摘要 |
A wildfire arresting apparatus using unmanned aerial vehicles is disclosed. The apparatus uses unmanned aerial vehicles for delivery of fire suppressant and optionally for detection of fires or fire risks. The apparatus comprises: one or more monitoring components for monitoring a designated zone and communicating monitor information; a cargo unmanned aerial vehicle adapted to carry a cargo of fire suppressant and deliver and deploy the fire suppressant at a fire; and an operations control unit for receiving the monitor information, analyzing the monitor information for the presence of fires in the designated zone, and upon detection of a fire directing the cargo unmanned aerial vehicle to the vicinity of the fire event and instructing deployment of the fire suppressant at the location of the fire event. |