adjustment of the platform and thus alignment of the nozzle.
- the at least one actuator in particular to achieve a correspondingly controlled rotation, pivoting and / or height adjustment of the platform and thus alignment of the nozzle.
- it does not necessarily require rotation and / or further navigation of the vehicle to effectively extinguish a fire. Rather, the appropriate orientation of the nozzle sufficient to ensure an effective, fast and / or extinguishing agent-saving fire extinguishing.
- a further advantageous embodiment of the vehicle is characterized in that the first alignment device is designed as a first arm device, wherein the nozzle is arranged on an end portion of the first arm device facing away from the vehicle.
- the first end portion of the arm device may form the previously discussed platform for mounting the nozzle.
- the first arm device can have at least one joint in order to be able to pivot and / or rotate arm elements of the arm device relative to each other.
- the first arm device can For example, have telescopically extendable arm portion. If the first alignment device is configured as a first arm device, the first arm device can be used to position the nozzle above and / or in front of an obstacle, the obstacle being between the vehicle and the source of fire in the fire detector monitoring area. For example, if the vehicle is not immediately able to navigate around the obstacle, the first arm device provides the opportunity to extinguish a fire behind the obstacle.
- a further advantageous refinement of the vehicle is characterized in that the vehicle has a second, rotational, pivotable and / or length-adjustable alignment device to which the vehicle sensor unit is attached, the vehicle being designed and / or controlling the second alignment device configured to align the vehicle sensor unit.
- the vehicle sensor unit can thus be rotated, pivoted and / or changed in its vertical position, preferably in order to align the vehicle sensor unit in the direction of the fire location.
- the vehicle is preferably designed and / or configured to control a rotation, pivoting and / or length adjustment of the alignment device.
- the alignment device has a platform to which the vehicle sensor unit is attached.
- the platform of the alignment device may be rotatable, pivotable and / or height-adjustable relative to the rest of the vehicle by means of the second alignment device.
- the second alignment device may comprise at least one controllable actuator, by means of which the platform is rotatable relative to the rest of the vehicle, pivotable and / or variable in their distance from the rest of the vehicle.
- the at least one actuator may be designed to be controllable by the vehicle.
- the vehicle may be configured and / or configured to control the at least one actuator, preferably to achieve alignment of the vehicle sensor unit, preferably in the direction of the fire location, by appropriately controlled turning, pivoting and / or length adjustment.
- the vehicle may preferably be designed and / or configured to control the second alignment device in order to bring the vehicle monitoring area into, in particular adequate, overlap with the fire detector monitoring area when the vehicle is at the destination.
- it does not necessarily require rotation and / or movement of the vehicle to achieve the desired overlap. Rather, this can be ensured by means of the second alignment device or at least with the aid of the second alignment device.
- the second alignment device is designed as a second arm device, wherein the vehicle sensor unit is arranged on an end portion of the second arm device facing away from the vehicle. The end portion of the second arm device can form the previously described platform for mounting the vehicle sensor unit.
- the second arm device can have at least one joint in order to be able to pivot and / or rotate arm elements of the second arm device relative to each other.
- the second arm device may comprise an example telescopically extendable arm portion. If the second alignment device is configured as a second arm device, the second arm device can be used to position the vehicle sensor unit above and / or in front of an obstacle, the obstacle being between the vehicle and the fire in the fire detector monitoring area. For example, if it is not immediately possible for the vehicle to navigate around the obstacle, the second arm device offers the possibility of positioning the vehicle sensor unit in front of or above the obstacle.
- the second arm device can be designed to position the vehicle sensor unit over the obstacle, so that the vehicle monitoring area can be brought into, in particular sufficient, overlap with the fire detector monitoring area. Therefore, the second arm device offers the advantage that a boundary fire detection area can also be checked behind an obstacle by means of the vehicle sensor unit when the obstacle is between the vehicle and the fire detector monitoring area.
- a further advantageous embodiment of the vehicle is characterized in that navigation data are stored by the vehicle, in particular the navigation control unit, which represent a map with possible paths, the navigation control unit being designed using navigation data for navigating the vehicle. If the vehicle, in particular the navigation control unit, receives the instruction signal that represents at least the destination, the navigation control unit can navigate the vehicle to the destination using the navigation data in a controlled manner.
- a further advantageous refinement of the vehicle is characterized in that the navigation control unit is designed using the navigation data for navigating the vehicle to the destination location and / or the extinguishing agent application location. If the vehicle is used, for example, on a company premises, the navigation data can represent possible routes on the company premises along which the Vehicle, in particular collision-free, can navigate, in particular to get to the destination and / or the extinguishing agent application location. Thus, a possible collision of the vehicle with objects and / or other stationary placed objects, which can each form obstacles, effectively prevented.
- the vehicle has an obstacle sensor, which is designed to detect an obstacle, in particular in the direction of travel in front of the vehicle.
- the obstacle sensor can be designed, for example, as a radar sensor.
- a signal provided by the obstacle sensor can be transmitted to the navigation control unit, so that the navigation control unit is preferably also configured using the signal of the obstacle sensor for the controlled navigation of the vehicle to the destination location and / or the extinguishing agent application location.
- the vehicle can avoid possible, especially only temporarily existing, obstacles particularly effective.
- a further advantageous embodiment of the vehicle is characterized in that the navigation control unit is designed using the navigation data for navigating the vehicle to the counterpart connection of the stationary extinguishing device.
- the navigation of the vehicle can take place such that the output terminal of the vehicle is coupled to the mating terminal of the extinguishing device, so that a fluid-conducting connection between the output terminal and the mating terminal arises.
- the navigation data may thus contain the information about the location of the mating terminal of the stationary extinguishing device.
- the vehicle can be navigated to the mating terminal of the stationary extinguishing device by means of the navigation control unit.
- the navigation by means of the navigation control unit can be carried out such that an automatic coupling of the output terminal of the fire-extinguishing unit with the mating terminal of the stationary extinguishing device.
- the navigation of the vehicle by means of the navigation control unit is such that the output terminal is disposed opposite to the mating terminal of the stationary extinguishing device, so then followed in a further step, the coupling of the output terminal to the mating terminal of the stationary extinguishing device can.
- the vehicle and / or the fire-extinguishing unit can have an actuator in order to carry out the coupling of the output connection to the counter-connection of the stationary extinguishing device.
- a further advantageous embodiment of the vehicle is characterized in that the navigation control unit is designed using the navigation data for navigating the vehicle to the counterpart connection of the stationary extinguishing agent source.
- the navigation of the vehicle by means of the navigation control unit can be carried out such that the input terminal of the vehicle is coupled to the counterpart connection of the extinguishing agent source or can be coupled.
- the navigation data can thus contain the information about the location of the mating terminal of the stationary extinguishing agent source.
- the vehicle can be navigated by means of the navigation control unit to the counterpart connection of the stationary extinguishing agent source.
- the navigation can be carried out by means of the navigation control unit such that an automatic coupling of the output terminal of the fire-extinguishing unit with the counter-connection of the stationary extinguishing agent source takes place.
- the navigation of the vehicle by means of the navigation control unit is such that the output terminal is disposed opposite to the mating terminal of the stationary extinguishing agent source, so that then in a further step, the coupling of the output terminal to the mating terminal of the stationary extinguishing agent source can take place.
- the vehicle and / or the fire-extinguishing unit can have an actuator in order to carry out the coupling of the output connection to the counter-connection of the stationary extinguishing-agent source.
- the coupling of the output terminal to the mating terminal of the stationary extinguishing agent source takes place manually.
- extinguishing agent can be conducted, transferred and / or conveyed from the stationary extinguishing agent source to the fire extinguishing unit.
- a further advantageous embodiment of the vehicle is characterized in that the navigation control unit is formed using the navigation data for controlled navigation of the vehicle to an extinguishing agent container depot, in which at least one, provided by the coupling device extinguishing agent container is provided.
- the navigation data can have the information about the location of the extinguishing agent tank depot.
- the navigation control unit can control the vehicle Navigate to the extinguishing agent container depot.
- At least one extinguishant container may be provided in the extinguishant container depot.
- the extinguishing agent container preferably stores extinguishing agent in a predetermined amount.
- the extinguishing agent container can store the extinguishing agent under a predetermined pressure.
- a new extinguishing agent container may be provided in the extinguishing agent container depot.
- the navigation control unit may navigate the vehicle to the extinguishing agent container depot to exchange the extinguishing agent container by means of the coupling device. The vehicle may then again navigate to the destination and / or extinguishing agent deployment location to continue clearing the fire as previously explained.
- the vehicle can receive a signal from the central unit by means of the signal receiving unit.
- the central unit may be, for example, a fire alarm control panel and / or fire extinguisher control center or at least be co-formed by it.
- the signal receiving unit may receive an instruction signal from the fire panel.
- the control signals received by the vehicle or the signal receiving unit can be transmitted to the navigation control unit, so that the navigation control unit based on the control signals and / or at least also using the control signals for controlled navigation of the vehicle, in particular to the destination and / or to the extinguishing agent application location , is trained.
- the navigation control unit of the vehicle can be designed using the navigation data, the instruction signal and the control signals received by the central unit for controlled navigation of the vehicle.
- the vehicle or the navigation control unit for example, possible obstacles and / or barriers so that the vehicle or navigation controller navigates, taking into account those control signals, on an alternative route to the destination and / or another location, such as the destination and / or the extinguishing agent application location.
- a further advantageous embodiment of the vehicle is characterized in that the vehicle is designed to generate a trigger signal for the trip unit and to control the trip unit by means of the trigger signal, so that the trip unit releases an extinguishing agent flow to the nozzle and / or the output port when the Trigger unit is controlled by means of the trigger signal.
- the vehicle may be configured to control the trip unit to release or prevent an extinguishant flow to the nozzle and / or the exit port.
- the vehicle may be configured to generate the trigger signal when the vehicle has determined the verified reference fire condition. The generation may also depend on and / or based on whether the vehicle is at the destination and / or at the extinguishing agent deployment location.
- the time and / or the amount of discharged, in particular sprayed and / or ejected extinguishing agent can be controlled. This is particularly useful if the amount of extinguishing agent is limited. Because in this case, the trip unit can be controlled by means of the vehicle so that the most effective extinguishing a fire takes place.
- a further advantageous refinement of the vehicle is characterized in that the vehicle is designed and / or configured to represent a signal which represents a triggering instant at which the triggering unit releases the extinguishing agent flow and / or a triggering duration of the released extinguishing agent flow to transmit to a central unit.
- the signal connection in particular radio signal connection, can be used between the vehicle and the central unit.
- preferred features, advantages and / or effects are referred to in an analogous manner.
- a further advantageous embodiment of the vehicle is characterized in that the vehicle is designed to release the extinguishing agent for a predetermined extinguishing period, in particular by controlling the tripping unit.
- the predetermined deletion Time duration can be selected and / or determined such that multiple fire extinguishing agents can be released by the fire extinguishing unit. In other words, it can be prevented by the predetermined deletion period that the entire extinguishing agent, which is available to the fire-extinguishing unit, is released in an uninterrupted process. Rather, it may be provided that the vehicle is designed and / or configured to release the extinguishing agent in several time periods. Each period can correspond to the predetermined deletion period.
- a further advantageous refinement of the vehicle is distinguished by the fact that the vehicle is designed to re-detect a fire parameter by means of the vehicle sensor unit after the triggering time, during the release of the extinguishing agent flow and / or after the extinguishing time has elapsed, and the vehicle is again based on this detected fire characteristic is designed to determine an extinguishing state when the re-detected fire characteristic represents an extinguished fire.
- An erase state is therefore present when a fire or smoldering fire is completely extinguished.
- An extinguishing state can also be present if a reaction corresponding to a fire precursor is completely interrupted and also remains interrupted on its own.
- the vehicle may release extinguishing agent to the nozzle to extinguish a fire in the fire alarm monitoring area.
- the release of the extinguishing agent can take place for the predetermined deletion period.
- the vehicle can then again detect the fire parameter by means of the vehicle sensor unit.
- This newly recorded fire characteristic therefore provides information as to whether the fire in the fire detector monitoring area has already been extinguished by the extinguishing agent or not.
- the vehicle may determine the extinguishing condition based on the re-detected fire parameter.
- the extinguishing state is not determined by the vehicle.
- the vehicle is designed and / or configured such that the renewed detection of the fire parameter occurs before a lapse of a predetermined period of time following the triggering time or after the extinguishing period has expired.
- the re-detection of the fire characteristic takes place after the extinguishing agent has been applied.
- the predetermined period of time can serve to limit so that a stronger development of the combustion process is prevented until re-detection of the fire characteristic.
- a further advantageous refinement of the vehicle is distinguished by the fact that the vehicle is designed to regenerate the triggering signal, so that the triggering unit again releases an extinguishing agent flow to the nozzle and / or the outlet connection if the newly recorded fire parameter indicates a fire, a fire alarm. level and / or a smoldering fire.
- the renewed generation of the trigger signal serves to further extinguish the fire.
- the fire precursor and / or the smoldering fire can apply to the fire precursor and / or the smoldering fire.
- a new detection of the fire characteristic can be made based on this, if necessary, to determine an extinguishing state, if the last re-detected fire characteristic represents an extinguished fire. If the erase state is determined, no renewed generation of the trigger signal takes place.
- the vehicle can again generate a triggering signal to release extinguishing agents to the nozzle and / or the outlet connection.
- This explained sequence can be repeatedly executed by the vehicle.
- the again generated trigger signal, or a re-generated trigger signal is generated by the vehicle such that the trip unit releases a different extinguishing agent than the previously released extinguishing agent to the nozzle and / or the output terminal .
- the vehicle may have, for example, at least two extinguishing agent containers, each with different extinguishing agents.
- the vehicle may be configured to generate the trigger signal such that first extinguishing agent is released from one of the extinguishing agent container and is released at another generation of the trigger signal extinguishing agent from another extinguishing agent container.
- the vehicle may preferably be embodied and / or configured in such a way that extinguishing agent is released from an extinguishing agent container during the first generation of the triggering signal and, upon renewed generation of the triggering signal, extinguishing agent is released from the input connection and / or the extinguishing agent generation device.
- the vehicle may be configured to release extinguishing agents from different sources when the triggering signal is regenerated.
- An advantageous embodiment of the vehicle is characterized in that the vehicle is configured and / or configured to determine an alarm signal based on the verified reference fire condition.
- the verified reference firing state is determined only in the event that the reference firing state and the Verification firing state at least sufficiently coincide, so that it can be reliably concluded, for example, a fire in the fire alarm monitoring area.
- the alarm signal can therefore serve to initiate a follow-up reaction, in particular if necessary.
- a follow-up action may be, for example, a shutdown of a device in the fire alarm monitoring area and / or in close proximity to the fire alarm monitoring area.
- the alarm signal can be used to inform a further unit, in particular the central unit, of the verified reference fire condition.
- the vehicle may be configured to send the alarm signal to the further unit, in particular central unit.
- the explanation of a corresponding signal connection is made in an analogous manner.
- the further unit may be, for example, an extinguishing control center and / or a control center.
- the alarm signal or a signal based on the alarm signal, acoustically and / or optically, is output from the vehicle.
- at least one corresponding output unit can be provided for the vehicle.
- the alarm signal therefore offers the advantage that a corresponding alarm, which indicates a fire, a fire precursor and / or a smoldering fire in the fire alarm monitoring area, can be emitted acoustically and / or optically.
- a corresponding alarm which indicates a fire, a fire precursor and / or a smoldering fire in the fire alarm monitoring area
- the vehicle is configured and / or configured to determine a false alarm signal that represents an erroneous determination of the reference fire condition and / or a non-verified reference fire condition in the event that the reference fire condition is not was determined as a verified reference fire condition.
- the reference firing state is preferably not determined as a verified reference firing state if the reference firing state and the verification firing state do not match and / or do not sufficiently match. This may be the case, for example, if the reference firing state corresponds to a fire, whereas the verification firing state does not correspond to a fire, a smoldering fire or to a potentially non-relevant fire precursor.
- the verification fire condition in this case indicates that there is no fire in the fire alarm monitoring area Smoldering fire or no relevant fire precursor prevails. This suggests that the reference fire condition may be erroneously determined. A verification of the reference fire condition should therefore not be made. In this case, the vehicle can determine the false alarm signal.
- the false alarm signal therefore provides the information that the reference fire condition has been erroneously determined or that the reference fire condition could not be verified.
- the fire detector has erroneously determined a fire, a fire precursor and / or a smoldering fire, although there is no actual fire, no relevant fire precursor and / or no relevant smoldering fire in the fire alarm monitoring area.
- the false alarm signal may be output acoustically and / or optically from the vehicle.
- at least one corresponding output unit can be provided for the vehicle.
- the false alarm signal can be used to inform another unit, in particular the central unit, about the non-verified reference fire condition.
- the vehicle may be configured to send the false alarm signal to the further unit, in particular the central unit.
- a corresponding signal connection between the vehicle and the further unit, in particular the central unit is referred to in an analogous manner.
- a person monitoring, for example, the central unit is thus informed that an erroneous determination of the reference fire condition may have occurred here. In this case, no shutdown of devices would be initiated in and / or in close proximity to the fire alarm monitoring area.
- an acoustic and / or optical output of the false alarm signal, and / or a signal based thereon persons in the fire detector monitoring area can be informed about the false alarm signal or the erroneous determination of the reference fire state. This can have a calming effect on people who are in the fire alarm monitoring area.
- a further advantageous refinement of the vehicle is characterized in that the vehicle is designed and / or configured to determine a guard signal based on the extinguished state.
- the erase state is determined in the event that the redrawn fire characteristic represents a deleted fire.
- the guard signal may be used to inform another unit, in particular the central unit, of the extinguished fire.
- the vehicle may be designed to send the guard signal to the further unit, in particular the central unit.
- the further unit can be, for example, the fire alarm control panel, the extinguishing control center and / or the control center. To the explanation of a corresponding the signal connection is referred to in an analogous manner.
- the vehicle is designed and / or configured to output the guard signal, or a signal based on the guard signal, audibly and / or optically.
- the vehicle may have a corresponding output unit. This offers the advantage that persons in the fire alarm monitoring area can be informed about the corresponding all-clear to the fire process, which can contribute to calming the corresponding persons.
- a further advantageous embodiment of the vehicle is characterized in that the vehicle is designed to send the alarm signal, the false alarm signal and / or the guard signal to a central unit, in particular a fire alarm panel and / or a control center.
- a central unit in particular a fire alarm panel and / or a control center.
- the object mentioned is achieved by a system.
- the system is used for fire extinguishing.
- the system has a central unit and a vehicle.
- the vehicle is a vehicle according to the first aspect of the invention and / or according to one of the explained, advantageous embodiments of the vehicle.
- the vehicle has a first signal communication unit that includes the signal receiving unit of the vehicle.
- the central unit has a second signal communication unit configured to establish a wireless signal connection with the first signal communication unit of the vehicle.
- the central unit is designed and / or configured to transmit the instruction signal to the vehicle.
- the first signal communication unit of the vehicle has the signal receiving unit, which is preferably designed and / or configured to receive the instruction signal.
- the signal receiving unit may be formed as a radio signal receiving unit.
- the first signal communication unit may therefore be at least partially designed as a radio signal communication unit.
- the information provided by the instruction signal can be provided to the vehicle.
- the Signal receiving unit of the vehicle may also have the previously described for the vehicle as advantageous signal transmission unit, which is preferably designed as a radio signal transmission unit.
- the second signal communication unit of the central unit can be designed to send out the instruction signal.
- the second signal communication unit of the central unit may have a signal transmission unit.
- the signal transmission unit can be designed as a radio signal transmission unit.
- the signal transmission unit may also be configured and / or configured to transmit the instruction signal.
- the instruction signal can be transmitted wirelessly, ie preferably by radio, from the central unit to the vehicle.
- the first signal communication unit and / or the signal communication unit may also be designed for bidirectional transmission of a signal.
- each of the two signal communication units may include a signal receiving unit and a signal transmitting unit. This offers the advantage that the vehicle and the central unit can exchange signals, preferably to exchange information representing the respective signals.
- the central unit is formed by a fire alarm panel.
- the fire alarm panel can be designed as a device.
- the fire alarm panel is designed as a common unit and / or device with a delete control center.
- the central unit may have the fire alarm panel and the extinguishing control center.
- the design of the central unit of at least one fire alarm panel offers the advantage that the central unit can be integrated as a fire alarm center in an existing system, in particular fire alarm system, and / or an existing system, in particular fire alarm system.
- a further advantageous embodiment of the system is characterized in that the central unit is designed for transmitting navigation control signals from the central unit to the vehicle, the vehicle is designed and / or configured to navigate based on the transmitted navigation control signals, and the central unit by transmitting navigation control signals to the vehicle for remote navigation of the vehicle.
- the first Signal communication unit of the vehicle having a signal receiving unit and a signal transmission unit.
- the vehicle may be configured and / or configured to receive a location signal.
- the locating signal may be, for example, a satellite locating signal, such as a GPS signal.
- the vehicle can be designed and / or configured for autonomous navigation. However, there may be occurrences that obstacles, such as temporary obstacles and / or stationary obstacles, are located en route to the destination.
- the central unit can therefore transmit navigation control signals to the vehicle in order to remotely navigate the vehicle based on the navigation control signals, or at least to influence the navigation remotely.
- the navigation control signals may serve to bypass and / or fly around said obstacles.
- the vehicle may therefore be designed to navigate to the destination based on the navigation control signals and the likewise receivable location signals.
- the vehicle sends a position signal, which represents the current position of the vehicle, to the central unit by means of the signal transmission unit of the first signal communication unit. This position signal can be received by means of the signal receiving unit of the second signal communication unit of the central unit.
- the central processing unit may be configured and / or configured to adjust and / or determine the navigation control signal to then send that navigation control signal to the vehicle.
- the determination of the navigation control signal can be taken into account using known obstacles on the way to the destination.
- An advantageous embodiment of the system is characterized by a stationary extinguishing device with a mating connection, which is designed for coupling the output terminal of the vehicle. If the output connection is coupled to the mating connection, a fluid-conducting connection is created between the output connection and the mating connection. By coupling so a fluid-conducting connection is made.
- the stationary extinguishing device may be designed to dispense extinguishing agent in the fire detector monitoring area, in particular to eject and / or spray it.
- the stationary extinguishing device is also referred to as extinguishing system.
- the extinguishing device can forward the extinguishing agent such that it is applied in the fire alarm monitoring area to extinguish there a fire, a fire precursor and / or a smoldering fire.
- the extinguishing device of the system reference is made to the preceding explanations, preferred features, effects and / or advantages in an analogous manner as for the extinguishing device in the context of the discussion of the vehicle according to the first aspect of the invention, or the associated embodiments , was discussed.
- a further advantageous embodiment of the system is characterized in that the central unit is designed and / or configured to navigate the vehicle remotely to the destination, the extinguishing agent application, the extinguishing device and / or the extinguishing agent source.
- the vehicle may be designed to first navigate to the extinguishing agent source based on the received navigation control signals and preferably based on received locating signals, in order to couple thereto an extinguishing agent container in which extinguishing agent is stored, preferably by means of the coupling device. The vehicle may then navigate to the destination based on the navigation control signals and / or the location signals to determine whether there is actually a fire.
- the vehicle can then navigate to the extinguishing agent application location based on received navigation control signals and / or received positioning signals in order then to discharge the extinguishing agent from the extinguishing agent container, preferably to spray it and / or eject it.
- the vehicle may be designed and / or configured to navigate to the extinguishing device based on the received navigation signals and / or on received location signals.
- the vehicle may couple the output terminal of the vehicle with the mating terminal of the extinguishing device to convey the extinguishing agent to the extinguishing device.
- the extinguishing agent is applied to the fire alarm monitoring area in order to extinguish any fire that may be present, any fire precursor present and / or a smoldering fire which may be present.
- An advantageous embodiment of the system is characterized in that the extinguishing device has the mating connection, at least one nozzle and a pipeline network which extends between the mating connection of the extinguishing device and the at least one nozzle of the extinguishing device.
- the pipeline network can have at least one extinguishing medium line, but preferably a plurality of extinguishing medium lines coupled to one another.
- the piping network may be formed by means of the extinguishing agent lines to direct extinguishing agent from the counter-connection to the nozzles.
- An advantageous embodiment of the system is characterized in that the extinguishing device is designed to extinguish a fire in the fire alarm monitoring area by extinguishing agent from the output terminal of the vehicle to the counter-connection of the extinguishing device and through the pipe network to the at least one nozzle of the extinguishing device can be conveyed. If extinguishing agent is now conveyed from the outlet connection to the counterpart connection, the pipeline network directs the extinguishing agent to the nozzles, which then discharge the extinguishing agent in order, for example, to extinguish a fire in the fire detector monitoring area.
- a further advantageous embodiment of the system is characterized by a stationary fire detector, wherein the fire detector comprises a fire detector sensor unit, which is designed to detect a reference fire characteristic of a predetermined fire alarm monitoring area, the fire detector is designed to determine a reference fire condition by evaluating the reference fire characteristic, the Fire detector for transmitting a fire alarm signal representing the reference fire condition is formed to the central unit, wherein the central unit is configured, in the case that the fire alarm signal transmitted by the fire detector represents a reference fire condition requiring verification, an instruction signal to the vehicle transmitted, wherein the instruction signal represents at least one destination for the vehicle, and wherein the vehicle monitoring area in sufficient overlap with the Feuermelderü monitoring area is when the vehicle is at the destination.
- the system is for fire extinguishment, preferably based on the verified reference fire condition.
- the system comprises the central unit, the at least one stationary fire detector and the unmanned vehicle.
- the stationary fire detector is also called a fire detector.
- the system has the advantage of being one of a kind Fire detector certain reference fire condition can be checked by means of a Verfahrbrandschreibs determined by the vehicle, if the states mentioned at least sufficiently agree, a verified reference fire condition can be determined.
- the system allows a determination of a verified fire condition, namely the verified reference fire condition.
- a transmission of sensor data from the vehicle to the central unit can therefore be dispensed with.
- a signal connection between the vehicle and the central unit which is preferably designed as a radio link, therefore does not have to be suitable for being able to transmit large amounts of data in a short time.
- the verified reference fire condition can be determined by means of the vehicle at the destination location, or the vehicle transmits a verification signal representing the verification fire condition to the central unit, so that the central unit can optionally determine the verified reference fire condition.
- Another advantage of the system is the automatic determination of the verified reference fire state as such. This is because the verification firing state can be determined by the vehicle itself, so that based on this, an automatic check of the reference firing state can take place, so that the verified reference firing state can be determined automatically if there is a sufficient match. This can be done without human intervention, so that the determination of the verified reference fire condition can be done very quickly and safely.
- the system is inexpensive and at the same time very flexible and / or versatile. Because the vehicle can navigate to any destination, in particular drive and / or fly. Thus, the vehicle of the system may be used to acquire a verification fire characteristic of a fire alarm monitoring area of any fire detector. Because the vehicle is mobile and therefore not tied stationary or assigned to a stationary device.
- the verified reference firing condition may serve as a reliable basis for initiating a follow-up action such as a fire-extinguishing action to initiate a fire extinguishment in the fire alarm monitoring area, for example.
- the system can at least one Form part of a fire detection system.
- a fire alarm system is preferably also referred to as a fire alarm system.
- the system or the fire alarm system can therefore also serve for preventive fire protection.
- Fire detectors are basically known from the prior art.
- a fire detector can be permanently installed, for example, in a building, on a building or on an object to be protected or in its vicinity.
- the stationary fire detector is also referred to as fire alarm.
- the fire detector may be formed, for example, as a fire gas detector, a smoke detector, a heat detector, a flame detector, a detector for detecting electromagnetic radiation from a predetermined spectrum, which preferably indicates a fire, or a combination of the aforementioned detectors.
- the fire detector has a fire detector sensor unit.
- the fire detector sensor unit is formed by a sensor or a sensor unit.
- the fire detector sensor unit is also designed to detect a fire characteristic of a fire alarm monitoring area.
- the fire parameter detected by the fire detector sensor unit is referred to as the reference fire parameter.
- a fire parameter can basically represent and / or characterize at least one physical and / or chemical property of a combustion process.
- the fire detector sensor unit is designed in the manner of a multi-sensor unit or with a plurality of, in particular different, sensors.
- the sensor signals and / or sensor data of the multi-sensor or the plurality of sensors can be evaluated by means of a preprocessing unit, in particular based on stored signal patterns or data, in order to determine the resulting fire characteristic as a result.
- the fire detector sensor unit can be designed and / or configured accordingly.
- the determined fire parameter can then be referred to as the detected fire parameter or reference combustion parameter.
- the fire alarm monitoring area is also preferably a stationary fire alarm monitoring area.
- the fire detector monitoring area is preferably an area assigned to the fire detector, which is preferably to be monitored by the fire detector for a fire, a fire precursor and / or a smoldering fire.
- the fire detector is a so-called automatic fire detector. Because with the fire detector sensor unit, the reference fire characteristic of the fire alarm monitoring area can be detected automatically. The detection can take place continuously or discretely, for example at predetermined time intervals.
- the fire detector sensor unit can be designed to detect different reference fire parameters.
- An example of a reference brand characteristic is the temperature, for example.
- the fire detector sensor unit may be configured to detect the temperature of the fire detector monitoring area.
- the fire detector sensor unit may be formed in this case as a temperature sensor unit or as a temperature sensor.
- a fire parameter for example, a smoke concentration, which is also referred to as smoke particle concentration, a concentration of a predetermined gas, a concentration of a plurality of predetermined gases, a concentration of at least one thermal decomposition product or one, in particular average, amplitude of a predetermined electromagnetic spectral range.
- a fire characteristic may also be a change and / or slope value of at least one of the aforementioned fire characteristics.
- the fire parameter may be a temperature gradient or a concentration gradient.
- the fire detector sensor unit may be designed, for example, as a gas sensor unit or as a gas sensor. If the fire detector sensor unit is used to detect an amplitude of a predetermined electromagnetic spectral range, the fire detector sensor unit can be designed as an optical and / or photoelectric sensor unit for detecting a corresponding, in particular average, amplitude of the predetermined electromagnetic spectral range. This spectral range can originate, for example, from the ultraviolet, the infrared and / or the near-infrared range.
- the recorded reference combustion parameter thus provides information as to whether a fire, a fire precursor or a smoldering fire prevails in the fire detector monitoring area.
- the fire detector is designed to determine a reference fire condition.
- the reference combustion parameter is evaluated by the fire detector.
- the fire detector may have an evaluation unit.
- the evaluation unit may be designed in the manner of a data processing unit for evaluating the reference fire characteristic. Is from the Fire detector sensor unit detects, for example, the temperature of the fire detector monitoring area, the reference fire condition can be determined by evaluating the temperature by means of the fire detector. If the temperature exceeds a predetermined threshold, for example, this can be determined as a fire for the reference fire condition.
- a fire precursor or a smoldering fire is to be determined as the reference combustion state. If a reference combustion parameter is detected by the fire detector sensor unit, which does not correspond to any fire and also does not correspond to a fire precursor or a smoldering fire, then no reference fire condition is determined.
- the fire detector can be designed and / or configured accordingly.
- the fire detector sensor unit is designed in the manner of a multi-sensor unit or with a plurality of, in particular different, sensors.
- the sensors or the multi-sensor unit can be designed to determine a plurality of fire characteristics, these fire characteristics being referred to as reference fire parameters.
- the fire detector can be designed to determine a reference fire condition.
- the reference combustion parameters are evaluated by the fire detector.
- the fire detector may have an evaluation unit.
- the evaluation unit may be designed in the manner of a data processing unit for evaluating the reference fire parameters.
- neural networks In the evaluation, in particular neural networks can be used.
- the fire detector may transmit a fire alarm signal representing the reference fire condition to the central unit.
- the fire detector may have a signal transmission unit.
- the central unit may have a signal receiving unit for this purpose.
- the fire alarm signal can be transmitted by means of the transmission unit of the fire alarm to the signal receiving unit of the central unit, so that the fire alarm signal or the reference fire condition is made available to the central unit.
- the transmission unit can be designed as a radio transmission unit and the signal reception unit as a radio signal reception unit.
- a line-connected signal connection can be formed between the signal transmission unit and the signal reception unit.
- the central unit and the fire alarm can be connected to each other by means of a wired signal connection and / or by means of a radio link to allow the transmission of the fire alarm signal.
- a wired signal connection is used to transmit the fire alarm signal
- the fire alarm signal can be represented and / or modeled by a current signal and / or voltage signal.
- the current intensity and / or the voltage potential of the fire detector can be adapted to transmit the fire alarm signal.
- the wired signal connection can lead from the central unit to a plurality of fire detectors, wherein the fire detectors are connected in series by means of the wired signal connection. In this case we also talk about a fire detection line.
- the wired signal connection can also be designed as a bus line.
- each of the plurality of fire detectors each forms a bus subscriber.
- Each bus user can have his own address, which is also called the bus address.
- a bus system for the transmission of information can be formed by the bus users and the bus line.
- the bus system is designed as a ring bus system.
- the information is or relates to, for example, the fire alarm signal.
- a fire detector can send the fire alarm signal to the central unit by means of the bus line or the bus system. This can be done, for example, in bit-serial form and in the half-duplex method.
- the fire alarm signal or the associated data information from the fire detector is modulated onto a bus supply voltage provided by the central unit.
- the central unit demodulates the corresponding signals so that the fire alarm signal is available to the central unit.
- the fire detector or at least one of the fire detectors, preferably each of the fire detectors is supplied by the central unit with electrical energy. This can be done by means of the aforementioned, wired signal connection. This can in fact also serve for the transmission of electrical power from the central unit to the respective fire detector and / or be designed.
- the central unit can provide a DC voltage, wherein signals are modulated by means of an AC voltage.
- the central processing unit is configured and / or configured to transmit an instruction signal to the vehicle.
- the central processing unit is preferably designed to send the instruction signal to the vehicle.
- the second signal communication unit of the central unit and the first signal communication unit of the vehicle serve to transmit the instruction signal.
- the instruction signal can be sent to the vehicle by means of a signal transmission unit of the second signal communication unit.
- the signal receiving unit of the first signal communication unit of the vehicle can be designed and / or configured to receive the instruction signal.
- the central unit and the vehicle may be preferably connected to each other by means of a radio signal connection in order to transmit the instruction signal from the central unit to the vehicle.
- the instruction signal is only transmitted to the vehicle in the event the fire detector signal transmitted by the fire alarm represents a reference fire condition requiring verification.
- the reference fire condition preferably requires verification when the reference fire condition represents a fire. If the stationary fire detector is installed, for example, in a factory hall in which smoke is regularly produced due to the production of components, it may happen that a reference fire condition corresponding to a fire precursor is determined by the fire detector. In this case it can be provided that a corresponding reference fire condition requires no verification. However, the illustrated example is but one of many examples of when a reference fire condition requires verification. Thus, it may be provided that the reference firing state preferably requires verification if this corresponds to a fire, a precursor fire or a smoldering fire. If the reference firing condition now requires verification, the instruction signal is transmitted from the central unit to the vehicle.
- the instruction signal represents at least one destination for the vehicle.
- the destination can be a location coordinate, have a location coordinate, represent a limited space, and / or represent an area.
- the destination may also have further location information, such as orientation information for the vehicle and / or for the vehicle sensor unit of the vehicle.
- the vehicle monitoring area and the fire detector monitoring area are sufficiently overlapping. Because at the destination, the vehicle is preferably at a predetermined distance from the fire alarm monitoring area or even in the fire alarm monitoring area. Since the vehicle monitoring area moves along with the navigation of the vehicle, the sufficient overlap of the vehicle monitoring area with the fire detector monitoring area takes place when the vehicle is at the destination. Preferably, it is provided that the vehicle monitoring area and the fire detector monitoring area then sufficiently overlap if at least 30%, at least 40%, at least 50%, at least 60%, at least 70%, at least 80%, at least 90% or 100% of the vehicle surveillance area in Overlap with the fire alarm monitoring area is. In the area in which the vehicle monitoring area and the fire detector monitoring area overlap, a corresponding reference fire state as well as a corresponding verification fire state can be determined both by the fire detector and by the vehicle.
- the verified reference firing state is determined by the vehicle.
- the verified reference firing state can correspond to a fire, a precursor fire or a smoldering fire or represent the fire, the fire precursor and / or the smoldering fire.
- the verified reference fire condition therefore provides reliable information as to whether a fire, a precursor fire or a smoldering fire actually prevails in the fire alarm monitoring area.
- the vehicle is configured and / or configured to initiate a fire-extinguishing action if the reference fire condition has been determined as a verified reference fire condition.
- An advantageous embodiment of the system is characterized in that a measuring principle of the fire detector sensor unit and a measuring principle of the vehicle sensor unit are different. If the system has several fire detectors, the measuring principle of each fire detector can be the same. In one example, the type of sensor used for a vehicle sensor unit may be configured differently than a type of sensor for the at least one fire sensor unit. By different measuring principles for the vehicle sensor unit and the at least one fire detector can be used sensor unit, measurement principle related erroneous measurements and corresponding errors in the determination, in particular the verified reference fire condition, prevented or at least reduced.
- An advantageous embodiment of the system is characterized in that the system has a plurality of stationary fire detectors.
- Each of the fire detectors can be designed in an analogous manner to the already described fire detector.
- the central unit may be configured and / or configured to receive a fire alarm signal emitted by each fire detector. If the system has several stationary fire detectors, it can monitor larger areas and / or larger buildings, for example.
- the fire detectors can be arranged such that their fire alarm monitoring areas directly adjoin one another and / or at least partially overlap.
- a further advantageous embodiment of the system is characterized in that the central unit is designed to determine a fire alarm location of the fire detector, which has transmitted the fire alarm signal based on a transmitted fire alarm signal of a fire detector, and that the central unit is formed, the destination based on to determine the fire alarm location.
- the fire alarm signal transmitted by the fire detector can also have an identifier.
- the identifier may also be referred to as an address, bus address or address identifier, in particular a fire detector.
- the identifier can provide information about the fire alarm location.
- the central unit may be configured to determine the fire detector location based on the identifier.
- data may be stored by the central unit, which represent each of a plurality of identifiers, which are transferable from the fire detectors by means of the fire alarm signal to the central unit, a corresponding fire detector location. If an identifier from the fire detector is now also transmitted to the central unit by means of the fire alarm signal, then the central unit can be designed based on the fire alarm signal for determining the fire alarm location of the fire detector using the aforementioned data.
- data may be stored by the central unit representing an associated destination for each fire alarm location. Based in particular on this data, the central unit can therefore be configured and / or designed based on the particular fire detector. location to determine an associated destination, which is then used to transmit an instruction signal to the vehicle so that it can navigate to the appropriate destination.
- the data previously designated by the central unit for determining the destination and / or the fire alarm location may alternatively be stored by another unit and / or another system, wherein the central unit has a communication connection to the corresponding unit or system, and wherein the central unit is designed to query the corresponding data in the said unit or the said system in order then to carry out the corresponding determination of the destination or of the fire alarm location.
- a further advantageous embodiment of the system is characterized in that the central unit is configured to determine the instruction signal such that the instruction signal represents at least one destination for the vehicle, in which the vehicle monitoring area, when the vehicle is at the destination, in sufficient Matterlap is pung with the fire alarm monitoring area whose reference fire characteristic was detected by the fire detector sensor unit of the fire detector, which has transmitted the fire alarm signal to the central unit. If, for example, one of the fire detectors detects a reference fire parameter and, based thereon, transmits a fire alarm signal to the central unit, then the instruction signal is determined by the central unit such that the destination of the vehicle represented by the instruction signal is selected such that the vehicle monitoring area in sufficient overlap with the fire alarm monitoring area is when the vehicle is at the destination.
- the central processing unit is configured to determine a corresponding destination or instruction signal for each of the fire detectors so that when the vehicle receives this instruction signal, it can navigate to the corresponding destination to overlap the vehicle monitoring area with the corresponding fire detector monitoring area to reach.
- This embodiment of the system offers the advantage that a plurality of stationary fire detectors can be provided, and that the vehicle can navigate to a respectively adapted destination by means of the instruction signal in order to achieve the overlap between the vehicle monitoring area and the fire detector monitoring area associated with the fire detector , Thus, a plurality of vehicles can be dispensed with. Rather, only one vehicle is sufficient for a determination of a verified reference fire condition, even with a plurality of fire detectors. Therefore, the system can be designed particularly cost-effective even with a variety of fire detectors and nevertheless provide the opportunity to check a reference fire condition and, if necessary, to determine a verified reference fire condition.
- the object mentioned above is achieved by a method.
- the method is used for fire extinguishment.
- the method comprises the following steps: a) receiving an instruction signal by means of a signal reception unit of an unmanned vehicle, wherein a vehicle sensor unit of the vehicle for detecting, in particular at least, a fire characteristic of a vehicle monitoring area is formed, and wherein the instruction signal a reference fire condition for a fire detector monitoring area of a stationary Fire detector and a destination, wherein the vehicle monitoring area is in sufficient overlap with a fire alarm monitoring area when the vehicle is at the destination;
- An advantageous embodiment of the method is characterized by the further step, which is carried out before the reception of the instruction signal, namely a transmission of the corresponding instruction signal by means of a signal transmission unit of a central unit to the signal reception unit of the vehicle.
- At least one reference fire parameter of the fire detector monitoring area by means of a fire detector sensor unit of a fire detector; - Determination of the reference fire condition by evaluation of, in particular at least one, reference fire characteristic by means of the fire detector;
- a further advantageous embodiment of the method is characterized in that the fire extinguishing action is carried out by means of a fire-extinguishing unit of the vehicle.
- a further advantageous embodiment of the method is characterized by the further step of determining a fire location by means of the vehicle sensor unit of the vehicle when the vehicle is at the destination.
- a further advantageous embodiment of the method is characterized by the further step, namely an orientation of the vehicle sensor unit in the direction of the fire location.
- a further advantageous embodiment of the method is characterized in that the Verhuisbrandkennulate is detected when the vehicle sensor unit is aligned in the direction of the fire.
- a further advantageous embodiment of the method is characterized in that the extinguishing agent is applied in the direction of the fire to extinguish a fire.
- a further advantageous embodiment of the method is characterized by the further step of navigating the vehicle to an, in particular optimal, extinguishing agent application location based on the location of the fire.
- a further advantageous embodiment of the method is characterized in that the fire extinguishing action is initiated when the vehicle is at the extinguishing agent application location.
- a further advantageous embodiment of the method is characterized by the further step, namely an application of extinguishing agent for extinguishing a fire by means of the fire-extinguishing unit, in particular by means of a nozzle of the fire-extinguishing unit.
- a further advantageous embodiment of the method is characterized by the further steps, namely coupling an externally accessible réelleanschlus- ses the fire extinguishing unit to a mating terminal of a stationary extinguishing device, and transferring extinguishing agent from the vehicle to the extinguishing device to extinguish a fire.
- a further advantageous embodiment of the method is characterized in that the fire-extinguishing unit has a first, rotationally, pivotally and / or length-adjustable alignment device to which the nozzle is fastened, and wherein the method is further characterized by the step: aligning the nozzle by means of the first alignment device based on the fire, preferably such that discharged by the nozzle extinguishing agent flows to the fire location.
- a further advantageous embodiment of the method is characterized in that the fire-extinguishing unit has a second, rotationally, pivotally and / or length-adjustable alignment device to which the vehicle sensor unit is fastened, and wherein the method is further characterized by the step of aligning the vehicle sensor - By means of the second alignment device, preferably in the direction of the fire.
- a further advantageous refinement of the method is characterized in that navigation data is stored by the vehicle, in particular the navigation control unit, which represent a map with possible paths, and wherein the method is further characterized in that the navigation of the vehicle is controlled. Turn the navigation data takes place.
- a further advantageous embodiment of the method is characterized in that the dispensing or the transfer of extinguishing agent for a predetermined extinguishing time takes place.
- a further advantageous embodiment of the method is characterized by the further steps, namely a renewed detection, in particular at least, of a fire parameter by means of the vehicle sensor unit during the application or transfer of the extinguishing agent, or thereafter; and a determination of an erasure state if the re-detected, in particular at least one, fire characteristic value represents an extinguished fire, the determination of the extinguishment state taking place based on the re-detected fire parameter.
- Fig. 1 shows a first embodiment of the vehicle or the system in a schematic representation.
- Fig. 2 shows a timing of the reference fire characteristic in a schematic view.
- 3 shows a time sequence of the reference fire state in a schematic representation.
- Fig. 4 second a schematic representation of an image.
- Fig. 5 shows a second embodiment of the vehicle or the system in a schematic representation.
- FIG. 6 shows a third embodiment of the vehicle or of the system in a schematic illustration.
- FIG. 7 shows a chronological sequence of the verification fire parameter in a schematic representation.
- FIG. 8 shows a chronological sequence of the verification fire state in a schematic representation.
- FIG 9 shows a fourth embodiment of the vehicle or of the system in a schematic representation.
- FIG. 10 shows a fifth embodiment of the vehicle or of the system in a schematic representation.
- FIG. 11 shows a sixth embodiment of the vehicle or of the system in a schematic illustration.
- FIG. 12 shows a seventh embodiment of the vehicle or of the system in a schematic illustration.
- FIG. 13 shows an eighth embodiment of the vehicle or of the system in a schematic representation.
- FIG. 14 shows a ninth embodiment of the vehicle or of the system in a schematic representation.
- FIG. 15 shows a tenth embodiment of the vehicle or of the system in a schematic representation.
- 16 shows an eleventh embodiment of the vehicle or of the system in a schematic representation.
- FIG. 17 shows a twelfth embodiment of the vehicle or of the system in a schematic representation.
- Fig. 18 shows a thirteenth embodiment of the vehicle or the system in a schematic representation.
- FIG. 19 shows a flowchart of method steps of an embodiment of the method in a schematic representation.
- FIG. 20 shows a flowchart of method steps of a further embodiment of the method in a schematic representation.
- Fig. 21 shows the third embodiment of the vehicle or the system with modified signal connection in a schematic representation.
- an unmanned vehicle 2 is shown schematically.
- the unmanned vehicle 2 is also referred to as vehicle 2.
- the unmanned vehicle 2 is used in this embodiment, the fire extinguishing or the initiation of a fire extinguishing action.
- a system 20 is shown, which also serves to extinguish fire.
- the system 20 includes a stationary fire detector 14, a central unit 22, and the unmanned vehicle 2.
- the stationary fire detector 14 shown schematically in FIG. 1 can be installed, for example, in a building 30.
- the stationary fire detector 14 is also referred to as a fire detector 14.
- the fire detector 14 may for example be attached to a ceiling 32 of a room 34 of the building 30.
- the fire detector 14 may be designed for this purpose, for example, as a fire gas detector, a smoke detector or as a flame detector. Further embodiments of the fire detector 14 are known from the prior art and also form possible embodiments for the fire detector 14. By the fire detector 14 is fixedly attached to the ceiling 32 of the building 30, the fire detector 14 is immovable and thus formed as a stationary fire detector 14.
- the fire detector 14 is a part of the room 34, namely the fire detector monitoring area 12, monitored.
- the fire detector monitoring area 12 can thus be assigned to the fire detector 14.
- the fire detector 14 is used to detect a fire, a fire precursor and / or a smoldering fire.
- the fire detector 14 a sensor unit, which is referred to as fire detector sensor unit 28.
- the fire detector sensor unit 28 is designed to detect a reference fire characteristic KR of the fire detector monitoring area 12. If the fire detector 14 is designed, for example, as a fire gas detector, the associated fire detector sensor unit 28 can be designed to detect a smoke concentration and / or to detect a concentration of at least one predetermined gas.
- the predetermined gas may be a gas, in particular CO2 and / or CO, which is formed during combustion.
- the smoke concentration or the concentration of the predetermined gas in this case forms the reference characteristic KR, which can be detected by the fire detector sensor unit 28.
- a detection can be a direct or indirect detection.
- the fire detector 14 is designed to determine a reference fire state ZR by evaluating the reference fire characteristic KR.
- the fire detector 14 may have an evaluation unit.
- the evaluation unit is preferably designed to evaluate the reference fire characteristic KR.
- the evaluation unit is preferably designed to determine the reference fire state ZR based on the result of the evaluation.
- a reference firing state ZR represents, for example, a fire, a fire precursor and / or a smoldering fire.
- characteristic gases such as CO, which can be measured, for example, by the fire detector sensor unit 28, often arise.
- FIG. 2 schematically illustrates an exemplary value profile of the reference combustion parameter KR over time t.
- At least one threshold value Wsi may be stored by the fire detector 14, and preferably by the associated evaluation unit.
- These threshold values Wsi, Ws2, Ws3 may be threshold values for the reference combustion parameter KR, ie, preferably for a gas concentration measured by the fire detector sensor unit 28. If a reference fire characteristic quantity KR detected by means of the fire detector sensor unit 28, in particular therefore a corresponding smoke concentration, exceeds a first one of the threshold values Wsi, this may be characteristic of a smoldering fire, for example.
- FIG. 3 schematically shows an exemplary state progression of the reference combustion state ZR over the time t and corresponding to the value profile of the reference combustion parameter KR from FIG. 2.
- a reference combustion state ZRI can be determined, which for example corresponds to a smoldering fire. If, for example, a higher reference combustion parameter KR, ie in particular a higher smoke concentration, is detected, the reference combustion parameter KR, or the smoke concentration, can reach and / or exceed another of the threshold values Ws2, so that this is characteristic for a fire precursor and determines a corresponding reference combustion state ZR2 can be. If the detected reference combustion parameter KR reaches and / or exceeds the further threshold values Ws3, then based on this a reference combustion state ZR3 can be determined which, for example, corresponds to a fire 4.
- the evaluation unit of the fire detector 14 is designed based on the detected reference fire characteristic KR, and preferably using at least one threshold value Wsi, Ws2, Ws3, for determining a reference fire state ZR.
- the system 20 also includes a central processing unit 22.
- the central unit 22 is preferably part of a fire alarm system (not shown), which may also be referred to as a fire alarm system.
- the central unit 22 may be a fire alarm panel or at least part of a fire alarm panel.
- the central unit 22 is at least part of a control center unit (not shown) and forms. Without limiting the general idea of the invention, it should be assumed purely by way of example that the central unit 22 is a fire alarm control panel.
- the central unit 22 as a fire alarm control panel is at least partially Together with an extinguishing control center 64 may be formed.
- a delete control center 64 may for example be at least partially formed as a common unit.
- the stationary fire detector 14 is connected to the central unit 22 by means of a signal line connection 36. Thus, there is a signal connection between the stationary fire detector 14 and the central unit 22.
- the stationary fire detector 14 has a signal transmission unit 38.
- the signal transmission unit 38 of the fire detector 14 is connected to the signal line 36.
- the central unit 22 has a signal receiving unit 40.
- the signal receiving unit 40 of the CPU 22 is also connected to the signal line 36.
- the signal line 36 may therefore extend from the signal transmission unit 38 of the fire detector 14 to the signal reception unit 40 of the central unit 22.
- a fire alarm signal SB can be transmitted from the fire detector 14 to the central unit 22.
- the fire detector 14 is thus designed to transmit the fire alarm signal SB, which represents the reference fire state ZR, to the central unit 22.
- the central unit 22 can be provided with the reference fire state ZR or the information about it.
- a fire alarm signal SB representing the reference fire condition ZR is transmitted from the fire detector 14 to the central unit 22, in practice a person is often sent to the fire detector 14 or the fire alarm monitoring area 12 to check if there is a reference fire condition ZR corresponding fire 4, or fire precursor and / or smoldering, actually exists.
- the combustion process can develop further.
- a smoldering fire may have already caused an actual fire 4 with a light effect. Accordingly, the risk of property damage and / or personal injury increases.
- the person can provide appropriate feedback, so that the reference fire condition ZR can or may not be confirmed.
- a system 20 which can as far as possible avoid or at least reduce a possible risk of property damage and / or personal injury.
- the unmanned vehicle 2 according to the invention and / or with the system 20 according to the invention it should therefore be possible to be able to automatically verify the reference fire state ZR so that, if appropriate, a verified reference fire state ZVR results therefrom.
- the vehicle 2 if the reference fire condition ZR was determined as a verified reference fire condition ZVR to initiate a fire extinguishing action.
- the central unit is therefore configured and / or designed to transmit an instruction signal Si to the vehicle 2.
- the transmission of the instruction signal Si takes place only when the fire alarm signal SB transmitted by the fire detector 14 represents a reference fire state ZR which requires verification.
- each reference firing state ZR requires verification.
- the instruction signal Si is transmitted to the vehicle 2 when the CPU 22 receives the fire alarm signal SB from the fire detector 14.
- the central unit 22 and the vehicle 2 are connected to one another by means of a signal connection 42.
- the signal connection 42 is preferably a radio signal connection.
- the central unit 22 has a signal transmission unit 44, which is preferably designed as a radio signal transmission unit.
- the instruction signal Si can be sent to the vehicle 2 by means of the signal transmission unit 44.
- the vehicle 2 has a signal receiving unit 10, which is preferably designed as a radio signal receiving unit.
- at least one transmitter may be provided, which is designed for signal forwarding, and which serves to forward the instruction signal Si from the central unit 22, or the associated signal transmission unit 44, to the signal receiving unit 10 of the vehicle 2.
- the vehicle 2 has a sensor unit, which is referred to as a vehicle sensor unit 6.
- the vehicle sensor unit 6 is designed to detect a fire characteristic KF of a vehicle monitoring area 8.
- the previous explanations on the reference combustion parameter KR are referred to in an analogous manner for the fire parameter KF.
- the vehicle sensor unit 6 in this case serves to detect the fire parameter KF of the vehicle monitoring area 8.
- the vehicle monitoring area 8 can thus be assigned to the vehicle sensor unit 6.
- the vehicle monitoring area 8 can be assigned to the vehicle sensor unit 6 in a stationary manner. If the vehicle 2 and / or the vehicle sensor unit 6 are moved, a corresponding movement of the vehicle monitoring area 8 takes place.
- the vehicle sensor unit 6 it is therefore possible to detect whether a fire 4, a fire precursor and / or a smoldering fire is present in the vehicle monitoring area 8.
- the vehicle sensor unit 6 has and / or is a camera, in particular a thermal imaging camera.
- the camera can be designed to detect an image 82 of the vehicle monitoring area 8, as is shown schematically by way of example in FIG. 4. If the camera is designed as a thermal imaging camera, the thermal imaging camera for capturing a thermal image of the Vehicle monitoring area 8 may be formed.
- the vehicle sensor unit 6 may be designed to evaluate the corresponding image or thermal image and to record the fire characteristic KF of the vehicle monitoring area 8 based thereon. If the vehicle sensor unit 6 is designed, for example, with a thermal imaging camera, then the vehicle sensor unit 6 can be designed to detect a temperature, in particular for detecting a mean temperature and / or a maximum temperature.
- the temperature in particular the average and / or maximum temperature, forms in this case the fire parameter KF, which is detectable by the vehicle sensor unit 6.
- the vehicle sensor unit 6 additionally or instead of the camera has a smoke detector, a temperature detector, a flame detector and / or a fire gas detector.
- the instruction signal Si transmitted from the central unit 22 to the vehicle 2 therefore represents at least one destination 16 for the vehicle 2.
- the destination 16 can therefore be transmitted to the vehicle 2 by means of the instruction signal Si.
- the vehicle 2 is configured and / or configured to navigate to the corresponding destination 16 based on the instruction signal Si or the destination 16 represented by the instruction signal Si.
- navigation is meant in this sense preferably driving, flying and / or moving. It has proven to be advantageous in this case if the vehicle 2 is designed to autonomously navigate to the destination location 16 based on the instruction signal Si.
- the vehicle 2 has a navigation control unit 18, which is designed to evaluate the instruction signal Si and to control the vehicle 2 based on the instruction signal Si in such a way as to navigate the vehicle 2 in a controlled manner to the destination location 16.
- the system 20 and the vehicle 2 are shown schematically in such a way that the vehicle 2 has traveled to the destination 16.
- the vehicle 2 is designed as a land vehicle.
- the land vehicle may thus have tires 46, for example.
- other drive means such as a chain drive, are also conceivable for a land vehicle.
- the land vehicle may be designed, for example, in the manner of a robot vehicle.
- the central unit 22 stores a destination 16 for the fire detector 14 and / or for the fire alarm monitoring area 12.
- the central processing unit 22 may transmit to the vehicle 2 an instruction signal Si representing the destination 16 corresponding to the fire detector 14. If a plurality of fire detectors 14 are provided for the system 20, as shown schematically in FIG. 6, a corresponding destination 16 can be stored by the central unit 22 for each of the fire detectors 14 and / or for each of the associated fire detector monitoring areas 12. If a fire alarm signal SB is now transmitted to the central unit 22 by one of the plurality of fire detectors 14, the instruction signal Si transmitted from the central unit 22 to the vehicle 2 can represent the destination 16, which corresponds to the respective fire detector 14 or fire alarm monitoring area 12.
- the destination 16 is characterized in that the vehicle monitoring area 8 is in at least sufficient overlap with the fire detector monitoring area 12 when the vehicle 2 is at the destination 16.
- the destination 16 is selected such that, when the vehicle 2 is at this destination 16, there is an overlap, preferably sufficient overlap, from the vehicle monitoring area 8 with the fire alarm monitoring area 12.
- the vehicle monitoring area 8 is preferably in sufficient overlap with the fire detector monitoring area 12 if at least 20%, at least 30%, at least 40%, at least 50%, at least 60%, at least 70%, at least 80% or at least 90% of the fire detector monitoring area 12 in overlap with the vehicle monitoring area 8.
- the overlap here preferably relates to the intersection 48 between the vehicle monitoring area 8 and the fire detector monitoring area 12 (see, for example, FIG. 5). If the vehicle 2 is thus at the destination 16, then the desired sufficient overlap of the vehicle monitoring area 8 with the fire detector monitoring area 12 occurs.
- a separate signal line 36 may be provided for each of the fire detectors 14.
- Each of the signal lines 36 extends from an associated fire detector 14 to the central unit 22.
- An alternative signal connection between the fire detectors 14 and the central unit 22 is shown in FIG.
- the central unit 22 and the fire detectors 14 are connected by means of a, preferably single, wired signal line 36 in series.
- the signal line 36 may be formed annular. Alternatively, it may be provided - and in this case without the Dashed section shown - that the signal line 36 leads as a kind of spur line from the central unit 22 to the fire detectors 14.
- the fire detector signal SB can be represented and / or modeled by a current signal and / or voltage signal.
- the current intensity and / or the voltage potential of the fire detector 14 can be adjusted to transmit the fire alarm signal SB ZU.
- the wired signal connection 36 leads from the central unit 22 to the plurality of fire detectors 14, wherein the fire detectors 14 are connected in series by means of the wired signal connection 36, then often no clear identification of which of the plurality of fire detectors 14 the fire alarm signal SB or the corresponding change of the current or voltage originates. As an advantageous alternative has therefore been found when the wired signal connection 36 is formed as a bus line.
- the central unit 22 and each of the plurality of fire detectors 14 each constitute a bus subscriber.
- Each bus user can have his own bus address, which is also referred to as identifier.
- a bus system for the transmission of information can be formed by the bus users and the bus line.
- the bus system is designed as a ring bus system.
- the information is, for example, the fire alarm signal or represents the fire alarm signal.
- a fire detector 14 can send the fire alarm signal SB to the central unit 22 by means of the bus line 36 or the bus system.
- the address of the respective fire detector 14 can be transmitted.
- the transmission can take place, for example, in bit-serial form and in the half-duplex method.
- the fire alarm signal SB or the associated data information from the fire detector 14 is modulated onto a bus supply voltage provided by the central unit 22.
- the central unit 22 demodulates the corresponding signals, so that the central unit 22, the fire alarm signal SB is available.
- the CPU 22 acquires knowledge of which the fire detector 14 has sent the fire alarm signal SB to the CPU 22.
- the vehicle 2 shown in FIG. 6 is also shown in an advantageous embodiment, according to which the fire-extinguishing unit 100 has an extinguishing-agent-generating device 134 for generating the extinguishing agent.
- the extinguishing agent generating device 134 may have a solid and be designed to ignite the solid, so that a gas and / or a solid aerosol is produced by a corresponding combustion of the solid, the resulting gas and / or the resulting aerosol serving as the extinguishing agent.
- the extinguishing agent generating device 134 may be connected by means of a fluid line connection 136 with the nozzle 102 of the fire-extinguishing unit 100.
- the vehicle sensor unit 6 of the vehicle 2 is designed to detect a fire parameter KF of the vehicle monitoring area 8. Since a sufficient overlapping of the vehicle monitoring area 8 with the fire alarm monitoring area 12 has now taken place since the vehicle 2 is at the destination location 16, a fire parameter KF of the fire alarm monitoring area 12 can be detected by means of the vehicle 2 or by means of the vehicle sensor unit 6 of the vehicle 2. wherein this detected fire characteristic KF forms the Verificationbrandkennling Kv.
- the vehicle 2 is configured to detect the fire characteristic KF at the destination 16 by the vehicle sensor unit 6 as a verification fire characteristic Kv of the fire detector monitoring area 12.
- the fire detector 14 is designed as a fire gas detector, whereas the vehicle sensor unit 6 of the vehicle 2 preferably has a camera or is formed thereof.
- These independently determined fire characteristics KR, KF are difficult to compare. It is therefore provided that the vehicle 2 is designed to determine a further fire condition, which is referred to as verification fire condition Zv, by evaluating the verification fire characteristic Kv.
- the vehicle 2 may have an evaluation unit.
- the evaluation unit is preferably designed for evaluating the Verificationbrandkenniere Kv.
- the evaluation unit is preferably designed to determine the verification fire state ZV based on the result of the evaluation.
- a verification firing state Zv represents, for example, a fire 4, a fire precursor and / or a smoldering fire.
- characteristic temperatures often occur that can be detected, for example, by the vehicle sensor unit 6.
- the collection may also include indirect coverage.
- FIG. 7 schematically illustrates an exemplary value profile of the verification firing parameter Kv over time t.
- At least one threshold value Ws4, preferably a plurality of threshold values Ws4, Wss, Ws6, may be stored by the vehicle 2, and preferably by the associated evaluation unit. These threshold values Ws4, Wss, Ws6 can be threshold values for the verification firing parameter Kv, that is to say for a temperature detected by the vehicle sensor unit 6.
- FIG. 8 schematically shows an exemplary state profile of the verification firing state Zv over the time t and corresponding to the value profile of the verification firing parameter Kv from FIG. 7. If the detected verification fire parameter Kv reaches and / or exceeds the threshold value Ws4, then based on this a reference fire condition ZR 4 can be determined which, for example, corresponds to a smoldering fire.
- the verification fire parameter Kv can reach and / or exceed the further threshold value Wss, so that this can be characteristic for a fire precursor and a corresponding reference fire condition Zvs can be determined. If the detected verification fire parameter Kv reaches and / or exceeds the further threshold values Ws6, then based on this a verification fire state Zv6 can be determined, which for example corresponds to a fire 4.
- the evaluation unit of the vehicle 2 is designed based on the detected Verificationbrandkennying Kv, and preferably using at least one threshold Ws4, Wss, Ws6, for determining a VerificationbrandSullivans Zv.
- the verification firing state Zv which can thus be determined, preferably corresponds in this case, specifically as a function of the verification firing parameter Kv, to a fire 4, a fire precursor and / or a smoldering fire.
- the VerhuisbrandCloud Zv can therefore be compared with the reference fire condition ZR, which also corresponds to a fire 4, a fire precursor and / or a smoldering fire. It is now possible to check the reference combustion state ZR ZU and, if necessary, to determine it as confirmed or verified reference combustion state ZVR ZU.
- the instruction signal Si represents at least the destination location 16. Since the central unit 22 also receives the information about the reference fire state ZR through the transmission of the fire detector signal SB, it is provided that the central unit 22 also transmits the information about the vehicle 2 to the vehicle reference fire condition ZR provides. Therefore, the instruction signal Si is configured such that the instruction signal Si represents the reference fire state ZR and the destination 16. With the transmission of the instruction signal Si from the central unit 22 to the vehicle 2, the vehicle 2 is thus provided with the destination 16 and the reference fire state ZR. In addition, the vehicle 2 is configured to determine the reference fire condition ZR as a verified reference fire condition ZVR ZU, in case the reference fire condition ZR and the verification fire condition Zv at least sufficiently coincide.
- the sufficient correspondence may preferably be present when the verification firing state Zv corresponds to a fire 4 and the reference firing state ZR ZU corresponds to a fire 4, a fire precursor or a smoldering fire. Furthermore, the sufficient match may be present if the verification firing state Zv and the reference firing state ZR respectively correspond to a precursor fire or in each case to a smoldering fire.
- the previously described determination of the verified reference fire state ZVR therefore only takes place when the verification fire state Zv coincides with the reference fire state ZR or when the verification fire state Zv corresponds to a more developed fire process.
- the verified reference firing state ZVR can therefore also be referred to and / or regarded as a verified and / or reliable reference firing state.
- the verified reference fire state ZVR therefore serves as a reliable basis for initiating and / or executing follow-up actions.
- the vehicle 2 is therefore designed to initiate a fire-extinguishing action when the reference fire condition ZR has been determined as a verified reference fire condition ZVR.
- the vehicle 2 may be configured to emit a signal to initiate a fire-extinguishing action representing a fire-extinguishing request.
- the vehicle 2 has a fire-extinguishing unit 100 which serves at least indirectly for extinguishing a fire 4 and / or is designed. By means of the fire-extinguishing unit 100, the vehicle 2 is thus designed to carry out the fire-extinguishing action using the fire-extinguishing unit 100.
- the fire-extinguishing unit 100 can be designed for direct and / or indirect extinguishment of a fire 4.
- a fire extinguishing unit 100 designed for directly extinguishing a fire 4 is shown by way of example and schematically in FIG.
- the fire-extinguishing unit 100 has a nozzle 102.
- the nozzle 102 is designed for discharging, in particular spraying and / or ejecting, an extinguishing agent. The extinguishing agent discharged from the nozzle 102 then serves to extinguish a fire 4.
- the fire extinguishing unit 100 can be so be formed to conduct extinguishing agent under pressure to the nozzle 102 and / or to promote so that the extinguishing agent can be discharged by means of the nozzle 102, in particular sprayed and / or ejected, can be.
- the extinguishing agent is, for example, water or an aqueous solution, then the corresponding extinguishing agent can be sprayed out by means of the nozzle 102.
- the extinguishing agent is, for example, an extinguishing agent powder, then this can be expelled by means of the nozzle 102.
- the fire-extinguishing unit 100 can have an extinguishant container 104, in particular detachable, in which extinguishing agent is stored.
- the extinguishing agent can be stored under pressure in the extinguishing agent container 104. This offers the advantage that the extinguishing agent can flow out of the extinguishing agent tank 104 without additional effort. Thus, there is no need for additional electrical and / or mechanical power to convey the extinguishing agent from the extinguishing agent container 104 to the nozzle 102. Rather, the pressurized extinguishing agent can be applied and preferably flow out of the nozzle.
- the predetermined pressure is preferably meant a pressure which is greater than the atmospheric pressure.
- the predetermined pressure may be at least 5 bar or at least 10 bar greater than the atmospheric pressure.
- this can be prevented, for example, that from a smoldering fire without light appearance, a fire 4 with light effect arises.
- the vehicle 2 can serve to extinguish the smoldering fire, which is often possible with a small amount of extinguishing agent. This results in lower personal injury and / or property damage.
- a further embodiment of the vehicle 2 and the system 20 is shown schematically.
- the vehicle 2 on a controllable trip unit 106.
- the controllable trip unit 106 is also referred to as a trip unit.
- the trip unit 106 may form part of the fire-extinguishing unit 100.
- the triggering unit 106 is preferably designed as a controllable valve.
- the trip unit 106 for controlling an extinguishing agent flow to the nozzle 102 may be formed.
- the triggering unit 106 is preferably coupled into a fluid line connection 108 between the extinguishing agent container 104 and the nozzle 102, so that an extinguishing agent flow from the extinguishing agent container 104 to the nozzle 102 can be controlled by means of the triggering unit 106. If the extinguishing agent is stored, for example, under a predetermined pressure in the extinguishing agent container 104, the outflow of extinguishing agent from the extinguishing agent container 104 to the nozzle 102 can be controlled by means of the triggering unit 106. In this case, the triggering unit 106 can be configured to release, prevent and / or throttle the extinguishing agent flow to the nozzle 102.
- the time, the duration and / or the amount of extinguishing agent to be delivered can be controlled.
- the vehicle 2 may be configured and / or configured to control the triggering unit 106 based on the verified reference fire condition ZVR ZU.
- the triggering unit 106 can be controlled such that it releases an extinguishing agent stream from the extinguishing agent container 104 to the nozzle 102 when the reference firing state ZVR represents a fire 4.
- a fire extinguishment can take place immediately after the determination of the verified reference fire state ZVR. This offers the advantage that personal injury and / or property damage can be reduced to a minimum.
- the vehicle 2 has an extinguishing agent pump 1 10.
- the extinguishing agent pump 110 can form part of the extinguishing unit 100.
- the extinguishing agent pump 110 is preferably designed to convey extinguishing agent.
- the extinguishing agent pump 1 10 may be coupled into the fluid connection 108 between the extinguishing agent container 104 and the nozzle 102, preferably between the extinguishing agent container
- the extinguishing agent pump 110 can serve for conveying extinguishing agent from the extinguishing agent container 104 to the nozzle 102. This is particularly advantageous if the extinguishing agent is not stored under pressure in the extinguishing agent container 104. Furthermore, the extinguishing agent pump 110 may be advantageous in order to increase the range of the extinguishing agent to be dispensed. For by means of the extinguishing agent pump 1 10, the pressure can be increased, with which the extinguishing agent is directed to the nozzle 102 and / or promoted.
- the vehicle 2 and / or the fire-extinguishing unit 100 may be or are designed to control the tripping unit 106 and / or the extinguishing-agent pump 110.
- the control can be carried out based on the verified reference fire state ZVR.
- the vehicle 2 has been schematically illustrated as a land vehicle. In principle, however, the vehicle 2 can be designed as any type of vehicle 2.
- Fig. 1 a further advantageous embodiment of the vehicle 2 is shown. Thereafter, the vehicle 2 may be designed as an aircraft, in particular a drone.
- the aircraft has at least one rotor 78.
- the rotor 78 may be coupled to a plurality of rotary blades 80 to provide the corresponding lift and / or propulsion.
- the aircraft is designed as a helicopter and / or as a multicopter, for example a quadrocopter and / or an octocopter. If the vehicle 2 is designed as an aircraft, this has the advantage that areas which are difficult to access can also be approached or approached in order to detect a fire parameter KF or a verification fire parameter Kv by means of the vehicle sensor unit 6.
- the aircraft offers the advantage that correspondingly difficult to reach areas can be deleted by means of the fire-extinguishing unit 100.
- An advantageous embodiment of the vehicle 2 is characterized in that the vehicle 2 is formed at the destination by means of the vehicle sensor unit 6 for determining a fire location 84. This is particularly advantageous when the vehicle sensor unit 6 is formed with or by a camera.
- the fire 84 is the location of the fire 4, the fire precursor and / or the smoldering fire. If the vehicle 2 is at the destination 16, an image 82 can be taken by the fire detector monitoring area 12 by means of the camera of the vehicle sensor unit 6. By evaluating the image 82, preferably by means of an evaluation unit of the vehicle 2, the fire location 84 can then be determined. Because the destination 16 is the vehicle 2 known. From this it is possible to deduce the position of the vehicle sensor unit 6 or of the camera. In addition, by means of triangulation, taking into account the destination 16 and the image 82, the fire location 84 can be concluded so that it can be determined by the vehicle 2. The image 82 can be detected by means of a single image by means of the camera of the vehicle sensor unit 6.
- the plurality of images can be taken in such a way that during a rotation of the vehicle 2 at the destination 16 and / or during a rotation of the camera or the vehicle sensor unit 6, the corresponding images are taken.
- the common image 82 can then be formed. This image 82 may then serve as a basis for determining the location of the fire 84.
- the fire 4 is shown centrally in the lower third of the image 82. The fire 4 is therefore located obliquely below the vehicle sensor unit 6, as shown by way of example in FIG.
- the vehicle 2 is designed to align the vehicle sensor unit 6 in the direction of the fire location 84, in particular when the vehicle 2 is at the destination 16 , A corresponding orientation of the vehicle sensor unit 6 in the direction of the fire location 84 is shown schematically in FIG. 12.
- the vehicle 2 can have a rotationally, pivotally and / or length-adjustable alignment device 86 to which at least a part of the vehicle sensor unit 6, in particular the associated camera, is fastened, wherein the vehicle 2 is configured to control the alignment device 86 so as to align the vehicle sensor unit 6, or the associated camera, preferably in the direction of the fire location 84.
- the alignment device 86 is also referred to as the second alignment device 68. Exemplary embodiments of the vehicle 2 with an alignment device 86 are shown schematically in FIGS. 13 to 14.
- the alignment device 86 can have a joint unit 112 that can be controlled by an actuator and / or a telescopically length-adjustable device 114, so that by controlling the actuator a rotation, pivoting and / or height adjustment of the vehicle sensor unit 6, or the associated camera, is made possible becomes.
- the instruction signal Si may have at least one parameter for the control of the alignment device 86, so that the vehicle sensor unit 6, or the associated camera, can be performed by driving the alignment device 86 based on the said parameter, at least around the vehicle monitoring area 8 to bring into sufficient overlap with the fire alarm monitoring area 12 when the vehicle 2 is at the destination.
- the vehicle 2 may be based on the instruction signal Si at the
- Destination 16 for example, perform a rotation about the vertical axis, so that the vehicle sensor unit 6 is aligned in the direction of the vehicle surveillance area 12 and / or the fire location 84. This can ensure that the desired, at least sufficient, overlap between the vehicle monitoring area 8 and the fire detector monitoring area 12 occurs.
- the vehicle 2 is configured to detect the verification fire parameter Kv of the fire detector monitoring area 12 only when the vehicle sensor unit 6 is oriented in the direction of the fire location 84.
- the vehicle 2 may first travel to the destination 16 and then make the orientation of the vehicle sensor unit 6 in the direction of the fire location 84, then at the destination 16 the fire characteristic KF by the vehicle sensor unit 6 as the verification fire characteristic Kv of the fire detector monitoring area 12 capture. This ensures reliable determination of the verification fire parameter Kv for the fire detector monitoring area 12, so that thereupon two independently detected fire parameters, namely the reference fire parameter KR and the verification fire parameter Kv, are available to the fire detector monitoring area 12.
- the vehicle 2 may also be configured to align the nozzle 102.
- the alignment of the nozzle 102 takes place so that the extinguishing agent to be ejected from the nozzle 102, in particular to be sprayed and / or ejected, flows in the direction of the fire location 84 in order to extinguish the fire 4 or a fire precursor and / or smoldering fire.
- the orientation of the nozzle 102 may refer to a height position, a vertical swivel angle and / or a horizontal swivel angle of the nozzle 102 relative to the vehicle 2, for example.
- the vehicle 2 may be configured to vertically displace, vertically rotate and / or pivot the nozzle 102, and / or to rotate and / or pivot in the horizontal direction.
- the orientation of the nozzle 102 may be such that the nozzle 102 is aligned directly with the fire 84.
- the vehicle 2 is designed and / or is configured to take into account a trajectory of the scholarmanden, in particular neurosciencesprühenden and / or ejected, extinguishing agent. Because a trajectory of the extinguishing agent is often parabolic.
- a particularly effective, fast and / or safe extinguishing of a fire 4, or a fire precursor and / or a smoldering fire can take place in the fire alarm monitoring area 12.
- the vehicle 2 and / or the fire-extinguishing unit 100 may have a further alignment device 116.
- This alignment device is referred to as first alignment device 16.
- the first alignment device 116 is designed as a rotationally, pivotally and / or length-adjustable alignment device.
- the first alignment device 116 preferably at an end portion 1 18 of the first alignment device 116 facing away from the vehicle 2, the nozzle 102 is fastened and / or arranged.
- the first alignment device 116 may be designed in the manner of an arm device.
- the first alignment device 116 may comprise a controllable actuator, by means of which a turning, pivoting and / or height adjustment of the first alignment device 116 is executable.
- the vehicle 2 and / or the fire-extinguishing unit 100 may be designed and / or configured to control the actuator of the first alignment device 16 in order to achieve the correspondingly controlled rotation, pivoting and / or height adjustment.
- the first alignment device 1 16, or the associated arm device, a joint unit 120 and / or a telescopically, length-adjustable device 122 have.
- the joint unit 120 and / or the telescopically, length-adjustable device 122 can be controlled by the actuator, so that a controlled rotation and / or pivoting is made possible by means of the joint unit 120 and a height adjustment by means of the length-adjustable device 122.
- the first alignment device 116 has the advantage that the nozzle 102 can be positioned over an obstacle that may be between the vehicle 2 and the source of the fire at the fire location 84.
- the first alignment device 116 may be used to pivot and / or rotate the nozzle 1020 during deployment of the extinguishing agent to extinguish a potentially extensive fire 4.
- the system 20 may have a plurality of stationary fire detectors 14.
- the plurality of stationary fire detectors 14 can be attached to the ceiling 32 at a distance from each other.
- Each of the fire detectors 14 is a fire alarm the monitoring area 12 assigned.
- the fire detectors 14 may be arranged to each other such that fire alarm monitoring areas 12 of adjacent fire detectors 14 overlap and / or overlap. This ensures a particularly secure monitoring of the space 34 of the building 30 for a possible fire 4, a possible fire precursor and / or a possible smoldering fire.
- Each of the fire detectors 14 is preferably designed and / or formed in an analogous manner, as explained in connection with the previous figures for a single fire detector 14.
- each of the fire detectors 14 is connected by means of a signal line 36 to the central unit 22.
- a signal line 36 designed as a signal bus may be provided, as is schematically illustrated, for example, in FIG. 21, with which the fire detectors 14 and the central unit 22 are coupled, so that a fire alarm signal S B is transmitted from a fire detector 14 to the central unit 22 can, wherein the fire alarm signal S B can now also represent the address of the respective fire detector 14.
- a reference fire characteristic KR corresponding to the fire 4 is determined by the corresponding fire detector 14 and based on this a reference fire state ZR is determined.
- the corresponding fire detector 14 transmits a fire alarm signal SB to the central unit 22, said fire alarm signal SB representing the corresponding reference fire state ZR. If the fire detectors 14 are individually connected to the central unit 22 by means of a respective signal connection 36, the central unit 22 can already determine, due to the parallel connections of the fire detectors 14 with the central unit 22, the fire detector 14 which has transmitted the fire alarm signal SB to the central unit 22.
- the fire detector signal SB also represents an identifier which serves to identify the fire detector 14 and / or the fire alarm location of the respective fire detector 14.
- the identifier is also called the address. Based on the identifier, the central unit 22 can thus close to the location of the fire detector 14. If this information is present, the central unit 22 can be designed to determine a destination 16 for the vehicle 2 based on the fire detector location or on the identifier.
- the CPU 22 is therefore preferably configured to determine the instruction signal Si so that the instruction signal Si represents at least one destination 16 for the vehicle 2, in which the vehicle monitoring area 8, when the vehicle 2 is at the destination 16, in sufficient overlap the fire alarm monitoring area 12 whose reference fire characteristic KR has been detected by the fire detector sensor unit 28 of the fire detector 14, which has transmitted the fire alarm signal SB to the central unit 22. Is this Transferring instruction signal Si to the vehicle 2, the vehicle 2 navigates to the corresponding destination location 16. This is shown schematically and by way of example in FIG.
- the fire-extinguishing unit 100 of the vehicle 2 has a coupling device 124.
- the coupling device 124 is designed for releasable coupling of an extinguishing agent container 104.
- the coupling device 124 thus serves to connect and / or uncouple a detachable extinguishing agent container 104. If the vehicle 2 is not being used for extinguishing fires, for example, an extinguishing agent container 104, in particular a new one, can be coupled to the fire extinguishing unit 100 or the vehicle 2 by means of the coupling device 124 so that they can be used again to extinguish a fire.
- the vehicle 2 can first navigate to an extinguishing agent container depot 126, in which an extinguishing agent container 104 is provided. This can be seen from the synopsis of FIGS. 16 and 17. If the vehicle 2 has arrived in the extinguishing agent container depot 126, the extinguishing agent container 104 can be coupled by means of the coupling device 124.
- the extinguishing agent container 104 stores extinguishing agent. It is preferably provided that with the coupling of the extinguishing agent container 104 at the same time a fluid connection 108 to the trip unit 106 of the fire-extinguishing unit 100 is made.
- the extinguishing agent from the extinguishing agent tank 104 can serve to extinguish a fire 4, if necessary.
- an indirect extinction by means of the vehicle 2 can also be provided for initiating a fire extinguishing action.
- An embodiment of the vehicle 2 suitable for this purpose is shown schematically in FIG.
- the fire-extinguishing unit 100 may have an externally accessible outlet port 128 for providing extinguishing agent which is fluid-conductively connectable to a counter-connection 130 of a stationary extinguishing device 132 in order to provide extinguishing means for the stationary extinguishing device 132 put.
- the stationary extinguishing device 132 may also be designated as an extinguishing device 132 or as an extinguishing system.
- the extinguishing device 132 is preferably a part of the system 20.
- the system 20 may include the stationary extinguishing device 132 with the mating terminal 130 configured and / or used for coupling the mating terminal 128 of the vehicle 2.
- the extinguishing device 132 may comprise at least one, preferably a plurality of extinguishing nozzles 70 for discharging extinguishing agent.
- other means may be provided for discharging are suitable and / or formed by extinguishing agent. If, in the following, an extinguishing nozzle 70 is spoken of, it is therefore also intended to mean another means for discharging extinguishing agent.
- Each extinguishing nozzle 70 is fluid-conductively connected to the mating connection 130 by means of a pipeline 74, so that extinguishing agent can be conveyed from the mating connection 130 to the respective extinguishing nozzle 70.
- a fluid line can be provided, from which the plurality of extinguishing nozzles 70 are fluid-conductively connected to the counter-connection 130, wherein a controllable valve can be provided for each extinguishing nozzle 70 in order to direct a fluid flow to the respective extinguishing nozzle or not.
- a plurality of extinguishing nozzles 70 may be fastened to the ceiling 32.
- the extinguishing nozzles 70 are arranged in the vicinity of an object to be protected such that an optimized extinguishing success with preferably minimized quantity of extinguishing agent erfogt.
- the extinguishing nozzles 70 are preferably spaced apart from one another such that a fire 4 can be extinguished in each area or a predetermined area of the space 34 or of the object. If the verified reference fire state ZVR has been determined by means of the vehicle 2, provision may be made for the vehicle 2 to navigate to the mating connection 130 in order then to couple the output connection 128 to the mating connection 130.
- the coupling makes it possible for extinguishing agent from the vehicle 2, in particular from the associated extinguishing unit 100 and / or the extinguishing agent container 104, to be provided to the stationary extinguishing device 132.
- the extinguishing agent may therefore preferably be meant a pumping, conducting and / or conveying. If extinguishing agent is now conveyed from the outlet connection 128 to the counter-connection 130, a pipeline network comprising the conduits 74 directs the extinguishing agent to the nozzles 70, which then discharge the extinguishing agent, for example to extinguish a fire 4 in the fire detector monitoring area 12.
- a method for initiating a fire-extinguishing action is provided, the steps of the method being illustrated schematically in FIG. 19.
- a step a) of the method receiving an instruction signal Si is provided by means of a signal receiving unit 10 of an unmanned vehicle 2, wherein a vehicle sensor unit 6 of the vehicle 2 is designed to detect a fire parameter KF of a vehicle monitoring area 8, and wherein the instruction signal Si a reference fire condition ZR for a fire alarm monitoring area 12 a stationary fire detector 14 and a destination 16, wherein the vehicle monitoring area 8 is in sufficient overlap with a fire detector monitoring area 12 when the vehicle 2 is at the destination 16.
- a navigation of the vehicle 2, preferably independently, to the destination 16 based on the received instruction signal Si by means of the vehicle 2 is provided so that the vehicle monitoring area 8 and the fire detector monitoring area 12 sufficiently overlap.
- the fire characteristic KF is detected as a verification fire parameter Kv of the fire detector monitoring area 12 by means of the vehicle sensor unit 6.
- a determination of a verification firing state Zv is provided by evaluation of the verification firing parameter Kv by means of the vehicle 2.
- a determination of the reference fire state ZR as a verified reference fire state ZVR by means of the vehicle 2 is provided, in the event that the reference fire state ZR and the verification fire state Zv at least sufficiently coincide.
- initiation of a fire-extinguishing action by means of the vehicle 2 is provided if the reference fire condition ZR has been determined as a verified reference fire condition ZVR.
- step f) of the method is carried out by means of a fire-extinguishing unit 100 of the vehicle 2.
- a fire-extinguishing unit 100 of the vehicle 2 A further advantageous embodiment of the method is shown in FIG. The process is characterized by the further steps g) and h).
- step g) of the method a determination of a fire location is provided by means of the vehicle sensor unit 6 of the vehicle 2, preferably when the vehicle 2 is at the destination location 16.
- step h) a discharge of the extinguishing agent in the direction of the fire location 84 is provided in order to extinguish a fire 4, a fire precursor and / or a smoldering fire.
- a discharge of the extinguishing agent in the direction of the fire location 84 is provided in order to extinguish a fire 4, a fire precursor and / or a smoldering fire.
- Vehicle characterized in that the vehicle as a land vehicle, in particular a robotic vehicle, or as an aircraft, in particular a drone, is formed.
- vehicle as described above characterized in that the vehicle has a fire extinguishing unit for extinguishing a fire, wherein the vehicle is adapted to perform the fire extinguishing action using the fire extinguishing unit (100).
- the fire-extinguishing unit has a nozzle which is designed for discharging, in particular spraying, an extinguishing agent for extinguishing a fire.
- the fire-extinguishing unit has an externally accessible output port for providing extinguishing agent which can be coupled to a counterpart connection of a stationary extinguishing device in order to provide extinguishing means for the stationary extinguishing device.
- Vehicle as described above characterized in that the vehicle sensor unit comprises a camera.
- Vehicle as described above, characterized in that the vehicle is formed at the destination by means of the vehicle sensor unit for determining a fire location. Vehicle, as described above, characterized in that the vehicle is configured based on a detected at the destination fire characteristic KF for determining the fire location.
- Vehicle as described above, characterized in that the vehicle is designed to align the vehicle sensor unit in the direction of the fire location.
- a vehicle as described above characterized in that the vehicle is configured to detect the verification fire characteristic KV when the vehicle sensor unit is oriented in the direction of the fire location.
- Vehicle as described above characterized in that the vehicle is designed to align the nozzle such that the extinguishing agent to be sprayed from the nozzle flows in the direction of the fire location in order to extinguish a fire.
- Vehicle as described above, characterized in that the vehicle is adapted, based on the fire, to independently navigate to a, in particular optimal, extinguishing agent application location. Vehicle as described above, characterized in that the vehicle is adapted to initiate the fire-extinguishing action when the vehicle is at the extinguishing agent application location.
- the fire-extinguishing unit has a, in particular detachable, extinguishing agent container is stored in the extinguishing agent.
- Vehicle as described above, characterized in that the fire-extinguishing unit has a coupling device for releasably coupling an extinguishing agent container.
- Vehicle as described above, characterized in that the fire-extinguishing unit comprises an extinguishing agent generating device for generating the extinguishing agent.
- Vehicle, as described above, characterized in that the fire-extinguishing unit has an externally accessible input terminal which can be coupled to a counter-connection of a stationary extinguishing agent source, so that extinguishing agent from the extinguishing agent source to the vehicle, in particular to the associated fire extinguishing unit, is conductive.
- Vehicle as described above, characterized in that the vehicle, in particular the associated fire extinguishing unit, a controllable trip unit, in particular a controllable valve, which is designed to control an extinguishing agent flow to the nozzle and / or the outlet port.
- Vehicle as described above, characterized in that the fire-extinguishing unit comprises an extinguishing agent pump for conveying extinguishing agent.
- Vehicle as described above, characterized in that the vehicle, in particular the associated fire extinguishing unit, is designed to at least use the extinguishing agent pump for controlling an extinguishing agent flow to the nozzle and / or the outlet connection.
- the trigger unit and / or the extinguishing pump in particular fluid-conducting, between at least one of a first group of the extinguishing agent container, the input port and the extinguishing agent generating device, and at least one of a second group of the nozzle and the Output terminal, at least indirectly coupled.
- the fire-extinguishing unit comprises a first, rotatable, pivotable and / or length-adjustable alignment device to which the nozzle is attached, wherein the vehicle is designed to control the first alignment device to align the nozzle.
- the first alignment device is designed as a first arm device, wherein the nozzle is arranged on a side facing away from the vehicle end portion of the first arm device.
- Vehicle as described above, characterized in that the vehicle has a second, rotationally, pivotally and / or length-adjustable alignment device on the vehicle sensor unit is mounted, wherein the vehicle is designed to control the second alignment device in order to align the vehicle sensor unit.
- the second alignment device is designed as a second arm device, wherein the vehicle sensor unit is arranged on a side facing away from the vehicle end portion of the second arm device.
- Vehicle as described above, characterized in that from the vehicle, in particular the navigation control unit, navigation data are stored representing a map with possible paths, wherein the navigation control unit is formed by using the navigation data for navigating the vehicle.
- the navigation control unit is formed using the navigation data for navigating the vehicle to the destination and / or the extinguishing agent application location.
- the navigation control unit is formed using the navigation data for navigating the vehicle to the counterpart connection of the stationary extinguishing device, so that the output terminal of the vehicle is coupled to the counterpart connection of the stationary extinguishing device.
- the navigation control unit is configured using the navigation data for navigating the vehicle to the counterpart connection of the stationary extinguishing agent source, so that the input terminal of the vehicle is coupled to the counterpart connection of the extinguishing agent source.
- the navigation control unit is formed using the navigation data for controlled navigation of the vehicle to an extinguishing agent container depot, in which at least one extinguishing agent container can be coupled by the coupling device is provided.
- Vehicle as described above, characterized in that the signal receiving unit for receiving a signal, in particular of the instruction signal Sl, is formed by a central processing unit. Vehicle as described above, characterized in that the vehicle is designed to generate a trigger signal for the trip unit and to control the trip unit by means of the trigger signal, so that the trip unit releases an extinguishant flow to the nozzle and / or the output port when the trip unit by means of the trigger signal is activated.
- Vehicle as described above characterized in that the vehicle is adapted to transmit to a central unit a signal representing a trip time at which the trip unit releases the extinguishant flow and / or a trigger duration of the released extinguishant flow.
- Vehicle as described above characterized in that the vehicle is adapted to release the extinguishing agent for a predetermined extinguishing period.
- Vehicle as described above, characterized in that the vehicle for re-detection of the fire characteristic KF by means of the vehicle sensor unit after the triggering time, during the release of the extinguishing agent flow and / or after the emergence of the deletion period is formed, and the vehicle based on the re-detected fire characteristic KF is designed to determine an extinguishing state when the re-detected fire characteristic KF represents an extinguished fire.
- Vehicle as described above characterized in that the vehicle is designed to regenerate the triggering signal, so that the triggering unit again releases an extinguishing agent flow to the nozzle or the outlet port if the newly acquired fire characteristic KF is a fire, a fire precursor and / or represents a smoldering fire.
- Vehicle as described above, characterized in that the re-generated trigger signal is generated by the vehicle such that the release unit releases a different extinguishing agent as the previously released extinguishing agent to the nozzle or the output terminal.
- Vehicle as described above characterized in that the vehicle is configured to determine an alarm signal SA based on the verified reference fire state ZVR.
- Vehicle as described above, characterized in that the vehicle is configured to determine a guard signal based on the erase state.
- Vehicle as described above, characterized in that the vehicle is designed to send the alarm signal SA, the false alarm signal SF and / or the guard signal to a central unit, in particular a fire alarm control panel and / or a control center.
- a central unit in particular a fire alarm control panel and / or a control center.
- the central unit is formed by a fire alarm control panel.
- the central unit is designed to transmit navigation control signals from the central unit to the vehicle, the vehicle is designed and / or configured to navigate based on transmitted navigation control signals, and the central unit by transmitting is formed by navigation control signals to the vehicle for remote navigation of the vehicle.
- the stationary extinguishing device comprises the mating port, at least one nozzle and a pipeline network extending between the mating port of the stationary extinguishing device and the at least one nozzle of the stationary extinguishing device.
- the stationary extinguishing device is configured to extinguish a fire in the fire detector monitoring area by extinguishing means from the vehicle outlet port to the stationary port extinguishing port and through the piping network to the at least one nozzle of the stationary one Extinguishing device is eligible.
- the fire detector comprises a fire detector sensor unit, which is designed to detect a reference fire characteristic KR of a predetermined fire detector monitoring area, wherein the fire detector is designed to determine a reference fire condition ZR by evaluating the reference fire characteristic KR, the fire detector for transmitting a fire alarm signal SB, which represents the reference fire state ZR, to the central unit, the central unit being configured, in the event that the fire alarm signal SB transmitted by the fire detector represents a reference fire state ZR requiring verification, instructing to transmit onssignal Sl to the vehicle, wherein the instruction signal Sl represents at least one destination for the vehicle, and wherein the vehicle monitoring area in sufficient overlap with the fire monitoring area is when the vehicle is at the destination.
- the fire detector comprises a fire detector sensor unit, which is designed to detect a reference fire characteristic KR of a predetermined fire detector monitoring area, wherein the fire detector is designed to determine a reference fire condition ZR by evaluating the reference fire characteristic KR, the fire detector for transmitting a fire alarm signal SB, which represents the reference fire state ZR
- system as described above, characterized in that the system comprises a plurality of stationary fire detectors.
- a system as described above characterized in that the central unit is arranged to determine, based on a transmitted fire alarm signal SB of one of the fire detectors, a fire alarm location of the fire detector that has transmitted the fire alarm signal SB, and the central unit is configured the destination based on to determine the fire alarm location.
- Method as described above, characterized by the further steps that are carried out before the transmission of the instruction signal S1: detecting a reference fire characteristic KR of the fire detector monitoring area by means of a fire detector sensor unit of a fire detector; Determination of the reference combustion state ZR by evaluation of the reference combustion parameter KR by means of the fire detector; Transmitting a fire alarm signal SB representing the reference fire condition ZR from the fire detector to a central processing unit; and transmitting the instruction signal Sl to the vehicle in the event that the fire detector signal SB transmitted by the fire detector represents a reference fire condition ZR requiring verification.
- Method as described above characterized by the further step: alignment of the vehicle sensor unit in the direction of the fire location.
- a method as described above characterized in that the extinguishing agent is applied in the direction of the fire to extinguish a fire.
- Method as described above characterized by the further step of: navigating the vehicle to a, in particular optimal, extinguishing agent application location based on the fire location.
- Method as described above, characterized by the further step: applying extinguishing agent for extinguishing a fire by means of the fire extinguishing unit, in particular by means of a nozzle of the fire extinguishing unit.
- Method as described above, characterized by the further steps of: coupling an externally accessible output terminal of the fire extinguishing unit to a mating terminal of a stationary extinguishing device; and transmitting extinguishing agent from the vehicle to the stationary extinguishing device to extinguish a fire.
- the fire-extinguishing unit comprises a first pivotally, pivotally and / or length-adjustable alignment device to which the nozzle is attached
- the method is further characterized by the step of: aligning the nozzle by means of the first alignment device on the fire, preferably such that discharged through the nozzle extinguishing agent flows to the fire.
- the fire-extinguishing unit comprises a second, pivotally, pivotally and / or length-adjustable alignment device to which the vehicle sensor unit is attached, and wherein the method is further characterized by the step of: aligning the vehicle sensor unit by means of the second Aligning device, preferably in the direction of the fire.
- the vehicle in particular the navigation control unit, stores navigation data representing a map with possible paths
- the method is further characterized in that the navigation of the vehicle is performed using the navigation data
- Method as described above characterized in that the dispensing or the transfer of extinguishing agent for a predetermined extinguishing period takes place.
- a method as described above characterized by the further steps of: re-detecting a fire parameter KF by means of the vehicle sensor unit during the delivery or transfer of the extinguishing agent, or thereafter; and determining an erasure state when the re-detected fire characteristic KF represents an extinguished fire, wherein the determination of the extinguishing state is based on the re-detected fire characteristic KF.
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- Signal sending unit of the fire detector
- Signal receiving unit of the central unit
- Signal receiving unit (the control center)
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