SpotOn
Monitoring System for electric vehicles to reduce fire hazards from batteries and protect people working around them.
Date:
Oct 2023
Creation Place:
Umeå Institute of Design
Project Length:
10 weeks
Designing a comprehensive safety system for electric vehicles, integrating multi-tech solutions for early hazard detection and peace of mind.
FLIR SpotOn offers a strategic product line for safety in semi-industrial environments. The system monitors electric vehicles for temperature, smoke, and gas, communicating potential dangers for early response, allowing users to have peace of mind. The multi-product approach prevents malfunctions by verifying hazards through multiple tech-nologies while offering customizable solutions to meet growing userneeds. The system can function as an upgrade for existing fire alarms.
Electric vehicles present a significant risk of initiating uncontrollable fires.
Most dangerous stages in EV lifecycle.
Across the lifecycle of an electric vehicle, the highest risk emerges during collision incidents, as the battery sustains damage and necessitates transportation to a repair facility. Remarkably, even within the repair shop environment, there exists a potential for re-ignition and subsequent fires.
HMW make the handling of EV batteries safe?
Upgrade possible to advanced cameras, backup battery, exchangeable filters and additional IR camera.
Designing three key safety products for electric vehicles: gas, temperature, and smoke detection
Three distinct products were developed: a gas detector to identify hydrogen fluid gas emissions from the battery, an IR camera capable of detecting temperature rises, and a smoke alarm designed to sense evolving fires accompanied by smoke production.
