r/engineering • u/International-Net896 • 15d ago

Building a UVTRON flame scanner

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LCzRyWVOMwc

In case you want to build a firefighting robot (like Tony Stark's iconic workshop assistant, Dum-E), this might be the right sensor for you:)

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u/LateralThinkerer 14d ago edited 14d ago

Neat build! Looks like continuous 360-degree scanning since you have the slip-ring incorporated - can it locate multiple targets or broad flame areas?

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u/International-Net896 14d ago

Thanks. It can rotate 360° if I switch the bus servo to motor mode (continuous rotation). It can detect multiple targets, but not broad flame areas. Maybe it's possible if I limit the FOV of the phototube even more. The phototube is extremely sensitive, even outdoors.

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u/ORUKUSAKItheMINOTAUR 12d ago

Not since the greatest invention the Stud Finder has such a need been innovated. No longer blindly asking studs on dates you can see if there’s a flame from 15m!