The quadrotor UAV-based smoke detection system integrates a standard camera, YOLOv8 nano model, and ROS framework, optimized for real-time smoke detection under challenging conditions. The system ...

Smoke detection in data centers is critical, not only for life safety reasons, but also to reduce fire-related business interruption and property damage. Data centers are unique environments, which ...

The last 10 years or so have produced some colossal and deadly fire events that have destroyed whole towns, burned a record amount of acreage, and polluted skies for weeks. And wildfires are not just ...

Most facilities have some number of critical and sensitive pieces of equipment. Server rooms, battery storage rooms, laboratories, stages, or other complex areas require a thoughtful approach to fire ...

Fig 1. Fires follow a progression from start to full involvement, with both temperature and smoke content rising rapidly once full combustion is underway. Fig 2. Traditional optical smoke detectors ...

Under the guidance of the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR), the largest nonfederal correctional system in the nation, Kern Valley State Prison is now joining a growing ...