An Innovative, Automated, Smart Wildfire Defense System for Homes

CE 557
Closed
University of North Dakota (UND)
Grand Forks, North Dakota, United States
iraj Mamaghani
Associate Professor
4
Timeline
  • January 15, 2024
    Experience start
  • May 17, 2024
    Experience end
Experience
1/1 project matches
Dates set by experience
Preferred companies
Anywhere
Startup, Small to medium enterprise
Any industries
Categories
Civil engineering
Skills
risk mitigation sprinkler systems private property innovation
Learner goals and capabilities

Wildfires are a severe hazard in residential areas around the globe. An increasing number of buildings are destroyed each year, with expected significant growth in the future. This trend is primarily attributed to climate change and continued urban expansion into forests. Risk mitigation and elimination are essential to preserving human lives and wealth, requiring an integrated approach involving fuel depletion, fire extinction, and engineering practices to enhance protection against wildfires.


Learners
Post-graduate
Any level
10 learners
Project
400 hours per learner
Learners self-assign
Individual projects
Expected outcomes and deliverables

The project deliverable is a technology to protect homes from devastating wildfire impacts. The developed technology will be an advanced software system that can evaluate the environment around homes and initiate the proposed sprinkler system to protect the property, even after evacuation. The project aims to design an autonomous wildfire protection system to end private property destruction caused by wildfires, specifically focusing on California and other critical wildfire susceptible states.


Project timeline
  • January 15, 2024
    Experience start
  • May 17, 2024
    Experience end
Project Examples

This project aims to develop a revolutionary high-tech wildfire mitigation and protection system that employs automation to use a home’s pool water as a resource to guard homes against wildfire disasters. The proposed customized wildland fire defense solutions include sophisticated systems that protect houses, trees, and the surrounding vegetation. This project aims to design and build customized wildfire protection systems to deliver an advanced hydrogel technology called FireLock. A fully automated wildfire protection system that will become operational when sensors detect the unique UV wavelengths associated with wildfires will be developed and installed. The outcomes of this project will create customized fire protection for homes, neighboring trees, and other properties. The scheme targets houses in the WUI since many cannot obtain adequate insurance.


Companies must answer the following questions to submit a match request to this experience:

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