FireDozzer: An Arduino-Based Home and Kitchen Fire Prevention Device with Smoke and Gas Leak Detection
- Shaira V. Bacani
- Rafael P. Castro
- Nicolas Rei Gaña
- Kenneth C. Mallari
- Adriane D. Ong
- Ernie Lee E. Pineda
Abstract
The Internet of Things (IoT) has become the primary resource of technological innovations worldwide, including the field of fire alarms, wherein this kind of system is considered one of the main focuses of smart home technology. This research analyzed the importance of fire alarms and how the system can contribute to the home occupants. This research focused on building a fire alarm system prototype that will address fire accidents at home. The researchers used the evolutionary prototyping model as a guide to complete the system prototype and its mobile application. The system prototype has three sensors to detect a gas leak, smoke, and fire. Upon detecting these flammable substances, the LED and buzzer will turn on. In addition, the home occupant will also receive an SMS text and fire notification on the mobile application. The researchers also included a water sprinkler that can be triggered through the manual and automatic operation of the system. The manual operation can be done by the on and off buttons of the mobile application. At the same time, the automatic operation will precipitate when the specific time frame is over. The researchers conducted test cases to ensure that both mobile application and system prototype worked properly. The FireDozzer prototype met the study's objectives based on the collected results. The researchers recommend creating another mobile application that will notify the Firefighters and use another solar panel to accommodate all IoT components used in the FireDozzer prototype.
