FIREFLY: an autonomous drone for detection and monitoring of fires in rural areas / FIREFLY: um drone autônomo para detecção e monitoramento de incêndio em áreas rurais
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https://doi.org/10.34117/bjdv5n9-179Keywords:
Autonomous Monitoring, Quadcopter, Fire, Burned in ForestsAbstract
The drones that were initially used for military purposes have expanded their use in other areas. In this work the construction of a low cost drone is presented, which was applied to the monitoring and detection of fires in rural areas. A smoke sensor MQ-2 and a high-resolution camera was used for fire monitoring and detection. The GSM technology was used for communication between the use and the drone via SMS and there is a smartphone application where the user can configure the drone flight route and calibrate the sensors within it. The proposed drone proved to be efficient in the initial tests, but showed stability problems when the number of satellites was below 4 units identified or in the presence of strong winds. The MQ-2 smoke sensor proved to be efficient in collecting environmental and functional data in fire detection. The camera can get images every 5 seconds and help monitor the area of interest. In future works, we intend to explore images to improve fire detection and classification using the technology of image processing.
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