Two minutes. That’s all it takes for a small spark to ignite a flame that can then grow into a full-blown fire. Therefore, speed and accuracy in fire detection are crucial for your safety and operational continuity. The AVIOTEC IP Starlight 8000 system developed by Bosch detects flames and smoke directly at the source using algorithms. This allows for much faster fire detection compared to a fixed detector installed on the ceiling.
Fire Detection with Video Cameras
The AVIOTEC IP Starlight 8000 is a system consisting of video cameras and integrated software that operates based on intelligent algorithms. Within this system, the video camera continuously scans areas to detect potential fire sources. It relies on the behavior of flames and smoke in specific environments.
Thus, the specific features of open flames, such as the color, shape of flickering flames, and the degree of illumination (heat emission), are recognized within seconds, with maximum reliability. The same principle applies to smoke.
Smoke Detection
Video-based fire detection utilizes various analytical techniques that examine live images to identify fire. Compared to infrared and thermal imaging cameras, AVIOTEC uses optical analyses to detect flames and smoke. In recent years, fire detection technology has diversified in terms of applications and stability, thanks to the use of artificial intelligence.
Smoke Detection: Physical model of smoke based on its vertical displacement and the constant movement of airflow.
Flame Detection: Based on fire parameters, flame shape, illumination degree, flickering flame.
Artificial Intelligence: Unique approach for alarm decision-making and combining physical algorithms with artificial intelligence.
Intelligent Video Analysis: Directly integrated analysis that can be used simultaneously for fire detection and video surveillance in any environment.
In addition to Bosch's solutions, Mobotix cameras and FLIR systems bring their own innovations to this field. Mobotix cameras are known for durability and the ability to operate in adverse weather conditions, providing high-quality images even in low light conditions. These features can help in monitoring large areas or those with constantly changing weather phenomena, where rapid detection of smoke or flames can prevent disasters.
FLIR technology specializes in thermal imaging, allowing for the detection of heat variations associated with fire outbreaks. FLIR systems can quickly identify abnormal heat sources even before flames become visible, providing early alerts in fire prevention.
Complete Solution, Regardless of the Challenge
Ambient Conditions – Dust, dirt, and condensation can hinder the reliable operation of standard detectors. In these conditions, benefiting from a robust housing, AVIOTEC will function reliably with minimal maintenance effort, ensuring effective perimeter fire monitoring.
High Ceilings – By the time smoke from a small initial flame reaches ceiling-mounted detectors, it may have dispersed. Additionally, if the room has ventilation systems, the airflow can disperse the smoke without extinguishing the flame. Therefore, AVIOTEC detects fires where they start, allowing immediate verification of alarms. This accelerates response times and improves intervention responses.
Poor Lighting Conditions (Darkness, Semi-darkness, Day/Night Alternation) – Separate infrared illumination allows monitoring of spaces and rooms in darkness at night. The system automatically switches between night mode and day mode depending on the ambient light (set at a predefined threshold).
Variation in Human Activity in the Area – Depending on the period, crowding can vary in some perimeters. AVIOTEC allows programmed sensitivity adjustments for fire detection, offering up to three individual surveillance modes depending on activity levels in the monitored areas and the time of day.
Semi-open Spaces – Fire detection in semi-open spaces is challenging due to the influence of environmental factors like wind or sunlight. AVIOTEC allows fire detection in outdoor areas near buildings, where almost no other detection technology is available. It enables detection of smoke and flames even in windy conditions. The artificial intelligence-based algorithm reduces unwanted false alarms and optimizes detection reliability.
Areas of Application
Challenge: Mixed waste and rapid fire propagation require early fire detection for a quick response.
Solution: AVIOTEC can identify flames and smoke in a few seconds. Detection is done directly at the source.
Challenge: Wet or dusty environments in recycling and waste depots can cause functional issues for conventional fire detection systems.
Solution: The AVIOTEC fire detection camera is not affected by moisture and dust.
Challenge: Moisture and dust increase the strict maintenance requirements for standard fire detection solutions, leading to costs and downtime.
Solution: The AVIOTEC camera has a dust and moisture-proof protective housing.
Challenge: Waste, residues, and easily flammable packaging stored outdoors, exposed to the elements and fire risk, are completely unprotected.
Solution: AVIOTEC is connected to a VMS (Visual Management System) or a fire panel that can be installed in outdoor areas. The technology can be added to existing surveillance cameras.
Equipment
Pulp and Paper Industry
The raw materials used to create paper are highly flammable. So are the chemicals for many production processes. Humid production environments and very high ceilings make traditional fire detectors not the optimal choice. This is why BOSCH offers a fire detection solution based on video cameras that quickly recognize smoke and fire at the source, triggering an alert before the fire spreads.
Aerospace Industry
With very high ceilings, aircraft hangars cannot be monitored using traditional fire detection methods, as they can trigger numerous false alarms and do not respond quickly enough. By combining flame and smoke recognition, AVIOTEC video cameras exceed smoke detection and allow users to identify a fire very early, on the ground, before it spreads.
Logistics/Industrial Warehouses
Fire safety challenges are unique for logistics warehouses. Packaging is often made of paper and cardboard, along with adhesives, and together they can form the perfect ignition material, especially when heat sources or electrical equipment are nearby. Outdoor warehouses, used as extensions of main buildings, are even more challenging. They are constantly vulnerable to fires and vandalism, and their open structure makes smoke detectors unusable.
Tunnels
Due to airflow in tunnels, linear heat detectors may have issues identifying fire sources. AVIOTEC cameras can detect even if smoke and heat move horizontally. Additionally, they can function in parallel as a security camera. Stopped vehicles, pedestrians, vehicles moving in the wrong direction, lost items, and violation of markings are just a few examples of analyses that can run parallel to fire detection. AVIOTEC ensures detection up to 100 meters from the camera installation point.
Comprehensive Services, Turnkey Projects
For Fire Detection, AVITECH offers a complete range of services: Consulting and Design, IGSU Authorization, Equipment Procurement, Installation Works Execution, Programming, Maintenance and Technical Support.
AVITECH can design and install fire detection systems that comply with various standards: IGSU, VdS, FM.
A special focus is given to the process of integrating fire detection systems with other building systems and installations: Video Surveillance, Access Control, Integrated Security Systems (PSIM), Voice Alarm, BMS Automation.
FAQs
AVIOTEC IP Starlight 8000 uses video cameras equipped with intelligent algorithms that analyze live images to detect flames and smoke. It recognizes the specific features of fires, such as flame shape and color, and the degree of illumination emitted by the fire. Advanced algorithms allow for fire detection directly at the source, before smoke reaches traditional ceiling-mounted detectors.
AVIOTEC provides faster and more accurate fire detection, especially in challenging conditions such as high ceilings, dusty or humid environments, and semi-open spaces. Unlike traditional smoke detectors, which can be affected by airflow or smoke dilution, AVIOTEC detects fires directly at the source and is less prone to false alarms.
Yes, the AVIOTEC IP Starlight 8000 is equipped with infrared illumination features that allow for effective monitoring in low light or complete darkness. The camera automatically switches between day and night modes to maintain optimal fire detection regardless of ambient lighting conditions.
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