Gas Detector Design
CO Sensor
People cannot see or perceive danger when it is odorless and colorless; such is the case with carbon monoxide and hydrogen cyanide. This device is meant to be placed in homes, exit hallways and exit stairways to allow people to perceive potentially dangerous situations as they move through a building during a fire evacuation.
Sensor Module
The sensor module actively measures the heat intensity and carbon monoxide levels present in its immediate environment. It alerts the person by sending a signal to the light module that changes color to indicate whether to avoid an area.
Light Module
The light module changes color to indicate whether to avoid an area, proceed with caution or proceed calmly.
If the light glows red, the person should avoid the area entirely, if it glows yellow, the person should proceed with caution, close to the ground, and quickly, and if the light glows green, the person can proceed calmly.
Green, Yellow, and Red are known and intuitive colours that people react to instinctively in emergencies.
The green light is safe (go), Yellow light is caution and Red light is avoid (dangerous).
This design allows the unseen (odorless and colourless dangers) to be seen and communicated in fire emergencies.
Similar Products include the Fibaro System (CO Sensor) and Nest (Smoke and CO alarm).
