IP Library Granted Patent US 12,208,295
Granted Patent B1
US 12,208,295 · App. 18/790,367 · Granted Jan 28, 2025

Wildfire detection system

Inventors: Yeu Yong Lee (Seongnam-si, KR); Won II Lee (Yongin-si, KR)
Assignee: CHANG SUNG ACE CO., LTD.
A62C3/0271G06V10/143G06V10/74G06V10/764G06V20/13G06V20/188G06V20/52G08B17/125
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Patent No.
US 12,208,295
App. No.
18/790,367
Granted
Jan 28, 2025
Kind
B1
Abstract

Proposed is a wildfire detection system that accurately detects a fire by using a visible image camera module and a thermal image camera module such that it is possible to quickly respond and cope when a forest fire occurs.

Claims (26)

1. A wildfire detection system ( 1 ), the system comprising:

a camera unit ( 10 ) comprising:

a visible image camera module ( 110 ) that photographs a certain area and then generates a first video image (A 10 ), and a thermal image camera module ( 120 ) that photographs the same area as the area photographed by the visible image camera module ( 110 ) and then generates a second video image (A 20 ), and

a main server unit ( 20 ) comprising:

an object classification extraction module ( 201 ), wherein a pre-set reference flame object is included, the first video image (A 10 ) and the second video image (A 20 ) are received from the camera unit ( 10 ),

a first video extraction flame object (A 11 ) matching the pre-set reference flame object is detected in the first video image (A 10 ), an area that does not match the reference flame object is detected as a first video extraction background object (A 12 ),

a second video extraction flame object (A 22 ) matching the pre-set reference flame object is detected in the second video image (A 20 ), and an area that does not match the reference flame object is detected as a second video extraction background object (A 22 ),

a temperature extraction module ( 202 ) that extracts a temperature of the second video extraction flame object (A 22 ) at a location that overlaps with the first video extraction flame object (A 11 ) detected in the object classification extraction module ( 201 ),

a fire sensing module ( 203 ) wherein a fire signal is generated when at least one of the temperatures extracted from the temperature extraction module ( 202 ) is greater than a pre-set fire reference temperature, and a non-fire signal is generated when a temperature extracted from the first video extraction flame object (A 11 ) and a temperature extracted from the second video extraction flame object (A 22 ) are all less than the fire reference temperature,

a fire location extraction module ( 204 ) that extracts in the first video image (A 10 ) and in the second video image (A 20 ) a location information of an area where the first video image (A 10 ) and the second video image (A 20 ) are photographed when the fire signal is generated in the fire sensing module ( 203 ),

a notification alarm module ( 205 ) that outputs a pre-set message when the fire signal is generated, and

a shelter location check module ( 206 ) in which a location information of at least one shelter (B) is pre-stored,

further comprising a wireless terminal unit ( 30 ) where a fire evacuation app ( 310 ) is installed, and that communicates data with the main server unit ( 20 ) and receives a message (C) from the notification alarm module ( 205 ) of the main server unit ( 20 ),

wherein the fire evacuation app ( 310 ) comprises

a map image ( 321 ),

and when the wireless terminal unit ( 30 ) is turned on after receiving the message from the notification alarm module ( 205 ), displays on the map image ( 321 ) a location of the wireless terminal unit ( 30 ) and a location of the shelter received from the shelter location check module ( 206 ),

wherein the main server unit ( 20 ) comprises

a computation module ( 207 ) that calculates a vegetation data (H) composed of a vegetation index and a canopy temperature by receiving data observed from a satellite (F) while communicating data with the satellite (F) and calculates a soil moisture data (I) by receiving a brightness temperature or a backscattering coefficient observed through a microwave sensor installed in the satellite (F),

a variable data receiving module ( 208 ) that receives a wind data (G) of a location corresponding to a location information extracted from the fire location extraction module ( 204 ) while communicating data with the satellite (F) and receives the vegetation data (H) and the soil moisture data (I) calculated in the computation module ( 207 ),

a movement route generation module ( 209 ) that generates a plurality of routes from the location of the wireless terminal unit ( 30 ) to the location of the shelter and transmits the same to the wireless terminal unit ( 30 ), and

a fire spread route extraction module ( 210 ) that extracts an estimated route (J) through which a fire spreads in the fire location extraction module ( 204 ) through an inner product calculation value of a soil spread potential index and a wind spread potential index

by calculating the soil spread potential index, which indicates a degree of likelihood that the fire of a set section spreads, by inputting the vegetation data (H) received from the computation module ( 207 ) and the soil moisture data (I) received from the variable data receiving module ( 208 ) into a vegetation data/soil moisture data formula and

by calculating the wind spread potential index by performing a vector product operation on the wind data (G) with the location information extracted from the fire location extraction module ( 204 ).

2. The system ( 1 ) of claim 1 , wherein the main server unit ( 20 ) detects as a fire avoidance movement route (K) a movement route whose wind spread potential index is small among a plurality of movement routes generated in the movement route generation module ( 209 ),

that does not overlap with the estimated route (J) generated in the fire spread route extraction module ( 210 ),

that has the shortest distance from the wireless terminal unit ( 30 ) to the shelter, and transmits the same to the wireless terminal unit ( 30 ).

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 31, 2024
From: LEE, YEU YONG; LEE, WON IL
To: CHANG SUNG ACE CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 068139/0568 →
Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2023-0156278 · Nov 13, 2023 · national
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