Author(s): Saline Water Conversion Corporation
Resource Type: Case studies
Countries: Saudi Arabia
Keywords: Innovations, Emergency & Disaster Management, Open Data, Public Sector Innovation
Fire-fighting and Exploration Robot
Source in Arabic: ENACT Case Study - Firefighting Exploration Robot, Saudi Arabia
The Saline Water Conversion Corporation (SWCC) uses the firefighting and explosion-proof exploration robot as an innovative and effective solution to ensure the safety of facilities and workers. It contributes to securing the operations of water desalination and maintaining business continuity and production efficiency. The robot is designed for environments with high risks of explosion, such as petrochemical refineries and oil and gas reservoirs, to enable operators to quickly extinguish fires and control it remotely in emergency situations.
Principles supported
- Responsiveness
- Inclusiveness
- Effectiveness
Technology focus
Cloud computing - Artificial intelligence - Open Data - Geospatial technologies (GIS, GPS and remote sensing)
Purpose
- Improve safety procedures for firefighters and reduce injuries.
- Enhance efficiency of firefighting by detecting the sources of fire and reaching dangerous locations in a quick and accurate manner to put off fire.
- Enable operators to remotely control, guide and monitor the robot's progress, through video and data live data, contributing to making appropriate decisions.
- Ability to operate the robot in several areas and under high-risk conditions, and to benefit from the data collected to analyse and develop plans to prevent and reduce the risk of explosions that threaten desalination plants.
Contributors/ Partners
Reda Advanced Industrial Equipment and Systems Development Company.
Functions and/or Features
- Detect multiple gases and measure their density at different altitudes, which help in determining the risk levels and responding to potential hazards.
- Thermal tracking to detect and locate fires and for rapid intervention. The use of thermal images shows the sources of heat in a quick and accurate way.
- Sound reception and analysis for identifying the locations of trapped people and provide the necessary rescue operations.
Outcomes, impacts & changes
- Improve the safety of operators and firefighters as robot would reduce direct exposure to hazards, which reduces injuries and deaths.
- Increase the efficiency of fire- and rescue-operations through reaching fire sites and the fast evacuation and fire distinguishing procedures.
- Enhance the effectiveness of emergency response through using robot for rescue operations and reducing human and material losses.
- Support operators in making decisions based on accurate data and information and situation analysis.
- Reduce environmental damages caused by fires and explosions through early detection and rapid intervention.
Lessons learned
- The importance of technological integration for using robots in emergency response operations and enhancing efficiency and safety.
- The need for continuous research and development of solutions for facing evolving challenges in firefighting and rescue operations.
