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Sky Eye Link - The Novel Cost-Effective Infrared Wildfire Surveillance UAV With Intelligent Algorithmic Software.

CSEF · 2023 Electronics & Electromagnetics Second Award

Yuan William · 8

Overview

The Sky Eye Link is a novel intelligent algorithmic software system that operates on a homemade unmanned aerial vehicle, designed to help emergency personnel surveil wildfires through a radio-operated RP2040 microcontroller that can detect wildfires with an MLX90640 infrared camera. The fire temperature (in Celcius) and the fire detection percentage become transmitted via LoRa radio technologies to an ESP32 S2 WiFi-based microcontroller with a TFT display that can function as a wristwatch for portability. Circuit Python code is incorporated in the operating system's design onto the ESP32 S2 wristwatch microcontroller with a TFT screen and the RP2040 UAV-mounted microcontroller. Then, solder was applied to the wiring leads, header pins, and infrared camera to connect the components to each corresponding LoRa Radio board and microcontrollers. Next, tests were performed on the infrared camera accuracy and the LoRa Radio range. Results show that the RP2040 UAV-mounted microcontroller takes an infrared image every five seconds and relays it to the ESP32 S2 wristwatch microcontroller. Finally, the homemade FPV UAV was chosen because the DJI commercial drone has payload software limitations, resulting in the DJI drone being unable to carry the infrared camera and LoRa Radio components above 50 feet of altitude. In conclusion, the Sky Eye Link works flawlessly, mechanically, and systematically. Its Infrared camera can accurately detect a fire from 10 to 55 feet in altitude with a corresponding detection percentage that ranges from 100 percent to 57 percent using LoRa Radio with complex algorithmic software. The ESP32 S2 microcontroller wristwatch can display the real-time fire temperature (in Celcius) and fire detection percentage of the fire on the TFT screen every five seconds. The LoRa Radio range test determined the distance from which emergency personnel could view the image captured from the infrared camera mounted on the homemade FPV UAV. The final LoRa Radio range tests showed a maximum of 2 miles range at non-line-of-sight and a maximum of 3 miles range line-of-sight. In addition, I successfully developed a 3-D printed universal mounting bracket that connects the Sky Eye Link to any commercial UAV on the market. Finally, the Sky Eye Link met my cost-effective, functional, and portable engineering goals. I hope the Sky Eye Link will help fire personnel and the community prevents sudden fire outbursts like the Coastal Fire with the novel early detection and surveillance system.

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This record comes from a published award list, not a complete project archive. Its abstract comes from CSEF's public project showcase as archived by the Internet Archive before judging (https://web.archive.org/web/20230401224130/https://ca-csef.zfairs.com/showcase/ShowcaseInfo?f=838e60b7-ea75-46e8-865c-fde4864244b3); the version presented may differ.

Awards (1)

Competition history

  • CSEF 2023 Electronics & Electromagnetics · Entry J1006

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