Wildfire discovery, monitoring, and response system using personal vehicles

A technology of vehicles and subsystems, applied in the field of tracking and response systems and wildfire detection, which can solve problems such as limited coverage, high cost, and dependence on manual intervention

Inactive Publication Date: 2019-07-30
FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC
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Known systems have exhibited various disadvantages such as reliance on human intervention, relatively limited coverage and very high cost

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[0014] In some embodiments, the vehicle image sensing and recognition system detects the presence of smoke and / or fire using, for example, the visible spectrum of a 360-degree camera. These on-board systems have the advantage of continuous operation, relatively close proximity to potential sources of wildfires, and the ability to support ongoing operations (eg, in response to follow-up requests for data received from response centers) even after a fire is initially detected. Using V2V networks for data transfer between vehicles that is stable even in remote areas, wider datasets with multiple camera images from multiple viewing positions and directions can be confirmed with each other, increasing discrimination Smoke and flame robustness. Additionally, sensing subsystems and vehicle communication systems can perform monitoring and signaling tasks without direct human intervention.

[0015] Considering that GPS navigation systems are deployed as a standard feature in many vehi...

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The invention provides a 'wildfire discovery, monitoring, and response system using personal vehicles'. A distributed system detects and tracks wildfires using a fleet of automobiles as remote sensingsystems. An individual vehicles includes a plurality of sensing subsystems each collecting and evaluating a respective environmental parameter for various autonomous functions such as collision avoidance, lane-keeping, and climate control. Each sensing subsystem analyzes a respective environmental parameter to detect a respective fire-related trigger. A fire response module in the vehicle responds to a respective fire-related trigger from one of the sensing subsystems by fusing data from a plurality of the sensing subsystems. The fire response module uses the fused data to detect whether there is a fire-related event. A wireless communication module communicates with a remote fire response center, and transmits the fused data to the fire response center when a fire-related event is detected. The response center sends notices and detour information for a confirmed fire incident to the wireless communication module.

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technical field [0001] The present invention relates generally to wildfire detection, tracking, and response systems, and more particularly to onboard systems for collecting data characterizing potential fire events, sharing that data, and safely navigating away from confirmed fire events. Background technique [0002] The frequency, duration, and intensity of wildfires in forests and other natural areas have been increasing worldwide as a recognized problem. Current wildfire detection efforts are based on dedicated land-based visual and non-visual sensors actuated as specialized instrument clusters at fixed locations or on custom vehicles. Instruments are also deployed on aircraft and satellites. Known systems have exhibited various disadvantages, such as reliance on human intervention, relatively limited coverage and very high costs. Contents of the invention [0003] Personal cars are getting smarter and more autonomous. Supporting this trend, they typically carry ma...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(China)
IPC IPC(8): G08B17/00G08B17/12G08B25/10G08G1/01G08G1/0968G01D21/02
CPCG01D21/02G08B17/005G08B17/125G08B25/10G08G1/0112G08G1/096833G01C21/3415G01C21/3461G07C5/008G07C5/0841G08G1/0133G08G1/0141G08G1/096716G08G1/096741G08G1/096775G08G1/096791G08G1/096805G08G1/096811G08G1/0967G08G1/0968
Inventor 马哈茂德·Y·加纳姆布莱恩·本尼史蒂文·Y·顺多夫
Owner FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC
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