KR20180036008A - Fire simulation apparatus and method thereof - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention provides a fire simulation apparatus comprising: a modeling unit for visualizing components and firefighting equipment on a building plan according to an actual building structure information and visualizing and modeling a fire detector at an arbitrary position on the building plan according to an input command; and a simulation unit for predicting a progress of the fire and an escape route of evacuees on the building plan when the fire simulation is executed at an arbitrary position on the building plan.

Description

FIELD SIMULATION APPARATUS AND METHOD THEREOF FIELD OF THE INVENTION [0001]

FIELD OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to a fire simulation apparatus and a method of operating the same, and more particularly, to a fire simulation apparatus and a method of operating the fire simulation apparatus, To a fire simulation apparatus and an operation method thereof that are easy to predict a fire progress state and a evacuation route of evacuees against a generated fire.

Simulation is a technique that is mainly applied to dangerous situations that are difficult to actually implement, experiments with many constraints, and experiments with high costs. In the past, only a simple simulation was possible, but recently, as the computer operation speed has improved, a complicated and high-level simulation with various factors has become possible.

On the other hand, skyscrapers / large-scale buildings are increasing in recent years based on population growth of urban areas and development of building technology. In such a building, when a fire occurs, it takes a long time to evacuate due to the nature of the building, and there is a high risk of large-scale casualties.

In the past, there was a lack of simulation technology capable of analyzing / analyzing emergencies, and it was inevitable that large-scale casualties would be caused in a fire accident such as 9.11 terrorism and Daegu subway tragedy. In addition, during the accident analysis, the story of the people was synthesized, and the evacuation route and situation were manually inferred and the evacuation information was calculated. However, such a method does not reflect actual behavior of people, so it is difficult to obtain accurate analysis results. In addition, it is difficult to predict the progress of the fire situation before the occurrence of an accident, and there is a limit in that it is not possible to accurately determine the information necessary for minimizing the casualty damage.

The object of the present invention is to visualize the components, the fire-fighting equipment and the fire detector on the building plan based on the inputted structure information of the building, A fire simulation apparatus and an operation method thereof that can easily predict an evacuation route.

The fire simulation apparatus according to the first embodiment of the present invention visualizes the components and fire fighting equipment on the building plan according to the actual building structure information and displays a fire detector at an arbitrary position on the building plan according to the inputted command And a simulation unit for predicting the progress of the fire and the evacuation route of the evacuees on the building plan when the fire simulation is executed at a certain point on the building plan.

The operation method of the fire simulation apparatus according to the first embodiment of the present invention visualizes the components and the fire fighting equipment on the building plan according to the structure information of the actual building and displays the components and the fire fighting equipment on an arbitrary position Visualizing and modeling a fire detector; predicting a fire progress state on the building plan when performing a fire occurrence simulation at an arbitrary point on the building plan; and estimating the fire progress state and the entrance / And estimating the evacuation route through which the evacuees move.

The fire simulation apparatus according to the second embodiment of the present invention visualizes the components and the fire fighting equipment on the building plan according to the actual building structure information, A modeling unit for modeling and modeling the detector and a fire progress state on the building plan, a evacuation route of the evacuees, and a fire detection accuracy of the fire detector at a first point on the building plan, Wherein the simulation unit includes a simulation unit that calculates a fire simulation for predicting the progress of the fire according to the material and position of the component, the effective area of the fire fighting equipment, and the position of the fire detector when executing the fire generation simulation at the arbitrary point, The fire progress state, and the entrance and exit on the building floor plan, A fire simulator for predicting the fire detection accuracy at a first point of the fire detector based on the fire progress state when the fire progress state and the escape route are predicted, And an accuracy simulation unit.

The operation method of the fire simulation apparatus according to the second embodiment of the present invention visualizes the components and the fire fighting equipment on the building plan according to the actual building structure information and displays the components and the fire fighting equipment on an arbitrary position Visualizing and modeling a fire detector; predicting a fire progress state on the building plan when a fire occurrence simulation is run at an arbitrary first point on the building plan; Estimating a fire detection accuracy at a first point of the fire detector based on the fire progress state when the fire progress state and the escape route are predicted, .

The fire simulation apparatus and the operation method thereof according to the present invention visualize and model a fire detector within a square area excluding a component, a fire fighting facility and an effective area of a fire fighting facility on a building floor plan based on the inputted structure information, It is easy to select the optimum position for the fire detector placed in the actual building by predicting and simulating the progress of the fire and the evacuation route of the evacuees at a certain point on the building, So that there is an advantage that stability can be secured.

1 is a control block diagram showing a control configuration of a fire simulation apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.
2 is a flowchart illustrating an operation method of a fire simulation apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.
3 is a control block diagram illustrating a control configuration of a fire simulation apparatus according to another embodiment of the present invention.
4 is a flowchart illustrating an operation method of a fire simulation apparatus according to another embodiment of the present invention.

Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

The terms first, second, etc. may be used to describe various components, but the components should not be limited by the terms. The terms are used only for the purpose of distinguishing one component from another. For example, without departing from the scope of the present invention, the first component may be referred to as a second component, and similarly, the second component may also be referred to as a first component. And / or < / RTI > includes any combination of a plurality of related listed items or any of a plurality of related listed items.

It is to be understood that when an element is referred to as being "connected" or "connected" to another element, it may be directly connected or connected to the other element, . On the other hand, when an element is referred to as being "directly connected" or "directly connected" to another element, it should be understood that there are no other elements in between. Also, the fact that the first component and the second component on the network are connected or connected means that data can be exchanged between the first component and the second component by wire or wirelessly.

In addition, suffixes "module" and " part "for the components used in the following description are given merely for convenience of description, and do not give special significance or role in themselves. Accordingly, the terms "module" and "part" may be used interchangeably.

When such components are implemented in practical applications, two or more components may be combined into one component, or one component may be divided into two or more components as necessary.

1 is a control block diagram showing a control configuration of a fire simulation apparatus according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 1, the fire simulation apparatus 100 may include a modeling unit 110, a simulation unit 120, and a storage unit 130.

The modeling unit 110 can visualize and model the components, the fire fighting equipment, and the fire detector on the building plan according to the inputted structure information of the actual building. The modeling unit 110 may model the building plan, the components, the fire-fighting equipment, and the fire detector in 2D or 3D, and may visualize and display the information so that the user can visually confirm the structure.

The actual building structure information may include the floor plan information on the building plan, the component information including the material and the position of the component, and the fire information on the effective area of the fire fighting equipment.

The floor plan information may include a structure of the actual building, that is, an entrance, an exit position, a window position, and the like. In the embodiment, the floor plan information is visualized as 2D, but the present invention is not limited thereto.

The component information may include, for example, a material, a location, and the like for the components disposed in the actual building, for example, a desk, a kitchen table, and a couch.

The modeling unit 110 can visualize and model symbols corresponding to the components on the building plan. The symbol corresponding to the component may include the material information of the component. The user can confirm the material information about the symbol through an interface such as a click of the symbol.

The fire-fighting information may include information on the effective area where the fire can be suppressed by using the fire-fighting equipment disposed in the actual building, for example, a fire extinguisher and a sprinkler.

The modeling unit 110 can visualize and model symbols corresponding to the fire fighting equipment on the building plan as described above. Symbols corresponding to the fire fighting equipment may include the effective area and location of the fire fighting equipment. The user can confirm the fire information of the corresponding symbol through a user command such as a click of the symbol.

The modeling unit 110 can model the fire detector at an arbitrary position on the building plan according to a command inputted by the user and can visualize the detection area of the fire detector.

In the embodiment, the fire detector is described as detecting a fire in a rectangular area excluding the effective area of the fire fighting equipment. The fire sensor may include at least one of a temperature sensor for detecting temperature, a humidity sensor for detecting humidity, a flame sensor for detecting flame, and a smoke sensor for detecting smoke. The fire sensor may include a camera for photographing an area where the above-described sensors are installed, but is not limited thereto.

In an embodiment, the fire fighting equipment may be a device for extinguishing a fire, but it is not limited thereto, as it can sense fire in the same way as the fire detector.

The simulation unit 120 may include a fire simulation unit 122, a path simulation unit 124, and a data generation unit 126.

The fire simulation unit 122 performs simulation of fire generation at an arbitrary point on the building plan in accordance with a command inputted by the user. The simulation and the fire simulation unit 122 calculate the material and position of the component adjacent to the arbitrary point, The progress of the fire can be predicted according to the position of the detector.

The fire simulator 122 calculates the fire, which is the fire, which is emitted from the arbitrary point, that is, the path along which the fire moves according to the material and the position of the component, the time to detect the fire according to the position of the fire detector, Can predict the fire progress based on such data collectively by predicting the effective area where the fire can evolve.

The path simulation unit 124 can predict a evacuation path in which the evacuees move based on the fire progress state predicted by the fire simulator 122 and the entrance and exit on the building floor plan. The path simulation unit 124 can predict the evacuation path so that the evacuees can move to the safe zone in the shortest time according to the progress of the fire.

The data generating unit 126 may generate the data corresponding to the fire progress state and the evacuation path, and output the generated data to the storage unit 130. The data generating unit 126 may generate data by dividing the fire progress state and the evacuation path varying according to the arbitrary point into the arbitrary points and the fire generation simulation execution time.

The storage unit 130 may store the data generated by the data generation unit 126 and output the data to a user so that the user can confirm the data.

The fire simulation apparatus 100 according to the present invention can identify the blind spot of both the fire detector and the fire fighting equipment by changing the position of the fire detector. This allows the evacuees to be notified of the fire path quickly.

2 is a flowchart illustrating an operation method of a fire simulation apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 2, the fire simulation apparatus 100 visualizes the components and fire fighting equipment on the building plan according to the actual building structure information, and visualizes the fire detector at an arbitrary position on the building plan according to the inputted command (S210). The modeling unit 110 can visualize and model the components, the fire fighting equipment, and the fire detector on the building plan according to the inputted structure information of the actual building. At this time, the modeling unit 110 can model the building plan, the components, the fire-fighting equipment, and the fire detector in 2D or 3D, and can visualize and display the information in such a way that the user can visually confirm it.

The modeling unit 110 can visualize and model symbols corresponding to the components on the building plan. The symbol corresponding to the component may include the material information of the component. The corresponding symbol can display the material information of the component by the user command.

The modeling unit 110 can visualize and model symbols corresponding to the fire fighting equipment on the building plan as described above. The symbol corresponding to the fire fighting equipment may include fire fighting information such as the effective area and location of the fire fighting equipment. The corresponding symbol can display the provided fire fighting information to the user. The modeling unit 110 may model a fire detector that detects a fire in a rectangular area excluding the effective area of the fire fighting equipment.

The fire simulation apparatus 100 can predict the progress of the fire according to the material and location of the components, the effective area of the fire-fighting equipment, and the position of the fire detector at the time of simulating fire generation at any point on the building plan S220).

The fire simulation unit 122 may be configured to perform a fire simulation at an arbitrary point on the building plan in accordance with a command input by a user, The progress of the fire can be predicted according to the position of the detector.

The fire simulator 122 calculates the time at which the fire, that is, the fire, which is emitted from the arbitrary point, is detected according to the position of the fire sensor, It is possible to predicting the progress of the fire by comprehensively predicting the effective area for evolving the fire.

The path simulation unit 124 may predict the evacuation path in which the evacuees move based on the fire progress state and the entrance and exit on the building plan map (S230).

The path simulation unit 124 can predict a evacuation path through which the evacuees can move based on the fire progress state predicted by the fire simulator 122 and the entrance and exit on the building plan. The path simulation unit 124 can predict the evacuation route so that the evacuees can move to the safe area in the shortest time according to the progress of the fire.

The fire simulation apparatus 100 may generate and store data corresponding to the fire progress state and the evacuation route (S240). The data generation unit 126 may generate data by dividing the fire progress state and the evacuation path that vary according to the arbitrary point by the arbitrary point.

The storage unit 130 may store the data generated by the data generation unit 126 and output the data to a user so that the user can confirm the data.

3 is a control block diagram illustrating a control configuration of a fire simulation apparatus according to another embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 3, the fire simulation apparatus 300 may include a modeling unit 310, a simulation unit 320, and a storage unit 330.

The modeling unit 310 can visualize and model the components, the fire fighting equipment, and the fire detector on the building plan according to the inputted structure information of the actual building. The modeling unit 310 may model the building plan, the components, the fire fighting equipment, and the fire detector in 2D or 3D, and may visualize and display the same in order to allow the user to visually confirm the building plan.

The structure information may include floor plan information on the building plan, component information including a material and a location of the component, and fire information on an effective area of the fire fighting equipment.

The floor plan information may include a structure for the actual building, that is, an entrance, an exit position, a window position, and the like. In the embodiment, the floor plan information is visualized as 2D, but the present invention is not limited thereto.

The component information may include, for example, a material, a location, and the like for the components arranged in the actual building, for example, a desk, a table and a couch.

The modeling unit 310 visualizes and models a symbol corresponding to the configuration on the building plan, the symbol includes material information of the component, and when the symbol is clicked by the user, Can be confirmed.

In addition, the fire-fighting information may include information on the effective area where the fire can be suppressed by using the fire-fighting equipment disposed in the actual building, for example, a fire extinguisher and a sprinkler.

The modeling unit 310 visualizes and models symbols corresponding to the fire fighting equipment on the building plan as described above. The symbols include the effective area and location of the fire fighting equipment. When the symbol is clicked, Fire information can be confirmed.

The modeling unit 310 may model the fire detector at any first location on the building plan according to a command inputted by the user and visualize the detection area of the fire detector.

In the embodiment, the fire detector is described as detecting a fire in a rectangular area excluding the effective area of the fire fighting equipment. The fire detector may include at least one of a temperature sensor for sensing the temperature, a humidity sensor for sensing the humidity, a flame sensor for detecting the flame, and a smoke sensor for detecting the smoke. The fire sensor may include a camera for photographing an area where the above-described sensors are installed, but is not limited thereto. The fire-fighting equipment may be a device for extinguishing a fire, but may detect a fire in the same manner as the fire detector, but is not limited thereto.

The simulation unit 320 may include a fire simulation unit 322, a path simulation unit 324, an accuracy simulation unit 325, and a data generation unit 326.

The fire simulation unit 322 may be configured to perform a fire simulation at an arbitrary point on the building plan in accordance with a command input by a user and to determine the material and position of the component adjacent to the arbitrary point, The fire progress can be predicted according to the first position of the detector. The fire simulating unit 322 calculates the time at which the fire, that is, the fire moving from the arbitrary point, according to the material and the position of the component, and the first position of the fire sensor, It is possible to predicting the progress of the fire by comprehensively predicting the effective area where the facility evolves the fire.

The path simulation unit 324 can predict a evacuation path through which the evacuees move based on the fire progress state predicted by the fire simulation unit 322 and the entrance and exit on the building plan. The route simulator 324 predicts the evacuation route so that the evacuees can move to the safe area in the shortest time according to the progress of the fire.

The accuracy simulation unit 325 can estimate the fire detection accuracy at the first position of the fire detector based on the fire progress state when the fire progress state and the escape route are predicted

The accuracy simulation unit 325 can predict a second position adjacent to the first position and having a predicted fire detection accuracy higher than the reference sensing accuracy when the fire detection accuracy is lower than the set reference sensing accuracy, The position change information can be transmitted to the modeling unit 310 so that the position is visualized and modeled in the modeling unit 310. [ More specifically, the accuracy simulation unit 325 can predict the fire detection accuracy over time during the time of detecting the fire at the first position of the fire detector at the time of executing the fire occurrence simulation, It is possible to predict a second position at which the fire can be detected more quickly than the first position.

The data generating unit 326 may generate data corresponding to at least one of the fire progress state, the evacuation route, the fire detection accuracy, and the location change information, and output the generated data to the storage unit 330. The data generating unit 326 may generate data by dividing the fire progress state and the evacuation path varying according to the arbitrary point into the arbitrary point and the fire generation simulation execution time.

The storage unit 330 may store the data generated by the data generation unit 326 and output the data to a user so that the user can confirm the data.

The fire simulation apparatus 300 according to the present invention can change the position of the fire detector to check the blind spot of both the fire detector and the fire fighting equipment so that the fire path can be promptly notified to the refugees.

4 is a flowchart illustrating an operation method of a fire simulation apparatus according to another embodiment of the present invention. See FIG.

Referring to FIG. 4, the fire simulation apparatus 300 visualizes the components and fire fighting equipment on the building plan according to the actual building structure information, and visualizes the fire detector at an arbitrary position on the building plan according to the inputted command (S410). The modeling unit 310 can visualize and model the components, the fire fighting equipment, and the fire detector on the building plan according to the inputted structure information of the actual building.

At this time, the modeling unit 310 may model the building plan, the components, the fire fighting equipment, and the fire detector in 2D or 3D, and may visualize and display the same in order to allow the user to visually confirm the building plan. The modeling unit 310 visualizes and models a symbol corresponding to the configuration on the building plan, the symbol includes material information of the component, and when the symbol is clicked by the user, Can be confirmed. The modeling unit 310 visualizes and models symbols corresponding to the fire fighting equipment on the building plan as described above. The symbols include the effective area and location of the fire fighting equipment. When the symbol is clicked, Fire information can be confirmed. In addition, the modeling unit 310 may model a fire detector that detects a fire in a rectangular area excluding the effective area of the fire fighting equipment.

The fire simulation apparatus 300 can predict the progress of the fire according to the material and location of the components, the effective area of the fire protection facility, and the location of the fire detector at the time of executing the fire generation simulation at any point on the building plan S420). The fire simulation unit 322 is configured to perform a fire simulation at an arbitrary point on the building plan in accordance with a command input by a user. The simulation unit 322 calculates the material and position of the component adjacent to the arbitrary point, The progress of the fire can be predicted according to the position of the detector. That is, the fire simulator 322 calculates the time for detecting the fire according to the position of the fire sensor, the path along which the fire, that is, the fire, moving according to the material and position of the component, It is possible to predicting the progress of the fire by comprehensively predicting the effective area where the facility evolves the fire.

The path simulation unit 324 may predict a evacuation path through which the evacuees move based on the fire progress state and the entrance and exit on the building floor plan (S430). The path simulation unit 324 can predict a evacuation path through which the evacuees move based on the fire progress state predicted by the fire simulation unit 322 and the entrance and exit on the building plan. The path simulation unit 324 can predict the evacuation path so that the evacuees can move to the safe zone in the shortest time according to the progress of the fire.

If the fire progress state and the evacuation route are predicted, the fire simulation apparatus 300 can predict the fire detection accuracy at the first position of the fire sensor based on the fire progress state at step S440. That is, the accuracy simulation unit 325 can predict the fire detection accuracy through the time when the fire detector detects the fire in the first position in the fire progress state.

The fire simulation apparatus 300 determines whether the fire detection accuracy is higher than the preset reference detection accuracy (S450). If the fire detection accuracy is lower than the reference detection accuracy, The second position having the predicted fire detection accuracy can be predicted (S460). That is, if the fire detection accuracy is lower than the set reference detection accuracy, the accuracy simulation unit 325 can predict a second position adjacent to the first position and having a predicted fire detection accuracy higher than the reference detection accuracy.

The fire simulation apparatus 300 generates position change information so that the second position is visualized and modeled when the second position is predicted (S470), and the fire progress state, the evacuation path, the fire detection accuracy, Data corresponding to the information may be generated and stored (S480). That is, the data generating unit 326 may generate data by dividing the fire progress state, the evacuation path, the fire detection accuracy, and the location change information, which vary according to the arbitrary point, by the arbitrary point.

The storage unit 330 may store the data generated by the data generation unit 326 and output the data to a user so that the user can confirm the data.

Further, after the step S450, the fire simulation apparatus 300 can generate and store data corresponding to the fire progress state, the evacuation route, and the fire detection accuracy, when the fire detection accuracy is higher than the reference detection accuracy (S490).

The present invention can also be embodied as computer-readable codes on a computer-readable recording medium. A computer-readable recording medium includes all kinds of recording apparatuses in which data that can be read by a computer system is stored. Examples of the computer-readable recording medium include a ROM, a RAM, a CD-ROM, a magnetic tape, a floppy disk, an optical data storage device, and the like, and may be implemented in the form of a carrier wave (for example, transmission via the Internet) . The computer readable recording medium may also be distributed over a networked computer system so that computer readable code can be stored and executed in a distributed manner. And functional programs, codes, and code segments for implementing the present invention can be easily inferred by programmers skilled in the art to which the present invention pertains.

While the present invention has been described in connection with what is presently considered to be preferred embodiments, it is to be understood that the invention is not limited to the disclosed embodiments. In addition, it is a matter of course that various modifications and variations are possible without departing from the scope of the technical idea of the present invention by anyone having ordinary skill in the art.

Claims (1)

A modeling unit for visualizing the components and the fire fighting equipment on the building plan according to the structure information of the actual building and visualizing and modeling the fire detector at an arbitrary position on the building plan according to the inputted command; And
And a simulation unit for predicting the progress of the fire and the escape route of the refugees on the building plan when the fire simulation is executed at an arbitrary point on the building plan.

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