ASSESSING FIDELITY OF LIDARLITE IN FIRE AND SMOKE ENVIRONMENT

Abstract

Firefighting is a dangerous job that causes many injuries and deaths. Firefighters’ safety is crucial for efficient rescue efforts. Heavy smoke environment causes lack of clearance which makes the operation more difficult which leads to death or injuries. To combat these issues, different sensors are used such as range finding sensors can detect the obstacles which can make the operation easier and successful. These sensors can also put on firefighting assisting robots and sometimes on firefighters. Ultrasonic sensor or LIDAR is such sensor, widely used for range finding and obstacle detection. Research shows that sensors like LIDAR are not fully effective in fire and smoke environment. In this paper, the goal is to check the ability of ultrasonic distance sensors and how they accomplish relevant operations in the blurry environment of fire and smoke.