This was a quick test of the thermopile array being used by the "Wild Thumper" fire fighting robot to track the hottest spot within the fire.
The idea is that the robot aims at the hottest spot. As that part of the fire cools from the water, the cannon automatically tracks to the next hottest area.
When no hot spots are detected then the cannon goes into a repetitive scan looking for any areas it has missed or that have re-ignited.
It looks magnificent! I'm planning on making a stationary unit that just drops down from the ceiling when the room temperature exceeds a certain value or when the air contains carbon particles (by using the analog output from an ionizing smoke detector). What is the range of the sensor you used? Would it detect the source from a 5 meters distance?
sebastiaandraaisma76 1 day ago