Unmanned system (us) for safety device testing

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2020320857-A1
Application number	US-201916376641-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Apr 5, 2019
Priority date	Apr 5, 2019
Publication date	Oct 8, 2020
Grant date	—

Abstract

Methods, devices, and systems for an unmanned system (US) for safety device testing are described herein. In some examples, one or more embodiments include a test kit, a memory, and a processor to execute executable instructions stored in the memory to determine a location of a safety device to be tested, navigate, in response to the location of the safety device being different from a location of the US, the US to the location of the safety device, and initiate, in response to the location of the US and the location of the safety device being the same, a testing of the safety device using the test kit.

First claim

What is claimed:

1 . An unmanned system (US) for safety device testing, comprising:
a test kit; a memory; and a processor configured to execute instructions stored in the memory to:
determine a location of a safety device to be tested;
navigate, in response to the location of the safety device being different from a location of the US, the US to the location of the safety device; and
initiate, in response to the location of the US and the location of the safety device being the same, a testing of the safety device using the test kit.

2 . The US of claim 1 , wherein:
the safety device is a smoke detector; and the testing of the safety device includes using the test kit to generate aerosol to interact with the smoke detector.

3 . The US of claim 1 , wherein:
the safety device is a heat detector; and the testing of the safety device includes using the test kit to generate thermal energy to interact with the heat detector.

4 . The US of claim 1 , wherein:
the safety device is a carbon monoxide (CO) detector; and the testing of the safety device includes using the test kit to generate CO to interact with the CO detector.

5 . The US of claim 1 , wherein initiating the testing of the safety device includes causing a chemical reaction between a plurality of substances included in the test kit to occur.

6 . The US of claim 1 , wherein:
the US is an unmanned aerial system (UAS); the US includes at least one imaging device; and the processor is configured to execute the instructions to navigate the US to the location of the safety device by flying the UAS to the location of the safety device using the at least one imaging device along a pre-determined flight path from the location of the US to the location of the safety device based on a pre-determined map and a pre-determined location of the safety device.

7 . The US of claim 1 , wherein the processor is configured to execute the instructions to:
capture, using at least one imaging device of the US, at least one image of the location of the US along the pre-determined path; compare the at least one captured image to a previously captured image at the location of the US along the pre-determined path; and in response to the at least one captured image not matching the previously captured image, correct the location of the US to the pre-determined path.

8 . The US of claim 1 , wherein:
the US is an unmanned ground system (UGS); the US includes at least one imaging device; and the processor is configured to execute the instructions to navigate the US to the location of the safety device using the at least one imaging device.

9 . The US of claim 8 , wherein:
the UGS includes an extension mechanism connected to the test kit; and the processor is configured to execute the instructions to position the test kit in proximity with the safety device via the extension mechanism prior to initiating the testing of the safety device.

10 . An unmanned system (US) for safety device testing, comprising:
a test kit; an imaging device; and a controller configured to:
determine a location of a safety device to be tested;
cause the US to navigate from a location of the US to the location of the safety device along a pre-determined path using the imaging device in response to the location of the safety device being different from the location of the US; and
initiate, in response to the location of the US and the location of the safety device being the same, a testing of the safety device using the test kit.

11 . The system of claim 10 , wherein the testing of the safety device includes causing a smoke detector to activate as a result of at least one of:
a chemical reaction generated by the test kit that produces smoke to interact with the smoke detector; and aerosol generated by the test kit to interact with the smoke detector.

12 . The system of claim 10 , wherein the testing of the safety device includes causing a heat detector to activate as a result of a chemical reaction generated by the test kit that produces thermal energy to interact with the heat detector, wherein the chemical reaction is an exothermic reaction.

13 . The system of claim 10 , wherein the testing of the safety device includes causing a carbon monoxide (CO) detector to activate as a result of at least one of:
a chemical reaction generated by the test kit that produces CO to interact with the CO detector; and aerosol CO generated by the test kit to interact with the CO detector.

14 . The system of claim 10 , wherein the controller is configured to initiate the testing of the safety device by causing a chemical reaction between magnesium and water included in the test kit to interact with the safety device.

15 . The system of claim 10 , wherein the test kit includes a plurality of test mechanisms and wherein the controller is configured to:
determine a type of the safety device to be tested; and determine which one of the plurality of test mechanisms of the test kit to use for the testing of the safety device based on the determined type; and initiate the testing of the safety device using the determined test mechanism.

16 . A method for safety device testing using an unmanned system (US), comprising:
determining, by the US, a location of a safety device to be tested in a facility; navigating, by the US along a pre-determined path, from a location of the US to the location of the safety device in the facility using an imaging device of the US in response to the location of the safety device being different from the location of the US; initiating, in response to the location of the US and the location of the safety device being the same, a testing of the safety device by using a test kit of the US to cause the safety device to activate; and determining, by the US, whether the testing of the safety device was successful.

17 . The method of claim 16 , wherein the method includes capturing, via the imaging device, an activation of the safety device to determine whether the test of the safety device was successful.

18 . The method of claim 16 , wherein the method includes:
cleaning, by the test kit, the safety device; and initiating the testing of the safety device after cleaning the safety device.

19 . The method of claim 16 , wherein the method includes navigating, by the US along another pre-determined path, from the location of the safety device to a location of another safety device in the facility.

20 . The method of claim 16 , wherein the method includes navigating, by the US along another pre-determined path, from the location of the safety device to a location of a US storage area in the facility.

Assignees

• Honeywell Int Inc

Inventors

• Lang Scott
• Lynch Michael
• Burns Donna
• Lau Rich

Classifications

• B64U2101/30

  for imaging, photography or videography · CPC title

• G08B29/145 Primary

  of fire detection circuits · CPC title

• B64C2201/123

  Operations & Transport · mapped topic

• B64C39/024

  of the remote controlled vehicle type, i.e. RPV · CPC title