A Self-Evacuation Approach for Robots in Fire Disasters

In many factory environments, mobile robots are often equipped with costly sensors to enhance detection accuracy or compensate for imprecise execution. However, these sensors are susceptible to damage in the event of a fire, leading to substantial property losses and operational delays. In this article, we introduce a fire system featuring a self-evacuation strategy for mobile robots, aimed at mitigating the adverse effects of fires. The design of fire system is capitalized on the benefits of characteristics that robots have a greater tolerance for high temperatures and poisonous gases and robots can cooperate with fire evacuation systems more effectively. The system has two components: fire prediction method and path planning algorithm. Fire prediction is used to anticipate fire behavior. Using the results of fire prediction, a cooperated path planning can direct robots to a safe house to prevent being damaged. Compared to other fire evacuation systems, our approach demonstrates a 10% higher success rate in guiding robots to safe zones, thereby preventing property losses and ensuring a more efficient response to fire emergencies.