The cameras require only seven lux ambient light to reliably detect smoke and flames using the integrated intelligent video analysis.
Jumbo Electromech, one of the leading companies in the MEP industry in Qatar, has been successfully implementing various projects in safety and security systems over the years. It is MOI approved for video surveillance, safety & security devices and Qatar Civil Defence approved for fire & life safety systems.
Through its partner Bosch it is now providing a new version of Aviotec that is based on algorithms that detect smoke and flames that are specially developed for use in tunnels, which have been optimised in comprehensive tests in real environments. The cameras require only seven lux ambient light to reliably detect smoke and flames using the integrated intelligent video analysis.
For use in tunnels, Bosch has also more than doubled the detection range from 50 to over 100 meters by using new lenses. This corresponds to the usual distance between cameras for video surveillance in such environments. Thus, Aviotec allows the same cameras to be used for video surveillance as well as for fire detection and thereby reduces investments and operating expenses.
These new cameras approved by Qatar Civil Defense can be part of a fire alarm system that minimizes accident risks through very early fire alarm detection and simultaneous video surveillance which benefits from the intelligent video analysis in the cameras.
By continuously tracking movement curves, they can automatically detect stationary vehicles as well as drivers driving the wrong way or people on the road.
As with the detection of smoke or flames, a message is also generated in these cases so that the safety personnel can immediately take appropriate measures and minimize the risk of an accident.
Intelligent video analysis is implemented in the cameras themselves and therefore does not require a central server, which could represent a so-called ‘single point of failure’. Aviotec also records machine-searchable metadata of all scenes, thus enabling very rapid forensics when investigating the cause of a fire or an accident.
Aviotec was the first solution for video-based fire detection to pass the demanding test procedure of German VdS Schadenverhütung GmbH even before this updated version. VdS had conducted the test procedure in accordance with the VdS guidelines 2203 ‘Requirements for fire protection software’ and the ‘Specifications for testing flame detectors’.
In April 2019, Aviotec IP starlight also received certification according to the Australian standard CSIRO TS010 for video-based fire detection systems.
Operators who are already using an Aviotec solution can upgrade to the new version with a free firmware update. In existing applications where a longer range is required, an upgrade can also include the purchase of a new lens.
