EyeSec Thermal Imager Detects Fires

Aug. 8, 2012 - PRLog -- Long-range fire detection and fire risk assessment capabilities are available on certain models of its EyeSec™ line of high-performance, uncooled thermal cameras. With this integrated option The EyeSec™ is the only camera manufacturer that delivers an application-specific embedded fire detection video algorithm that can sense a fire and provide an automatic safety and security notification of the event.

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Available with a wide variety of lens options and an easy to integrate interface, the EyeSec™  fire detection and fire risk assessment solution offer unique value to customers. Facilities with flammable materials, transportation tunnels, combustible storage areas, and perimeter sites located near flammable forests and greenery are all sensitive to fire danger. These sites can now deploy an economical automated fire detection and alert tool that provides an additional layer of site safety integrated into a security and surveillance system. The EyeSec can detect a 75 cm x 75 cm fire as far away as 840 meters within 5 seconds. Detection ranges increasing for larger-sized fires up to 6 m x 6 m and distances up to 6.5 km, day or night. The built in utilities allow you to set up a temperature threshold, the camera then scans the area of interest and alerts when any object in its field of view reaches this critical temperature this could be motor bearings, electrical circuits, generators, power lines, etc. One camera can monitor a wide area reducing costs and infrastructure. This combination of security and safety enables customers to address two requirements using one unified solution and one management system.


The unique fire-detection capability of the EyeSec cameras takes advantage of Opgal's specialized signal and image-processing features, which observe a video scene for specific flame and temperature patterns.
In both fire detection and fire risk assessment, much attention was given to operator alerts. Upon determining that a fire or risk exists, the camera adds a visual alarm overlay to the outgoing video signal, and generates an alert using a standard dry contact relay and/or through serial or IP communication. Users can define up to five areas of non-interest, where fires or risk are ignored.
"EyeSec cameras are known for their high-quality thermal video, produced through our proprietary signal and image processing," said Yair M. Sakov, Vice President Security Business Unit, Opgal. "With fire detection and fire risk assessment as a value added, integrated analytics option, this versatile camera family not only supports security applications but also adds a valuable safety aspect to our customer's deployments.