KR101599053B1 - Fire extinguishing system and methods using an Unmmanned Aerial Vehicle - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a system and method for suppressing a fire in a high-rise building using a UAV, and more particularly, to a system for fire suppression in a high-rise building using a UAV, And more particularly, to a system and method for suppressing a fire in a high-rise building using a UAV that minimizes the occurrence of secondary damage.
The present invention relates to a high-rise building fire suppression system comprising a control unit provided on the ground and a fire engine or a fire hydrant for supplying fire fighting water to a fire fighting unmanned vehicle for fire suppression provided in the control unit or fire station .

Description

FIELD OF THE INVENTION [0001] The present invention relates to a fire extinguishing system and method using an unmanned aerial vehicle,

The present invention relates to a system and method for suppressing a fire in a high-rise building using a UAV, and more particularly, to a system for fire suppression in a high-rise building using a UAV, And more particularly, to a system and method for suppressing a fire in a high-rise building using a UAV that minimizes the occurrence of secondary damage.

Fire trucks send fire extinguishing agents to fire sites in case of fire. These fire trucks are equipped with pump fire trucks with high output main pumps, water tank fire trucks with water tanks, special fire extinguishers for dangerous materials and oil tanks, etc. And a ladder fire truck equipped with a chemical fire truck that injects fire and a ladder that rescues people's lives while extinguishing the fire of high-rise buildings.

Therefore, when a fire occurs, the various types of fire trucks described above are appropriately dispatched to the fire site to suppress the fire.

However, conventional fire trucks are manufactured in large size so that they can store a large amount of fire extinguishing water for effective fire suppression. Therefore, it is impossible to enter the narrow road of a low-rise building located in the narrow alleyway of a residential area or a narrow road, It is difficult to suppress.

In recent years, due to the development of construction technology, many high-rise and super-high-rise buildings have been built. Such high-rise buildings or super-high-rise buildings have a large number of people who are resident or staying. Therefore, in case of emergency such as fire or earthquake, There is a high risk of personal injury.

Particularly, in the case of the people living in the upper part of the building (high-rise), it is practically impossible to escape from the building without the aid of rescue equipment such as structural helicopters or elevated ladder vehicles, and the fire suppression should depend on its own fire-fighting facilities and expensive ladder trucks.

In order to use such an elevated ladder vehicle, there is a disadvantage in that it can be used only when a space enough for a vehicle to enter the fire-generating area is secured. Therefore, it can not be used efficiently in a downtown area where a large number of buildings are concentrated In addition, there is a problem that fire suppression can not be done quickly because it takes a certain time to utilize a high-priced ladder fire truck.

In order to solve these problems, Korean Patent Registration No. 10-0716452 discloses a high-rise building entrance and fire suppressing device using a plurality of adsorbers and a lift frame attached to a wall of a building, 10-2012-0011378 shows a multi-joint folding unmanned remote fire extinguishing system, but it is difficult to apply it to a skyscraper because of the limited height that can be raised by using an elevating frame, and even if it can be applied, However, there is a problem that it is difficult to apply to a case where the fire range is wide because it is not easy to move between layers or move to the side even if it arrives at a fire scene quickly.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in order to solve the problems of the conventional art as described above, and it is an object of the present invention to provide a fire extinguishing system capable of suppressing fire quickly by using a UAV Which can minimize the occurrence of secondary damages caused by the firefighting of the building.

In addition, since the present invention suppresses fire by remote control of UAV, it can suppress the fire even without putting the person directly into the fire occurrence area, and is also excellent in mobility, so that UAV can be easily applied to skyscraper buildings A fire suppression system and method using a high-rise building.

In addition, the present invention makes it possible to perform more stable and accurate fire-fighting work by making it possible to offset the pressure generated when the fire-fighting water is sprayed by driving the auxiliary propeller, and to enable real- And a fire extinguishing system for fire fighting a fire in a high-rise building using a UAV, which enables a more efficient fire-fighting operation by allowing selective use of fire extinguishers.

According to an aspect of the present invention,

A high-rise building fire suppression system, comprising: a control unit installed on the ground; a fire engine or a fire hydrant for supplying fire-fighting water to a fire fighting unmanned vehicle for fire suppression provided in the control unit or the fire station; .

The fire fighting UAV may include a camera for photographing a fire scene, a second wireless transmitting / receiving unit for receiving a control signal from the control unit and transmitting the captured image of the camera to the control unit, a GPS And a fire hose connector to which the fire hose of the fire engine or the fire hydrant is connected.

The fire hose connector includes a spray nozzle fixedly installed on one side or both sides of the UAV, a hose connection part connected between the injection nozzle and the fire hose, and a hose connection part connected to the hose connection part, And a control valve for controlling the amount of water to be supplied from the control valve.

Further, the UAV is provided with a hose supporting device for supporting a hose connection part.

An auxiliary propeller for supporting the pressure of the fire-fighting water discharged from the jetting nozzle is installed at the rear of the UAV, which corresponds to the position of the jetting nozzle.

Further, the unmanned aerial vehicle is provided with a fire extinguisher shooting device for fire extinguishing fire at the fire point under the control of the control unit.

The control unit may include a main server for controlling the UAV by using information received from a camera of the UAV, an input device for inputting a control command of the UAV to the main server, and an input unit connected to the main server, And a touch screen for monitoring an image in real time.

At this time, the main server includes a fire notification accepting unit for accepting a fire report, a coordinate conversion unit for converting the location where the fire report is received to GPS coordinates, an UAV control unit for controlling the flight and fire suppression operation of the UAV, And a first wireless transmitting / receiving unit wirelessly transmitting coordinates converted by the wireless communication unit and a control command of the unmanned wireless control unit by a UAV, and receiving information from the UAV.

In addition, the UAV control unit includes a flight control unit for controlling the flying of the UAV, an injection control unit for controlling the injection of the water of the UAV, an auxiliary propeller control unit for controlling the driving of the auxiliary propeller provided in the UAV, And a digester control unit for controlling the operation of the digester.

Meanwhile, according to the present invention, there is provided a method for suppressing fire in a high-

A fire report reception step in which the control unit receives a fire report; A destination checking step of checking the GPS coordinates of the fire occurrence area using the main server of the control unit; An unmanned vehicle dispatching step of recognizing a fire fighting intruder at a location closest to a destination in a main server of the control unit and issuing a dispatch command; A destination arrival step in which the UAV arrives at a destination by comparing the GPS coordinates received from the GPS receiver 230 provided in the UAV with the GPS coordinates of the destination provided from the main server; A fire hose connection step of connecting the fire hose connector provided in the UAV to the fire hose of a fire truck or a fire hydrant located at a destination; And a fire suppressing step in which the UAV suppresses the fire by the control of the control unit.

Here, the fire suppression step may include an image information confirmation step of receiving an image captured by a camera installed in the UAV and transmitted through the second wireless transmission / reception unit to the main server of the control unit and displayed on the touch screen, A fire fighting water injection step of injecting fire fighting water into a fire area by controlling a control valve provided in the fire fighting hose connector under the control of the main server, And an auxiliary propeller driving step of driving an auxiliary propeller provided in the UAV by the control of the main server to support the UAV.

In the fire suppression step, when it is determined that fire suppression by the fire-fighting water is difficult as a result of the field image check in the image information confirmation step and the person is not present around the site, the fire- And a fire-fighting step of fire-fighting.

According to the present invention, when a fire occurs in a tall building with difficult access, it is possible to suppress the fire promptly by using a UAV that can be remotely controlled, thereby minimizing the occurrence of secondary damage such as fire damage or property damage It has an excellent effect to make it.

According to the present invention, since the fire is suppressed by the remote control of the UAV, the fire can be suppressed without directly inputting the fire to the area where the fire occurs, and the mobility is excellent, And has an effect that can be applied.

In addition, according to the present invention, it is possible to cancel the pressure generated during the injection of the fire water by driving the auxiliary propeller, thereby making it possible to perform a more stable and accurate fire fighting operation and to enable the camera provided in the UAV to grasp the scene in real time It is possible to selectively use fire-fighting water and fire-fighting coal, so that the fire-fighting operation can be performed more efficiently.

1 is a conceptual view of a high-rise building fire suppression system using a UAV according to the present invention.
2 is a conceptual view of another embodiment of a high-rise building fire suppression system using a UAV according to the present invention.
3 is a block diagram schematically illustrating a fire fighting system for a high-rise building using a UAV according to the present invention.
FIG. 4 is a block diagram schematically illustrating the configuration of a main server of a high-rise building fire suppression system using a UAV according to the present invention. FIG.
FIG. 5 is a side view schematically showing the construction of a fire fighting UAV in the present invention shown in FIG. 1; FIG.
FIG. 6 is a front view schematically showing the construction of a fire fighting UAV in the present invention shown in FIG. 1; FIG.
7 is a flowchart illustrating a method for suppressing a fire in a high-rise building using a UAV according to the present invention.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of a fire fighting system and method for fire fighting a high-rise building using a UAV according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

FIG. 1 is a conceptual view of a high-rise building fire suppression system using a UAV according to the present invention, FIG. 2 conceptually shows another embodiment of a high-story building fire suppression system using a UAV according to the present invention, 4 is a block diagram schematically showing the configuration of a main server of a high-rise building fire suppression system using a UAV according to the present invention, and FIG. 4 is a block diagram schematically showing the configuration of a high- 5 is a side view schematically showing the construction of a fire fighting UAV in the present invention shown in FIG. 1, FIG. 6 is a front view schematically showing the construction of a fire fighting UAV in the present invention shown in FIG. 1, FIG. 2 is a flow chart showing a method for suppressing a fire in a high-rise building using a UAV according to FIG.

The present invention is directed to a fire fighting system that can fire quickly by using a UAV 200 capable of remote control when a fire occurs in a tall building 10 that is difficult to access, 1 and 3, the fire suppression system according to the present invention includes a control unit 100 and a fire suppression UAV 200 (hereinafter, referred to as " fire suppression system " (Hereinafter, referred to as a UAV 200) and a fire engine or fire hydrant 300.

More specifically, the control unit 100 is installed on the ground to receive a fire report, dispatches the UAV 200 on the basis of the received location, and controls the fire to be suppressed early The existing fire station or the like, or may be used as the control unit 100 or a separate integrated control unit 100 may be newly installed.

Next, the fire fighting UAV 200 responds to a fire scene by a control signal of the control unit 100 and suppresses an early fire. In the normal state, the fire fighting UAV 200 is placed in a standby state Respectively.

The fire truck or fire hydrant 300 provides fire fighting water to the UAV 200 at a fire site. When the fire truck 300 arrives at a fire site, a fire hose connector 200 provided in the UAV 200, The fire fighting hose 310 of the fire truck 300 is connected to the fire fighting vehicle 240 so that the fire fighting water can be utilized by the UAV 200. When the fire truck 300 can not arrive at the fire site, The fire hose 310 provided in the fire hydrant 300 which can be used among the fire hydrant 300 installed in the outdoor can be connected to the fire hose coupler 240 provided in the UAV 200.

The UAV 200 includes a camera 210, a second wireless transceiver 220, a GPS receiver 230, and a fire hose connector 240. The camera 210 includes a UAV 200, And can be installed selectively on the inside or outside of the UAV 200. It is needless to say that the photographing angle of the camera 210 can be adjusted by controlling the main server 110 of the control unit 100, which will be described later.

Next, the second wireless transceiver 220 transmits a real-time image of a fire scene photographed by the camera 210 to the control unit 100 and controls the control of the UAV 200 transmitted from the control unit 100 The second wireless transmission / reception unit 220 may include a signal conversion unit (not shown) for converting the image captured by the camera 210 into a signal that can be transmitted through the second wireless transmission / reception unit 220 Not shown).

Next, the GPS receiver 230 receives the signal from the GPS satellite and coincides with the GPS coordinates transmitted from the first wireless transmitting / receiving unit 116 of the main server 110, which will be described later, To the destination, that is, the area where the fire occurs.

The fire hose connector 240 is installed at one side or both sides of the UAV 200 to connect the fire hose 310 of the fire truck or the fire hydrant 300 to the UAV 200 so that the UAV 200 can be used for fire fighting And includes a spray nozzle 242, a hose connecting portion 244, and a control valve 246. The spray nozzle 242, the hose connecting portion 244,

In other words, the injection nozzle 242 is fixed to one side or both sides of the UAV 200 and serves to spray fire water supplied from the fire engine or the fire hydrant 300 to a fire site, and the hose connecting part 244 And is connected between the injection nozzle 242 and the fire hose 310 of the fire engine or the fire hydrant 300 to supply the fire water present in the fire engine or the fire hydrant 300 to the injection nozzle 242.

In this case, the injection nozzle 242 may be connected to the UAV 200 by means of a length-adjustable means such as a piston so as to adjust the injection direction of the fire water, and the hose connecting portion 244 may be connected to a hose It is preferable that the lower portion is supported by the supporting device 250 so that the connection portion between the injection nozzle 242 and the hose connecting portion 244 is not broken.

The control valve 246 is provided in the hose connection part 244 and controls the amount of water sprayed through the injection nozzle 242. The control valve 246 controls the amount of water sprayed through the spray nozzle 242, It is preferable to use the control valve 246. [

The UAV 200 may further include a hose support device 250 for supporting the hose connection part 244. The hose support device 250 is connected to a lower portion of the UAV 200, The connection part 244 is supported so that the connection part between the injection nozzle 242 and the hose connection part 244 is not broken by the weight of the fire hose 310 so that the spraying of the fire water is smoothly performed.

At this time, the hose supporting devices 250 may be separated from each other by a predetermined distance and may have a U-shaped cross-sectional shape such that the hose connecting portions 244 are not separated.

The auxiliary propeller 260 may be installed in the UAV 200. The auxiliary propeller 260 is installed behind the UAV 200 corresponding to the installation position of the injection nozzle 242, And the pressure of the fire water sprayed through the water pipe.

That is, there is a risk that the control of the UAV 200 is not properly performed due to the pressure of the fire water jetted through the injection nozzle 242 during the fire fighting operation. Therefore, the UAV 200 corresponding to the installation position of the injection nozzle 242, The auxiliary propeller 260 for canceling the injection pressure of the fire water is provided at the rear of the main body 200 so that the control of the UAV 200 can be performed as desired during the fire fighting operation.

At this time, the driving control of the auxiliary propeller 260 is performed remotely by the UAV controller 114 of the main controller 110, which will be described later.

The fire fighting device 270 may be further installed in the UAV 200. The fire extinguishing device 270 may be controlled by the control unit 100 to fire the fire extinguisher 272 at a fire point, In order to allow the user to launch the game.

In other words, when it is confirmed that there is no access to a fire site or that there is no person around the fire point, it is possible to fire the fire extinguisher (272), which is superior in fire suppression ability, from a remote place, .

The detailed configuration of the fire extinguisher shooting device 270 is already known through a conventional missile launch device or a water rocket launch device and is not intended to be claimed in the present invention, .

A small unmanned vehicle 200 'such as a drone may be utilized as the unmanned vehicle 200. Such a small unmanned vehicle 200' can be installed in the fire truck 300 and can be moved together, Which is advantageous in that it can be utilized more.

Since the small unmanned aerial vehicle 200 'as described above is difficult to bear the weight of the fire hose 310, it is possible to combine a plurality of the unmanned aerial vehicles 200' into a single set to move the fire hose 310 to a high- .

That is, as shown in FIG. 2, the fire hose connector 240 'provided in the small UAV 200' is formed in a belt shape so that a large number of UAVs 200 'can easily support the fire hose 310 .

The control unit 100 includes a main server 110, an input device 120, and a touch screen 130. The main server 110 Receives an image photographed by the camera 210 of the UAV 200 and displays it on the touch screen 130. When a fire report is received, the received fire point is converted into GPS coordinates and grasped, An ordinary computer can be used to control the UAV 200 used in the UWB system.

Next, the input device 120 is connected to the main server 110 and inputs control commands of the UAV 200 to the main server 110. The touch screen 130 is connected to the main server 110 110 so that the image captured by the camera 210 can be monitored in real time.

4, the main server 110 includes a fire notification reception unit, a coordinate transformation unit 112, a UAV control unit 114, and a first wireless transmission / reception unit 116, The coordinate conversion unit 112 converts the fire position received by the fire notification reception unit into a GPS (Global Positioning System), which can be confirmed by the UAV 200, Coordinate system.

Next, the UAV controller 114 controls the operation of the UAV 200, such as a flight of the UAV 200 to a fire point and a fire suppression operation at a fire point, The control unit 116 receives a real-time image of a fire occurrence point photographed by the camera 210 provided in the UAV 200 and transmitted through the second wireless transmission / reception unit 220, And transmits the GPS coordinates of the point of fire occurrence and the control command of the UAV controller 114 to the UAV 200 by radio.

The flight control unit 114a includes a flight control unit 114a, an injection control unit 114b, an auxiliary propeller control unit 114c and a digestion control unit 114d. The flight control unit 114a controls the UAV 200 And controls the flight of the UAV 200 to the point of occurrence of the fire and the flight of the UAV 200 during the fire suppression process.

The injection control unit 114b controls the injection of the fire water through the injection nozzle 242 during the fire fighting process of the UAV 200. The injection control unit 114b controls the injection of the water from the control valve installed in the fire hose connector 240 of the UAV 200, It is possible to control the jetting of the water jetting through the jetting nozzle 242 by remotely controlling the jetting nozzle 246.

The auxiliary propeller control unit 114c controls the operation of the auxiliary propeller 260 provided in the UAV 200. When the injection of the water is started during the fire fighting operation of the UAV 200, The auxiliary propeller 260 provided behind the UAV 200 at a position corresponding to the nozzle 242 is driven to cancel the pressure generated when the jet of water is jetted through the jet nozzle 242.

Next, the fire extinguisher control unit 114d remotely controls whether or not the fire extinguisher 272 used in the fire fighting process of the UAV 200 is fired. The fire extinguisher 272 has a fire suppression It has a wide range of possibilities and excellent fire suppression performance, but it should be used after confirming that there is no person around the target of fire because there is a risk of suffocation.

The control commands of the UAV controller 114 are transmitted from the first wireless transmitting and receiving unit 116 of the main server 110 to the second wireless transmitting and receiving unit 220 of the UAV 200, The control command is transmitted to the controller 210 of the control unit 100 in real time in the fire scene displayed on the touch screen 130 by the camera 210 of the UAV 200. At this time, The manager who confirms the image directly inputs the image using the input device 120. [

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, a preferred embodiment of a fire fighting method for a high-rise building using a UAV according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

As shown in FIG. 7, the fire suppression method for a high-rise building using a UAV according to the present invention includes a fire notification reception step S10, a destination confirmation step S20, a UAV 200 dispatch step S30, (S40), a fire hose connection step (S50), and a fire suppression step (S60). The fire notification reception step (S10) includes a fire event The destination identification step S20 is a step of receiving the fire occurrence area received in the fire report reception step S10 at the reception side of the main server 110 of the control unit 100 And converting the GPS coordinates into coordinates in the coordinate transforming unit 112 so that the UAV 200 can accurately emit to the destination.

That is, since the UAV 200 is equipped with a GPS receiver 230, the real-time position of the UAV 200 is recognized as GPS coordinates, so that the position of the fire occurrence area is converted into GPS coordinates, It is possible to control to the destination.

Next, the unmanned period (S30) is a step of dispatching the UAV 200 to a fire occurrence area under the control of the main server 110 of the control unit 100. In the main server 110, The UAV 200 selected in the closest location is selected and dispatched.

The destination arrival step S40 relates to a step in which the UAV 200 arrives at a fire point, i.e., a destination, under the control of the UAV controller 114. As described above, 110 to the GPS coordinate information received from the GPS receiver 230 during the flight of the UAV 200 so that the UAV 200 is accurately positioned at the destination So that it can be quickly arrived.

The fire hose connecting step S50 is a step of connecting the fire hose coupler 240 provided in the UAV 200 with the fire hose 310 of the fire truck or the fire hydrant 300 at the destination. 200 can use water present in a fire truck or fire hydrant 300 as fire fighting water.

That is, since the UAV 200 is relatively small in size and has a limited space, it can not be equipped with heavy fire water because it occupies a large volume. Therefore, fire fighting water to be used for fire suppression is supplied from outside, that is, from a fire engine or fire hydrant 300 will be.

The hose connection portion 244 of the fire hose connector 240 provided in the UAV 200 is connected to the fire truck 300 or the fire engine 300 which has arrived at the fire occurrence point, The hose connecting unit 244 is connected to the fire hose 310 provided in the fire hydrant 300 located adjacent to the point of fire and then the hose connecting unit 244 is placed on the hose supporting unit 250 installed in the UAV 200, 310) The connection operation is completed.

Finally, the fire suppression step S60 relates to a step in which the UAV 200 connected to the fire hose 310 is dispatched to a fire occurrence site under the control of the control unit 100 to perform a fire fighting operation.

In the fire suppression step S60, referring to the real-time image of the fire scene photographed by the camera 210 provided in the UAV 200 displayed by the touch screen 130 of the control unit 100, More specifically, it includes the image information checking step S61, the UAV control step S62, the fire water injection step S63, and the auxiliary propeller driving step S64.

First, in step S61, the administrator checks the real-time image of the fire scene photographed by the UAV 200 in the control room. The camera information is input to the camera 210 provided in the UAV 200 The real-time image of the fire scene photographed by the control unit 100 is converted into a form capable of wireless transmission through a signal conversion unit (not shown) and transmitted to the control unit 100 through the second wireless transmission / The first wireless transmitting / receiving unit 116 of the main server 110 receives and displays it on the touch screen 130 so that the administrator can check the real time situation of the fire scene through watching the touch screen 130.

Next, the UAV control step S62 uses the flight control unit 114a of the UAV 114 of the main server 110 to fire the fire using the real-time image information of the fire scene displayed on the touch screen 130 A controller for checking the real-time image of a fire scene provided by the touch screen 130, using the input device 120 of the control unit 100, When the control command is input to the flight control unit 114a, the received control command is transmitted to the second wireless transmitting / receiving unit 220 of the UAV 200 through the first wireless transmitting / receiving unit 116 to allow the UAV 200 to fly It becomes possible to control.

Next, the fire-fighting water injection step S63 is a step of spraying the fire-fighting water to the fire occurrence site through the injection nozzle 242 provided in the UAV 200 under the control of the main server 110, When a fire control command is input to the injection control unit 114b of the UAV 114 using the control unit 120, the control command is input to the second wireless transmitting / receiving unit 200 of the UAV 200 through the first wireless transmitting / The solenoid control valve 246 provided in the fire hose connector 240 of the UAV 200 is opened and the fire water can be sprayed through the injection nozzle 242.

Next, the sub-propeller drive step S64 is performed by the UWB 200 such that the UWB 200 is pushed back by the pressure generated in the fire-fighting water injection step S63, that is, the pressure of the fire-water injected through the injection nozzle 242, The auxiliary propeller 260 installed at the rear of the UAV 200 at a position corresponding to the injection nozzle 242 in order to prevent the control of the flight from being performed properly. So that the driving of the UAV 200 can be more accurately and stably performed during the fire fighting process.

That is, when the administrator checking the fire scene through the touch screen 130 determines that the UAV 200 is pushed back by the pressure of the fire water during the fire suppression process, the UAV controller 114 can be controlled by the UAV 120, The input command is transmitted to the second wireless transmitting / receiving unit 220 of the UAV 200 through the first wireless transmitting / receiving unit 116 of the main server 110, The auxiliary propeller 260 installed in the main body 200 can be driven to cancel the pressure of the water sprayed through the injection nozzle 242.

The fire suppression step S60 may further include a fire extinguishing step S65. The fire extinguishing step S65 may include a fire extinguishing step S65, And fire fighting fire 272 provided in the UAV 200 under the control of the main server 110 when it is determined that no person is present.

In detail, as described above, the UAV 200 is provided with a fire extinguisher 272 and a fire extinguisher thrower 270 that are capable of extinguishing the fire by a long distance, If there is a person, the fire extinguisher 272 may be suffocated by the fire extinguisher 272, so that the fire extinguisher 272 is fired after confirming that no person is present at the fire extinguishing site.

That is, when the manager of the control unit 100 determines that it is difficult to access the fire site of the UAV 200 through the real-time image of the fire occurrence site displayed through the touch screen 130, When the digestive shot control unit 114d of the UAV 114 is inputted with the input device 120, the input command is input to the first wireless transmitting / receiving unit 116 of the main server 110 The digester 272 is transmitted to the second wireless transmitting / receiving unit 220 of the UAV 200 through the UAV 200 and the fire extinguisher 272 is emitted from the fire extinguisher discharging device 270 installed in the UAV 200 to the fire site.

Therefore, according to the fire fighting system and method for fire fighting a high-rise building using the UAV according to the present invention, when a fire occurs in a tall building 10 which is difficult to approach, fire can be rapidly performed using the UAV 200 It is possible to minimize the occurrence of secondary damage such as a fire or a property damage and to offset the pressure generated when the fire water is injected by driving the auxiliary propeller 260, It is possible to perform accurate fire-fighting work. By enabling the camera 210 provided in the UAV 200 to grasp the scene in real time, it is possible to selectively use the fire-fighting water and the fire extinguisher 272, However, since the fire is suppressed by the remote control of the UAV 200, It is possible not only to suppress the fire but also to have excellent mobility, so that it can be applied safely and easily even in the event of a fire in a skyscraper.

2, a plurality of small unmanned aerial vehicles 200 'are used to support the fire hose 310, and a plurality of small unmanned aerial vehicles 200' may be used to support the fire hose 310. However, the present invention is not limited to the above- It is obvious to those skilled in the art that various modifications are possible without departing from the technical idea of the present invention.

The present invention relates to a system and method for suppressing a fire in a high-rise building using a UAV, and more particularly, to a system for fire suppression in a high-rise building using a UAV, And more particularly, to a system and method for suppressing a fire in a high-rise building using a UAV that minimizes the occurrence of secondary damage.

10: building 100: control unit
110: main server 112: coordinate conversion unit
114: UAV controller 114a:
114b: an injection control section 114c: an auxiliary propeller control section
114d: the digestion control unit 116: the first wireless transmitting /
120: input device 130: touch screen
200, 200 ': (fire suppression) UAV 210: camera
220: second wireless transceiver 230: GPS receiver
240, 240 ': Fire hose connector 242: Spray nozzle
244: Hose connection 246: Control valve
250: hose support device 260: auxiliary propeller
270: fire-fighting device 272: fire extinguisher
300: Fire truck (fire hydrant) 310: Fire hose
S10: Receipt of fire report S20: Destination identification step
S30: Unmanned vehicle dispatch step S40: Destination arrival step
S50: Fire hose connection step S60: Fire suppression step
S61: Image information confirmation step S62: UAV control step
S63: fire water injection step S64: auxiliary propeller driving step
S65: fire-fighting phase

Claims (12)

In a high-rise building fire suppression system,
A control unit installed on the ground and including a main server for controlling the UAV using information received from a camera of the UAV;
A fire-fighting UAV provided in the control unit or the fire station and having a camera fixedly installed for shooting a fire scene, and
A fire engine or a fire hydrant for supplying fire fighting water to the fire fighting UAV,
The main server includes a fire notification accepting unit for accepting a fire report, a coordinate conversion unit for converting the location where the fire report is received to GPS coordinates, an unmanned aerial control unit for controlling the unmanned airplane and the fire fighting operation, And a first wireless transmitting / receiving unit wirelessly transmitting the converted coordinates and a control command of the UAV to the UAV, and receiving information from the UAV.
The method according to claim 1,
The fire fighting unmanned aerial vehicle according to claim 1,
A second wireless transmitting / receiving unit which receives a control signal from the control unit and transmits the photographed image of the camera to the control unit,
A GPS receiver for receiving GPS position information,
And a fire hose connector to which the fire hose of the fire truck or the fire hydrant is connected.
3. The method of claim 2,
The fire hose connector includes a spray nozzle fixedly installed on one side or both sides of the UAV, a hose connection part connected between the injection nozzle and the fire hose, and a hose connection part provided on the hose connection part, And a control valve for controlling an amount of fire water to be supplied to the fire fighting system.
The method of claim 3,
Wherein the hover support device for supporting the hose connection is installed on the UAV.
The method of claim 3,
And an auxiliary propeller for supporting the pressure of the fire-fighting water discharged from the injection nozzle is installed at the rear of the unmanned aerial vehicle corresponding to the position of the injection nozzle.
3. The method of claim 2,
Wherein the fire fighting system for fire fighting a high-rise building using the UAV is provided in the UAV so that the fire extinguisher can be fired at the fire point under the control of the control unit.
3. The method of claim 2,
The control unit,
An input device for inputting a control command of the UAV to the main server;
Further comprising a touch screen connected to the main server for monitoring an image captured by the camera in real time.
delete The method according to claim 1,
The submarine control unit includes a flight control unit for controlling the flying of the UAV, an ejection control unit for controlling the jet of the UAV, an auxiliary propeller control unit for controlling the operation of the auxiliary propeller provided in the UAV, And a control unit for controlling the fire extinguisher.
In a high-rise building fire suppression method,
A fire report reception step in which the control unit receives a fire report;
A destination checking step of checking the GPS coordinates of the fire occurrence area using the main server of the control unit;
An unmanned vehicle dispatching step of recognizing a fire fighting intruder at a location closest to a destination in a main server of the control unit and issuing a dispatch command;
A destination arrival step in which the UAV arrives at a destination by comparing the GPS coordinates received from the GPS receiver provided in the UAV with the GPS coordinates of the destination provided from the main server;
A fire hose connection step of connecting the fire hose connector provided in the UAV to the fire hose of a fire truck or a fire hydrant located at a destination; And
And a fire suppressing step in which the UAV suppresses the fire by the control of the control unit.
11. The method of claim 10,
The fire suppression step may include an image information confirmation step of receiving an image captured by a camera installed in a UAV and transmitted through the second wireless transmission / reception unit to a main server of the control unit and displayed on the touch screen,
A UAV control step of controlling the UAV from the main server using the displayed image information,
A fire water injection step of controlling the control valve provided in the fire hose connector by the control of the main server to spray the fire water into the fire area;
And an auxiliary propeller driving step of driving an auxiliary propeller provided in the UAV by the control of the main server to support the pressure generated in the fire water injection step.
12. The method of claim 11,
The fire suppression step may be a fire suppression step in which fire suppression by a fire-fighting water is difficult as a result of a field image check in the image information confirmation step, and when it is determined that no person is present around the fire- Wherein the fire extinguishing method further comprises a step of fire extinguishing.

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