Industrial halls with robotics and heavy machinery face a high risk of fires. Traditional sensors can pick up a signal but cannot reliably confirm whether a fire is actually burning, leading to either false alarms or delayed response. Each unnecessary intervention costs money, slows production and puts employee safety at risk. Companies therefore need fast, accurate and safe signal verification before launching costly interventions.
INDAIR: Semi-autonomous fire detection in industrial halls
Client CountryCzech Republic
- Client typeEnterprise
- IndustryManufacturing
- Application areasFacility & Asset Management, Legal, Compliance & Risk, Operations & Process Automation
- AI technologiesAdvanced Analytics / Data Science, Computer vision and video analysis, Machine Learning, Optimization & Planning, Robotics & Control Systems
- Business impactsEmployee Enablement & Productivity, Risk Reduction & Compliance
- Data types3D Data, Geospatial Data, Image Data, Sensor / IoT Data, Video Data
- Delivery modelsCustom Development, Product / Licensed Software, Service / Subscription
- DeploymentsOn-premise
- Key capabilitiesAnomaly, Risk & Fraud Detection, Planning, Scheduling & Optimization
- Project stagesInitial Production Deployment
- Solution formsIntegrated Edge / On-device Solution
Solution Description
Problem description
Solution
Fly4Future has developed the INDAIR drone – a semi-autonomous system that, upon activation of a fire sensor, takes off independently, navigates safely using 3D lidar even without GNSS, and verifies the actual situation. The pilot only issues basic commands, while the drone itself evaluates whether the flight path is navigable and whether there is a real fire. Thanks to its protective cage, it is safe for indoor operation and can touch obstacles without being damaged. The result is faster, more reliable incident confirmation and minimized costs.
Main Users of the Solution
Shift Supervisor, Safety Technician, Integrated Rescue System (Firefighter)
Project timeframe (months)
6
Technologies used
Thermal imager/IR camera 3D lidar (multi-layer) RGB camera Visual SLAM (Simultaneous Localization and Mapping) Inertial unit (IMU: gyroscope, accelerometer, magnetometer) Autonomous obstacle avoidance Caged drone Fail-safe system Low-latency video streaming module (Wi-Fi/5G) Edge computing (mini GPU/TPU unit) Digital twin hall
Additional services
- AI strategy and roadmap
- Identification and prioritization of suitable use-cases
- Data collection and pre-processing
- Change management and user training
- Compliance / regulatory support
Implementation
Project Owner on the Client's Side
Head of Innovation / Digital Transformation
Participation on the Client's Side
- Project and change management
- Quality, safety, compliance
Form of Supplier Involvement
Complete realization
Operation and Maintenance
Operational Model
Supplier, covered by a service agreement
Needed Competencies on the Client's Side
Training provided by the supplier.
Other Resources or Infrastructure
Charging stations, safety cabinets for batteries.
Impact and Results
Qualitative Benefits
Elimination of false emergency service dispatches. A requirement from the Integrated Rescue System for technology integration.
Quantitative Results
Up to a 20% annual reduction in costs for false Integrated Rescue System dispatches. A 50–70% reduction in the number of false alarms. Incident verification up to 10x faster than manual inspection.
Lessons Learned and Recommendations
Key Success Factors
Proprietary technology for autonomous control and flight in indoor environments without GNSS. Protective drone cage.
Biggest Challenges
The drone’s overall design must be both compact and safe. This challenge was overcome through team collaboration and by leveraging industry experts.
Recommendation for Others
Investing in autonomous technologies that ultimately save costs.
Promotion
Demo / Public Resources
- NDA. The client reserves the rights to the project's public disclosures.
- CompanyFly4Future
- ContactJan Bednář
- Emailbednar@fly4future.com
- Websitehttps://fly4future.com
- AddressLazarská 8, 120 00 Praha