The software recognizes the distinctive patterns in smoke and flame, and turns a conventional closed-circuit television (CCTV) camera into a fire detector.
The system detects smoke faster than any other system currently available. Heat sensors and smoke detectors are not as sensitive as VSD/VFD, which triggers the alarm immediately it detects the particular motion patterns of smoke.
For instance, in some installations, such as warehouses, point detection systems lose their efficiency when smoke stops rising as it hits a thermal barrier, which results in the alarm system not being activated,” Marsh says.
VSD/VFD detects the movement and growth rate caused by smoke and fire by analyzing the pixel changes in the images captured by CCTV.
It offers a proactive detection system and, once the alarm has been raised, allows end-users to make quick and decisive decisions on the size and nature of the fire, and the measures to be taken to control the fire.
The system can also be programmed to accept a certain level of smoke and heat in facilities as part of the production process, such as in automotive manufacturing plants.
As an added security benefit, the smoke and flame images captured by VSD/VFD are watermarked for insurance purposes so that the footage cannot be tampered with.
The system could also detect the difference between steam and smoke, such as in power generation and automotive industries.
VSD/VFD can also detect smoke in large open areas, such as truck yards, which no other current system can do.
VSD/VFD can be integrated into existing building-management systems for building automation and enterprise management. |
