Phi-Ro-Bot: Autonomous Fire-Fighting Robot
A second year SUTD design project
Phi-Rho-Bot was a design project carried out by a team of 5 students during the Junior year of the Engineering and Product Development Course at SUTD.
We identified early interference with high-risk industrial fires as a problem in Singapore. We proposed the design of an autonomous fire-fighting robot that is able to detect fires early on and proceed to extinguish or reduce the spread of the fire through the combination of sensors, cameras and a launcher mechanism. The robot launches a special fire extinguishing ball that explodes when in contact with fire, dispersing a fire extinguishing powder.
The robot is equipped with a thermal imaging camera which is able to detect the IR signatures of fires. Once a fire is detected, the robot will plot a path to the destination, using ultrasonic sensors to navigate.
Once in range of the fire, a separate camera will help process the robot's position and the speed required to fire its payload into the fire. The integrated flywheel system will then activate and launch a fire extinguishing ball into the flames.
Design: Patrick Khoo, Cherie Chia, Gan Jin Jye, Kunal Jhaveri, Tomy Phang