Aircraft Fire Sentry. Volume 1. Summary

Abstract

This report summarizes the development of an Aircraft Fire Sentry (AFS) system. The AFS is designed to automatically detect a fire in the cargo bay of large cargo aircraft, provide an audio and visual alarm locally, and remotely notify the nearest fire department by radio frequency link. The basic design philosophy in developing the AFS was to use commercially available fire detection hardware and radio transmitters/receivers. The finished assembly is to be lightweight and portable. The AFS is to be deployed onboard parked aircraft and left to sense fire stimulus for up to 60 continuous hours in the self- powered mode. A prototype model was designed, built, and tested for performance and reliability.... Unattended/parked cargo aircraft, Aircraft fire detection, Fire department notification, Portable, Modular, Radio frequency operation

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1993
Accession Number
ADA270087

Entities

People

  • J. T. Cilke
  • P. T. Dzwilewski
  • R. M. Mugele

Organizations

  • Applied Research Associates (United States)

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Air Platforms
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Sensors

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Aircraft Fires
  • Aircrafts
  • Cargo Aircraft
  • Civil Engineering
  • Communication Equipment
  • Detection
  • Detectors
  • Fire Protection
  • Frequency
  • Performance Tests
  • Radio Frequency
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Transmitters
  • Transport Aircraft
  • Ultraviolet Detectors
  • Warning Systems

Readers

  • Aerospace logistics and air mobility.
  • Sensor Fusion and Tracking Systems.
  • Software Engineering