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Experiments for Fire Detection Using a Wireless Sensor Network

Authors:
Ronald Beaubrun
Yacine Kraimia

Keywords: fire detection; wind direction; wireless sensor network (WSN)

Abstract:
Recent works have shown the needs for using Wireless Sensor Networks (WSN) for rural and forest fire detection. In this context, a number of approaches have been proposed. However, such approaches do not take the wind direction into account, which is not realistic and does not provide accurate information on how the actual fire can be spreading out. This paper proposes a set of real-time experiments that take into account the wind direction in the context of fire detection using a WSN. Results analysis shows that the wind direction has an impact on the temperatures recorded by the sensors and can be an important parameter for on-time fire detection.

Pages: 312 to 316

Copyright: Copyright (c) IARIA, 2012

Publication date: August 19, 2012

Published in: conference

ISSN: 2308-4405

ISBN: 978-1-61208-207-3

Location: Rome, Italy

Dates: from August 19, 2012 to August 24, 2012