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Team Supa’ Hot

Max Goldberg

Zach Kiedrowski

Evan Osborne

Nolan Westlake

Jayce Baek

Josh Binsol

Leonello Castro Cillis

Imaad Syed

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CMSC, MATH

ENST, STAT

CHBE

ENME

ENME

ENFP

PHYS, ENAE

ENEE, ENME

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Mentored by Dr. Fernando Raffan-Montoya (ENFP)

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About the Project

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Wildfires

  • Airborne embers start spot fires
  • Uncertainty where new fires will ignite in Urban Interfaces
  • 2023 Maui Wildfire
    • 99+ Deaths
    • Thousands of buildings destroyed
    • Slow communication and understanding of where fire would spread

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Embers

40-53 mm

Varying:

  • Size
  • Structure
  • Temperature

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Ignition Factors:

  • Vegetation moisture content
  • Wind speed and direction
  • Ember size
  • Ember flux
  • Ember temperature

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3-4 mm

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NIST Emberometer

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Benefits of Drone Use

  • In-situ measurements in hostile wildfires
  • Mobility allows for a larger coverage
  • Can also attach gps, wind speed and direction sensors.
  • Rotary drone’s stability is compatible with stereovision

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Drone

  • Working with UROC for the drone application
  • Drone supply, resources, and modifications
  • UROC drone:

Carrier H6 Aerial Electric

Part 107 classification

Diagonal Wheelbase: 1850mm

Landing Gear: 507mm x 507mm

Endurance: 2.5 hours

Max Payload: 5kg

Highly customizable Sensory Bay and existing gimbal attachment

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Progress

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Stereo sensor

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  • Dual camera system for 3d reconstruction
    • Like human vision (binocular)
  • U3-3060CP Cameras
  • Intersection of DoF and FoV

determine target volume

  • Adjustable testing setup

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Payload Electronics

  • Trigger/capture computer: Jetson Nano
  • Power Module to step battery voltage to 5 V
  • 4.5 hour battery capacity

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Testing Apparatus

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Goals and Methodology

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Ember Replication

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  • Start simple for ember simulation
  • NIST fire dragon replication next step

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Data Processing

  • Use OpenPTV, an open source particle tracking velocimetry software

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Output Data Visualization

  • Use Unity to animate the data in 3D

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Doing Good

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Doing Good

  • Multiple versions being developed
    • ENFP working on parallel approaches
  • Ours strives to be:
    • Affordable
    • Accessible
    • Easily deployable

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Human Impact

  • Wildland Urban Interface fires
  • Applications to fire modeling
    • Economic benefits
    • Potential to save lives
  • Potential for new discoveries

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Thank You

Any Questions?

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