Student Work

The need for “smart” recovery for disasters is at the forefront. Firefighters operating in indoor firegrounds are put at risk by the constantly changing environment. The use of robotics in firefighting can assist firefighters by informing them about different aspects of the fireground, such as the structural layout and temperature distribution. Taking inspiration from a design devised by a previous WPI Major Qualifying Project, our team prototyped a heat, water, and impact-resistant robot capable of navigating around obstacles in the fireground and returning relevant real-time data.

• This report represents the work of one or more WPI undergraduate students submitted to the faculty as evidence of completion of a degree requirement. WPI routinely publishes these reports on its website without editorial or peer review.

Creator

• Karavoussianis, Demi
• Moseley, Augustus V.
• Sahyun, Leif G.
• Cheng, Justin

Publisher

• Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Identifier

• E-project-051820-055236

Advisor

• Pinciroli, Carlo
• Sabuncu, Ahmet Can
• Mallick, Rajib B.
• Wodin-Schwartz, Sarah Jane
• Michalson, William R.

Year

• 2020

Date created

• 2020-05-18

Resource type

• Major Qualifying Project

Major

• Mechanical Engineering
• Electrical & Computer Engineering
• Robotics Engineering
• Civil Engineering

Rights statement

• In Copyright

License

• All rights reserved

Relationships

In Collection:

• Major Qualifying Projects

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