Remote fire detection using MMW radiometric sensor

Lev S. Sadovnik; Vladimir A. Manasson; Robert E. Chapman; Robert M. Mino; Vladimir Kiseliov

doi:10.1117/12.319407

21 August 1998 Remote fire detection using MMW radiometric sensor

Lev S. Sadovnik, Vladimir A. Manasson, Robert E. Chapman, Robert M. Mino, Vladimir Kiseliov

Proceedings Volume 3378, Passive Millimeter-Wave Imaging Technology II; (1998) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.319407
Event: Aerospace/Defense Sensing and Controls, 1998, Orlando, FL, United States

Abstract

Lack of reliable fire warning and detection systems for urban/wildland interface, large area industrial facilities and transportation systems result each year in a loss of millions of dollars worth of property; it also endangers lives. Typical optical fire detection sensor do not work well under frequency encountered adverse atmospheric conditions and, in addition, are incapable of covering sizable areas. WaveBand has recently developed hardware to study the feasibility of fire detection using a millimeter wave (MMW) scanning radiometer. It has proven the advantages of remote fire detection even under adverse weather conditions and through fire-generated smoke, better immunity to false alarms than optical sensors, and larger area of coverage. Despite using a wavelength that is much longer than that of visible light, the MMW sensor can accurate pinpoint the location of a developing fire.

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Lev S. Sadovnik, Vladimir A. Manasson, Robert E. Chapman, Robert M. Mino, and Vladimir Kiseliov "Remote fire detection using MMW radiometric sensor", Proc. SPIE 3378, Passive Millimeter-Wave Imaging Technology II, (21 August 1998); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.319407

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