ELECTRONIC FIRE DETECTION AND MANAGEMENT SYSTEM FOR CONSERVATION UNITS

Abstract

ABSTRACT

The objective of this project was to build an electronic system that detects the increasing concentration of carbon monoxide (CO) in the air and notifies the agency responsible for inspecting an area of environmental preservation. The justification for developing the research involves the practice of deliberately burning vegetation, which has led to many large-scale and difficult-to-control fires, which cause enormous damage to nature. The idea is, using Arduino, to develop a self-sustainable electronic system for early detection of fires, using a solar panel and a power supply to make it work day and night. This system serves to monitor areas of environmental preservation and was tested in the Chapada Diamantina National Park, Bahia. To communicate a possible fire, the system detects the increasing increase in CO and, through the ESP8266 wireless module connected to the Arduino board, sends the value of the CO concentration in the air to the control center. The contribution of this electronic system lies in the innovative process adopted through an information system associated with electronic prototyping of free hardware in order to improve monitoring and speed up firefighting. Among the results, the initiative to create means of greater control over the fires in the areas of environmental preservation stands out, seeking to avoid great losses in nature, as well as showing the community initiatives for preventing and fighting fires.