This thesis looks into current requirements of having fire extinguisher in a car in both the Czech Republic and other countries. At first, there is an evaluation of current ways of mounting fire extinguishers in cars, as well as evaluation of various requirements concering safety and ergonomy of mounting fire extinguisher in a car and also what are the hazards of having unattached fire extihnguisher in the passenger compartment. The objective of this thesis is to desing and test a fire extinguisher holder which would fullfil these requirements and which will not require changes in the body of the vehicle. The final part of this thesis deals with evaluating of possibilities of mounting this holder into several types of vehicles.

This degree project is divided into two subprojects. Both of the projects are executed for Fogmaker, a company that specialises in designing and installing fire suppression systems in engine compartments. These projects are executed according to product development methods. The first subproject described in this report is about designing a handle for the transportation of a 35kg weighing fire extinguisher. The handle functions as a safety seal and as a grip that makes it easier and safer to lift the fire extinguisher. A casted zinc T-handle is the best solution based on cost and AHP (Analytic Hierarchy Process) analysis. An FMECA (Failure Mode Effect and Criticality Analysis) and a FEM (Finite Element Method) study have been performed to verify the design. A zinc prototype of the safety handle has been manufactured and is ready for testing. It is expected that 10.000 handles will be produced every year once this prototype is approved by Fogmaker. The second subproject concerns a connection hub placed on a pressurized bottle. In order to make the fire suppression system more reliable this component needs to be redesigned. An external company with the required expertise in hydraulic systems will develop the connection hub in cooperation with Fogmaker, based on the conceptual designs described in this report. An FMECA of the new connection hub concept proves this redesign increases the safety of the system. The overlying subject of both of these projects is the safety of the fire suppression system. Thanks to the accomplishment of both project, the system has become safer and more reliable.

Devido aos constantes avanços tecnológicos e a grande competitividade no mercado atual, as empresas devem definir de forma mais objetiva possível, suas estratégias e formas de atuação. Para que se coloque um novo produto no mercado, este deve ser muito bem estudado pela empresa, a fim de ter o melhor resultado possível em sua distribuição, de forma que chegue da melhor maneira ao consumidor final. A pesquisa se justifica pela necessidade da empresa Kidde Brasil se adequar às exigências de uma nova resolução, “Resolução 157 do Contran”, de 22 de abril de 2004, onde foram regulamentadas várias mudanças na fabricação e comercialização do “Extintor de Incêndio Veicular”, bem como a substituição do antigo extintor por um novo e mais eficiente. Surgiu o interesse em desenvolver um estudo de modo que pudesse atender as necessidades da empresa Kidde Brasil em colocar o produto no mercado, através do melhor canal de distribuição possível. Esta pesquisa tem como objetivos avaliar a escolha correta por um canal de distribuição, no lançamento de um novo produto, o Extintor Veicular ABC; identificar os diferentes canais de distribuição para o Extintor Veicular ABC; organizar os critérios de escolha destes canais, a fim de utilizar um modelo de decisão; verificar o resultado, comparado com o canal escolhido pela empresa. O método de desenvolvimento é baseado no “Sistema Ranking”, que é um sistema de apoio a decisões multicriteriais que combina a metodologia de modelagem visual e interativa e o método de função de valor, para apoiar no processo de decisão. Sendo assim ,o sistema Ranking auxilia o decisor,para que este tenha um melhor entendimento de todo o processo,fornecendo suporte e sugerindo ações. Os resultados revelam que o melhor canal de distribuição para o novo extintor veicular, são as empresas recarregadoras, que já trabalhavam com produto similar. / Due the constants technological’s advances and the great competitivity in the actual market, the enterprises must define in a most objective way, it’s strategies and action’s ways. To a new product be introduced in the market, the enterprise must study it a lot, to have the best possible result in it’s distribution, to reach the final consumer in a better way. The research is justified by the Kidde Brasil enterprise necessity to be adequated in the demanding of a new resolution, “Contran’s Resolution 157”, by 22 apryl of 2004, on which many changes were registered in law to the fabrication and trading of the “Car’s Fire Extinguisher”, as well the old extinguisher’s fire substitution by a new and more effective one. Appeared the interest in the development of a study to attend the necessities of the Kidde Brasil enterprise in introduce a product in the market, trought a best distribution chanel. guisher, are the reload enterprises, which has already worked with similar product. This research has the objectives to evaluate the correct choice by a best distribution chanel, in the entry of a new product, the Car’s Fire Extnguisher ABC, identify the differents distribution chanels to the Car’s Fire Extinguisher ABC, organize the criterions to choose these chanels, with the purpose of using a decision model, analise the result, compared with the chanel choose by the enterprise. The development way will have the base in the “Ranking System”, which is a system of to the decisions with many criterials which combinate the methods of visual modeling and interactive and the method of value function to support the decision process. So, the Ranking System helps the one who makes the decision, to this one have a better understanding of all the process, giving support and suggesting actions. The results revelate that the best distribution chanel to the new car’s fire extinguisher, are the reload enterprises, which has already worked with similar product.

Devido aos constantes avanços tecnológicos e a grande competitividade no mercado atual, as empresas devem definir de forma mais objetiva possível, suas estratégias e formas de atuação. Para que se coloque um novo produto no mercado, este deve ser muito bem estudado pela empresa, a fim de ter o melhor resultado possível em sua distribuição, de forma que chegue da melhor maneira ao consumidor final. A pesquisa se justifica pela necessidade da empresa Kidde Brasil se adequar às exigências de uma nova resolução, “Resolução 157 do Contran”, de 22 de abril de 2004, onde foram regulamentadas várias mudanças na fabricação e comercialização do “Extintor de Incêndio Veicular”, bem como a substituição do antigo extintor por um novo e mais eficiente. Surgiu o interesse em desenvolver um estudo de modo que pudesse atender as necessidades da empresa Kidde Brasil em colocar o produto no mercado, através do melhor canal de distribuição possível. Esta pesquisa tem como objetivos avaliar a escolha correta por um canal de distribuição, no lançamento de um novo produto, o Extintor Veicular ABC; identificar os diferentes canais de distribuição para o Extintor Veicular ABC; organizar os critérios de escolha destes canais, a fim de utilizar um modelo de decisão; verificar o resultado, comparado com o canal escolhido pela empresa. O método de desenvolvimento é baseado no “Sistema Ranking”, que é um sistema de apoio a decisões multicriteriais que combina a metodologia de modelagem visual e interativa e o método de função de valor, para apoiar no processo de decisão. Sendo assim ,o sistema Ranking auxilia o decisor,para que este tenha um melhor entendimento de todo o processo,fornecendo suporte e sugerindo ações. Os resultados revelam que o melhor canal de distribuição para o novo extintor veicular, são as empresas recarregadoras, que já trabalhavam com produto similar. / Due the constants technological’s advances and the great competitivity in the actual market, the enterprises must define in a most objective way, it’s strategies and action’s ways. To a new product be introduced in the market, the enterprise must study it a lot, to have the best possible result in it’s distribution, to reach the final consumer in a better way. The research is justified by the Kidde Brasil enterprise necessity to be adequated in the demanding of a new resolution, “Contran’s Resolution 157”, by 22 apryl of 2004, on which many changes were registered in law to the fabrication and trading of the “Car’s Fire Extinguisher”, as well the old extinguisher’s fire substitution by a new and more effective one. Appeared the interest in the development of a study to attend the necessities of the Kidde Brasil enterprise in introduce a product in the market, trought a best distribution chanel. guisher, are the reload enterprises, which has already worked with similar product. This research has the objectives to evaluate the correct choice by a best distribution chanel, in the entry of a new product, the Car’s Fire Extnguisher ABC, identify the differents distribution chanels to the Car’s Fire Extinguisher ABC, organize the criterions to choose these chanels, with the purpose of using a decision model, analise the result, compared with the chanel choose by the enterprise. The development way will have the base in the “Ranking System”, which is a system of to the decisions with many criterials which combinate the methods of visual modeling and interactive and the method of value function to support the decision process. So, the Ranking System helps the one who makes the decision, to this one have a better understanding of all the process, giving support and suggesting actions. The results revelate that the best distribution chanel to the new car’s fire extinguisher, are the reload enterprises, which has already worked with similar product.

Devido aos constantes avanços tecnológicos e a grande competitividade no mercado atual, as empresas devem definir de forma mais objetiva possível, suas estratégias e formas de atuação. Para que se coloque um novo produto no mercado, este deve ser muito bem estudado pela empresa, a fim de ter o melhor resultado possível em sua distribuição, de forma que chegue da melhor maneira ao consumidor final. A pesquisa se justifica pela necessidade da empresa Kidde Brasil se adequar às exigências de uma nova resolução, “Resolução 157 do Contran”, de 22 de abril de 2004, onde foram regulamentadas várias mudanças na fabricação e comercialização do “Extintor de Incêndio Veicular”, bem como a substituição do antigo extintor por um novo e mais eficiente. Surgiu o interesse em desenvolver um estudo de modo que pudesse atender as necessidades da empresa Kidde Brasil em colocar o produto no mercado, através do melhor canal de distribuição possível. Esta pesquisa tem como objetivos avaliar a escolha correta por um canal de distribuição, no lançamento de um novo produto, o Extintor Veicular ABC; identificar os diferentes canais de distribuição para o Extintor Veicular ABC; organizar os critérios de escolha destes canais, a fim de utilizar um modelo de decisão; verificar o resultado, comparado com o canal escolhido pela empresa. O método de desenvolvimento é baseado no “Sistema Ranking”, que é um sistema de apoio a decisões multicriteriais que combina a metodologia de modelagem visual e interativa e o método de função de valor, para apoiar no processo de decisão. Sendo assim ,o sistema Ranking auxilia o decisor,para que este tenha um melhor entendimento de todo o processo,fornecendo suporte e sugerindo ações. Os resultados revelam que o melhor canal de distribuição para o novo extintor veicular, são as empresas recarregadoras, que já trabalhavam com produto similar. / Due the constants technological’s advances and the great competitivity in the actual market, the enterprises must define in a most objective way, it’s strategies and action’s ways. To a new product be introduced in the market, the enterprise must study it a lot, to have the best possible result in it’s distribution, to reach the final consumer in a better way. The research is justified by the Kidde Brasil enterprise necessity to be adequated in the demanding of a new resolution, “Contran’s Resolution 157”, by 22 apryl of 2004, on which many changes were registered in law to the fabrication and trading of the “Car’s Fire Extinguisher”, as well the old extinguisher’s fire substitution by a new and more effective one. Appeared the interest in the development of a study to attend the necessities of the Kidde Brasil enterprise in introduce a product in the market, trought a best distribution chanel. guisher, are the reload enterprises, which has already worked with similar product. This research has the objectives to evaluate the correct choice by a best distribution chanel, in the entry of a new product, the Car’s Fire Extnguisher ABC, identify the differents distribution chanels to the Car’s Fire Extinguisher ABC, organize the criterions to choose these chanels, with the purpose of using a decision model, analise the result, compared with the chanel choose by the enterprise. The development way will have the base in the “Ranking System”, which is a system of to the decisions with many criterials which combinate the methods of visual modeling and interactive and the method of value function to support the decision process. So, the Ranking System helps the one who makes the decision, to this one have a better understanding of all the process, giving support and suggesting actions. The results revelate that the best distribution chanel to the new car’s fire extinguisher, are the reload enterprises, which has already worked with similar product.

The purpose of this bachelor’s thesis was to create a functioning turret that can recognize heat sources and automatically shoot water at them using a thermal camera and water pump. The main areas to research was the cameras capability regarding fire detection and also the turret’s efficacy in putting out fires using this detection. The reason for building FIRESAFE is to understand how technology can be implemented to improve existing fire extinguishers in a way that enables fires to be put out at an earlier stage while minimizing water damage to property. The turret is controlled using two servo motors which rotate the structure in 2-axis and a IR-camera which locates heat sources. A Raspberry Pi was used to control the software side of the project, a ultrasonic sensor for distance measurement and a basic washer pump for a car was used for the water cannon. The prototype was able to extinguish candles at a distance of 1.5m with an accuracy of 50% on the first attempt. It had an average extinguishing time of 20 seconds. / Syftet med denna kandidatuppsats var att skapa ett fungerande torn som kan lokalisera värmekällor och automatiskt släcka dessa med hjälp av en värmekamera och en vattenpump. De huvudsakliga områdena att undersöka var kamerans förmåga att upptäck eld samt tornets förmåga att släcka bränder med hjälp av eldens position. Anledningen till att bygga FIRESAFE är att förstå hur teknologi kan implementeras för att förbättra befintliga brandsläckare så att bränder kan släckas i ett tidigare stadium och minimera vattenskador på egendom. Tornet styrs med hjälp av två servo motorer som roterar strukturen i 2-axlar och värmekameran används för att upptäcka värmekällor. En Raspberry Pi användes för att styra mjukvarudelen av projektet, en ultraljudssensor för avståndsbedömning och en grundläggande spolarvätskepump från en bil användes för vattenkanonen. Prototypen kunde bekämpa ett ljus på 1.5m med en träffsäkerhet på 50% på först försöket. Det hade en genomsnittlig släckningstid på 20 sekunder.

This report revolves around a project for Boliden which is a thesis work for a master in engineering within industrial design engineering. This project had a primary focus of developing a new mount for fire extinguishers that will be suspended on vehicles in Boliden's mines. The foundation of the project was an accident in Boliden's mine Aitik where a fire extinguisher exploded due to damages caused by the vehicle mount in combination with vibrations. The objective of the project is to identify the main problem with the vehicle mounts used today in Boliden's mines and solve it. The process used in this project is a fairly standard process that is separated into four phases; Context immersion, Ideation, Conceptual design and Final design. The last two stages focused on prototyping and testing to finalize the design, whereas the beginning of the process was trying to get a grasp of the problem. This included understanding the unique environment of the mines as well as getting to the bottom of the problem with the vehicle mount. Interviews and observations were conducted during a visit to Boliden's mine, Renström, in Skellefteå to investigate the problem. The conclusions from the Context immersion was that the main problem with the vehicle mounts was that they were not adapted for the mining conditions at all. A large number of vibrations and a lack of vibration damping for the mount was the leading cause for the damages on the fire extinguisher. This caused the vehicle mount to fail and in the process also damage the fire extinguisher. The solution to this problem turned out to be a more robust product using a stronger material with higher damping to suspend the fire extinguisher. This made the vehicle mount cope with the vibrations in a better way. A quick release mechanism was also implemented that assists with the vibration durability as well as make the fire extinguisher easy and fast to release. The fast release, as well as the ease of use, makes the vehicle mount adapted for emergencies as well.  The durability and the use of the new vehicle mount were reassured by a vibration analysis made in NX 12, as well as a short usability test. / Den här rapporten behandlar ett projekt för Boliden vilket också är ett examensarbete inom civilingenjör teknisk design med inriktning mot produktutveckling. Projektet har fokuserats på att utveckla en ny fordonshållare för brandsläckare som kommer användas på fordon i Bolidens gruvor. Grunden för projektet var en olycka i Bolidens gruva Aitik där en brandsläckare exploderade då den hade blivit skadad av fordonshållaren samt vibrationer. Syftet med projektet är att identifiera den underliggande problemen som finns med fordonhållarna samt ta fram en bättre lösning. Processen som användes i det här projektet är baserad på en normal designprocess som består av fyra faser. De sista två faserna i processen fokuserade på att prototypa och testa för att färdigställa designen, medan början av processen försökte problemet förstås. Det innebar att gruvmiljön som är unik var tvungen att utforskas samt att gå till botten med problemet med hållarna. För att göra detta gjordes främst ett besök till Renströms gruvan i Skellefteå där intervjuer och observationer utfördes. I slutet av Kontextfasen fastställdes det att huvudproblemet var att hållaren inte var tillräckligt anpassad för gruvmiljön. Den stora mängden vibrationer från miljön i kombination med en brist av vibrations dämpning för hållaren var orsaken till att skador uppstår på brandsläckare. Lösningen på problemet var en ny hållare som var mer robust samt att materialet som används för att hålla brandsläckaren var starkare samt hade högre dämpningsgrad. Ett snabblås lösning var också implementerad som också bidrar till ökad vibrationstålighet, den gör också att brandsläckaren går snabbt och enkelt att ta loss i nödsituationer. Hållbarheten samt användbarheten säkerhetsställs genom en vibrationsanalys utförd i NX 12 samt ett kort användartest.

The topic concerned - preventive educational activity as an inseparable part of comprehensive fire protection - deals with education of citizens, particularly children. The thesis is based on the fact that readiness of citizens for danger, emergency situations and their management is a public interest issue. The role of citizens and their involvement improve in contemporary society. Various natural disasters, mass catastrophes connected with endangered lives, fires of cars and large fires caused by dry weather make us all seek information that will make management of extraordinary situations easier. The historical description provides the development of education and preparation for safety threats and risks in the Czech environment since the second half of the 19th century until the present time. The main problem of today is growing passivity of the general public who consider the timely arrival of fire brigades a matter of fact. Fires then catch people unawares in situations that may arise. The latter part of the thesis deals with the present state of the issue in the Czech Republic. In order to ascertain current situation I made a survey, which served as a basis for my further work. The positive aspect was that if someone did not know the answer to the questions, he or she were inspired to search and get the relevant information, as he or she were surprised by their (lack of) knowledge in the area of fire protection. At least half of the respondents did so, which I consider a success. It shows that the interest of the public and youth in the possibility of obtaining education and preparation for emergency situations is inspired by the realization of potential threats and subsequent detection and designation of imperfections in their own knowledge and skills

This bachelor thesis, developed at the Department of Mechanical Engineering, Linaeus Univesity, targets the enhancement of fire extinguisher accessibility and durability on forest machinery for Rottne Industries AB. The study responds to the basic limitations in traditional fire extinguisher storage methods within the forest machinery sector, where current designs fail to provide sufficient robustness and accessibility in forest environments. These challenges are mixed with the physical demands and potential hazards of forest operations.  Through a systematic review of safety measures, this research introduces an innovative concept for a universal fire extinguisher holder adaptable across various models of forest machinery at Rottne Industries AB. The project has a structured product development process, advancing through stages from theoretical design and optimization to 3D CAD modeling and simulation. The resulting design enhances both the structural integrity and functional accessibility of fire extinguishers, significantly improving response capabilities during fire emergencies. This thesis combines advanced engineering principles with appropriate design strategies to deliver a solution that not only increases the accessibility of fire extinguishers but also enhances their durability under operational stresses typical in forestry environments. The findings promise to elevate fire safety standards in forest operations, potentially standardizing fire safety protocols across the forestry sector and specifically advancing the safety agenda of Rottne Industries AB.

The topic of the masters thesis is newly built sports center in Broumov on the outskirts of the historic center. The proposal was placed high demands on appearance. There is a non-traditional stone facade with a combination of wood ventilated facades. The combination of wood and stone construction gives a historic feel and fit and existing buildings, which will carry the dominant built-up area. The new building is set into the sloping terrain with a flair for existing buildings. The building is part sunk into the ground to reduce the height to the surrounding area. The sports center is divided into three dilatations objects: Technical facilities, sports hall, bowling with squash and gym.