Evacuation system
A method for monitoring devices based at least in part on detected conditions includes accumulating, by one or more sensory nodes, sensed information in an area that includes a controllable device. The method also includes analyzing the sensed information to identify historical information regarding the area that includes the controllable device. The method also includes sensing a condition within the area by the one or more sensory nodes. The method also includes determining, based at least in part on the sensed condition and at least in part on the historical information, that the sensed condition relates to the controllable device. The method further includes generating, responsive to said determining, an alert regarding the controllable device.
1. A method for controlling a controllable device in response to detected conditions comprising:
sensing, by one or more sensory nodes, conditions of an area in which the controllable device is located;
determining, by a first processor, an ordinary behavior of the sensed conditions using an accumulated history of condition information;
determining, by at least one of the first processor or a second processor, that the sensed conditions represent a non-ordinary behavior that is not an ordinary behavior of the sensed conditions;
determining, by at least one of the first processor or the second processor, that the non-ordinary behavior relates to the controllable device, wherein such a determination, at least in part, is based on a type of the non-ordinary behavior and where the relationship is determined, at least in part, based on an ability of the controllable device to influence the sensed conditions;
generating, by at least one of the first processor or the second processor, an alert pertaining to the controllable device in response to determining the non-ordinary behavior relates to the controllable device;
sending, by at least one of the first processor or the second processor, the alert to a computing device;
sending a status request signal to the controllable device to determine a current state of the controllable device;
receiving a status signal from the controllable device, wherein the status signal indicates at least one of a defect or a mechanical failure of the controllable device; and
sending, by at least one of: the first processor, the second processor, or the computing device, a control signal to the controllable device that causes the controllable device to function in a manner that will mitigate the non-ordinary behavior.
2. The method of claim 1 , wherein determining that the sensed conditions represent a non-ordinary behavior is further based on a location of the one or more sensory nodes.
3. The method of claim 1 , wherein determining that the sensed conditions represent a non-ordinary behavior is, at least in part, based on a time of day associated with the sensed conditions.
4. The method of claim 1 , wherein determining that the sensed conditions represent a non-ordinary behavior is, at least in part, based on a determination that the sensed conditions exceed a threshold.
5. The method of claim 4 , wherein the threshold is determined by a time of day.
6. The method of claim 4 , wherein the threshold is determined by a rate of change of the sensed conditions.
7. The method of claim 1 , wherein the control signal causes the controllable device to stop operating.
8. The method of claim 1 , further comprising sensing an occupancy of the area, and sending a control signal to the controllable device based, at least in part, on the sensed occupancy.
9. The method of claim 1 , wherein the sensed conditions comprise a smoke signature.
10. The method of claim 9 , wherein the control signal sent to the controllable device is based, at least in part, on the smoke signature.
11. The method of claim 1 , wherein sending the control signal to the controllable device is based, at least in part, on the current state of controllable device.
12. The method of claim 1 , wherein the control signal sent to the controllable device is based, at least in part, on the status signal.
13. The method of claim 1 , wherein the sensed conditions comprise at least one of a temperature, gas detection, a smoke signature, a sound level, or a water flow.
14. A system for controlling a controllable device in response to sensed conditions comprising:
one or more sensor nodes configured to sense conditions of an area in which the controllable device is located;
one or more processors, the processors in combination configured to:
determine an ordinary behavior of the sensed conditions using an accumulated history of condition information;
determine that the sensed conditions represent a non-ordinary behavior that is not an ordinary behavior of the sensed conditions;
determine that the non-ordinary behavior relates to the controllable device, the determination based, at least in part, on a type of the non-ordinary behavior, where the relationship is further determined based on an ability of the controllable device to influence the sensed conditions;
generate an alert pertaining to the controllable device in response to determining the non-ordinary behavior relates to the controllable device;
send the alert to a computing device;
send a status request signal to the controllable device to determine a current state of the controllable device;
receive a status signal from the controllable device, wherein the status signal indicates at least one of a defect or a mechanical failure of the controllable device; and
send, by at least one of: one of the processors or the computing device, a control signal to the controllable device that causes the controllable device to function in a manner that will mitigate the non-ordinary behavior.
15. The system of claim 14 , wherein one of the one or more sensor nodes are controlled by one of the one or more processors.
16. The system of claim 14 , wherein the determination that the sensed conditions represents a non-ordinary behavior that is not an ordinary behavior of the sensed condition information is based on at least one of: a trend in the sensed conditions; a rate of change detected in the sensed conditions; or a time of day pertaining to the sensed conditions.
17. A system for controlling a controllable device in response to sensed conditions comprising:
one or more sensor nodes configured to sense conditions of an area in which the controllable device is located;
a first processor configured to:
determine an ordinary behavior of the sensed conditions using an accumulated history of condition information; and
determine that the sensed conditions represent a non-ordinary behavior that is not an ordinary behavior of the sensed conditions;
a second processor configured to:
determine that the non-ordinary behavior relates to the controllable device, the determination based, at least in part, on a type of the non-ordinary behavior, where the relationship is further determined based on an ability of the controllable device to influence the sensed conditions;
generate an alert pertaining to the controllable device in response to determining the non-ordinary behavior relates to the controllable device;
send the alert to a computing device;
send a status request signal to the controllable device to determine a current state of the controllable device; and
receive a status signal from the controllable device, wherein the status signal indicates at least one of a defect or a mechanical failure of the controllable device; and
instructions that when executed, cause a control signal to be sent to the controllable device by at least one of: the first processor, the second processor, or the computing device, that causes the controllable device to function in a manner that will mitigate the non-ordinary behavior.