Drone-based Fire Prevention System on Container Terminals - A Theoretical Study

ABSTRACT: The article presents the proposition of developing an innovative fire detection system, based on unmanned aerial vehicles and multiple sensors. The paper contains short review of recent literature related to the topic, current state of fire prevention policy at the container terminals, scoping on the Polish seaports. To prove the necessity of the improvement of fire detection methods it has been described the fire incidents from recent years. The article also outlines the design assumptions of the proposed system as well as the theoretical workflow. Potential issues, further improvements and prospect have been pointed.

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Citation note:

Wójcik P., Wierzbicki P.: Drone-based Fire Prevention System on Container Terminals - A Theoretical Study. TransNav, the International Journal on Marine Navigation and Safety of Sea Transportation, Vol. 19, No. 4, doi:10.12716/1001.19.04.40, pp. 1409-1414, 2025

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