Home Fire Automation Control for Evacuation and Hazard Isolation
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current home automation systems lack comprehensive solutions for effectively managing and mitigating hazard conditions such as fires within occupiable structures, particularly in enhancing occupant safety and property protection by integrating detection, notification, and risk reduction measures.
Innovation Solution
A safety automation system comprising a computing management system, detection devices, and condition deterrence devices that control various appliances like garage doors, HVAC systems, and gas valves to detect fire conditions, send wireless notifications, and implement risk reduction strategies, including locking egress points, isolating energy sources, and improving air quality.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If home automation systems integrate detection devices and condition deterrence devices to manage hazard conditions, then occupant safety and property protection are enhanced, but device complexity and system integration requirements increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines detection devices, condition deterrence devices, computing management systems, and notification devices into an integrated home automation safety system. The system merges fire detection, hazard mitigation control, and occupant notification functions into a unified architecture that automatically coordinates responses to hazardous conditions, thereby enhancing reliability while managing complexity through systematic integration.
Solution Approach 2:
The computing management system serves multiple functions: it receives detection signals from detection devices, processes hazard conditions, controls condition deterrence devices to mitigate risks, and sends notifications to occupants. This multi-functional approach allows a single system to handle detection, control, and communication tasks, reducing the need for separate dedicated systems for each function.
2Reliability
If the system controls multiple appliances including ingress/egress points, gas mains, and HVAC systems to reduce fire risks, then hazard mitigation effectiveness increases, but device complexity and control requirements increase
Solution Approach 1:
The system segments hazard mitigation functions by controlling different appliances through dedicated condition deterrence devices. Each appliance (ingress/egress points, gas mains, HVAC systems) has its own control mechanism that can be independently activated by the computing management system based on the detected hazard condition, allowing targeted mitigation without requiring complex coordinated control of all systems simultaneously.
Solution Approach 2:
The system implements preliminary actions by pre-configuring condition deterrence devices to automatically respond to detected hazards. When a detection device identifies a fire condition, the computing management system immediately activates appropriate mitigation measures such as locking ingress/egress points, shutting off gas mains, or adjusting HVAC systems, without requiring manual intervention or complex real-time decision-making processes.
3Reliability
If the system provides comprehensive notifications including location of fire extinguishers and coordinates evacuation assistance, then occupant safety is improved, but information processing and communication requirements increase
Solution Approach 1:
The system provides feedback to occupants by sending notifications that include specific information about hazard conditions and safety resources. The computing management system processes detection signals and generates notification messages that convey location information for fire extinguishers and other safety equipment, enabling occupants to make informed decisions during evacuation while maintaining accurate information delivery through structured communication protocols.
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AI summary
A safety automation system for an occupiable structure includes a computing management system including a computer processor, and a computer readable storage medium configured to run embedded software and cloud server software. A fire detection device of the automation system is adapted to detect a fire condition and output an associated fire condition detected signal to the computing management system. A condition deterrence device is configured to accept a wireless command signal from the computing management system associated with the fire condition detected signal and for actuating an appliance to at least reduce risk presented by the condition.