Method and unmanned vehicle for testing fire protection components

A method for testing at least one fire protection component of a fire protection structure, the method comprising the steps of:

• a) providing an unmanned vehicle;
• b) navigating the unmanned vehicle by a navigation control unit of the unmanned vehicle to the at least one fire protection component, at which a test is to be performed;
• and
• c) performing the test on the at least one fire protection component by a testing device of the unmanned vehicle;
• the method further including step a1), which is to be performed between step a) and step b), wherein step a1) comprises:
• receiving a navigation control signal from a remote control device by a first signal transmitting and/or receiving unit;
• and
• wherein the navigation in step b) takes place by a combination of the navigating of the unmanned vehicle on the basis of the navigation control signal and the independent navigation by the navigation control unit.

A method for testing at least one fire protection component of a fire protection structure, the method comprising the steps of:

• a) providing an unmanned vehicle;
• b) navigating the unmanned vehicle by a navigation control unit of the unmanned vehicle to the at least one fire protection component, at which a test is to be performed;
• and
• c) performing the test on the at least one fire protection component by a testing device of the unmanned vehicle;
• wherein the testing device has a checking device for generating a test parameter, wherein the checking device has a test parameter exit for an exit of the test parameter;
• wherein the checking device generates the test parameter in step c), which exits through the test parameter exit;
• wherein the test parameter generates a fire detector signal and/or a light signal of an optical display device on a fire detector in the fire protection component and
• wherein the fire detector signal is sent to the unmanned vehicle and/or to a control center, having a fire detector and/or extinguishing control center, and/or to a remote control device and this fire detector signal is captured as a test acknowledgement signal.

An unmanned vehicle for testing at least one fire protection component of a fire protection structure, comprising:

• a testing device for performing the test of the at least one fire protection component, wherein the at least one fire protection component comprises:
• (I) one or more fire protection components, each of the one or more fire protection components having a plurality of assigned test positions;
• and/or
• (II) a plurality of different types of fire protection components, each of the plurality of different types of fire protection components having at least one assigned test position;
• and
• a navigation control unit, which is embodied and/or configured for navigating the unmanned vehicle to the assigned test position of the at least one fire protection component at which the test is to be performed,
• wherein the vehicle is embodied and/or configured for performing the test of the at least one fire protection component by the testing device after the vehicle reaches the assigned test position of the at least one fire protection component.

An unmanned vehicle for testing at least one fire protection component of a fire protection structure, comprising:

• a testing device for performing a test of the at least one fire protection component, and
• a navigation control unit, which is embodied and/or configured for navigating the unmanned vehicle to an assigned test position of the at least one fire protection component at which the test is to be performed, wherein the vehicle is embodied and/or configured for performing the test of the at least one fire protection component by the testing device after the unmanned vehicle reaches the at least one fire protection component;
• wherein the unmanned vehicle has a computer unit, a memory and/or a first signal transmitting and/or receiving unit;
• wherein the first signal transmitting and/or receiving unit or a further signal transmitting and/or receiving unit of the unmanned vehicle is embodied for wireless receiving of an identification signal, which represents identification data for characterizing and/or identifying the fire protection component;
• and the unmanned vehicle is embodied and/or configured for performing the test of the respective fire protection component on the basis of the corresponding identification data, and
• wherein the identification data represents and/or has at least one of:
• a type of the fire protection component, an article number of the fire protection component, production data of the fire protection component, a production date of the fire protection component, a serial number of the fire protection component, a software version of the fire protection component, a date of the last test of the fire protection component, test parameter data of the fire protection component, position data of the fire protection component, and/or the assigned test position of the fire protection component.

An unmanned vehicle for testing at least one fire protection component of a fire protection structure, comprising:

• a testing device for performing the test of the at least one fire protection component, and
• a navigation control unit, which is embodied and/or configured for navigating the unmanned vehicle to an assigned test position of the at least one fire protection component at which the test is to be performed,
• wherein the unmanned vehicle is embodied and/or configured for performing the test of the at least one fire protection component by the testing device after the unmanned vehicle reaches the at least one fire protection component;
• and
• wherein the testing device has a checking device for generating a test parameter;
• the checking device has a test parameter exit for an exit of the test parameter;
• the checking device comprises one of:
• an aerosol generator, a gas generator, a source of radiation, a heat generator and/or a switch signal generator;
• and, for performing the test, the checking device is configured and/or embodied for generating the test parameter, which can be output through the test parameter exit.

A fire protection system comprising:

• a fire protection structure comprising at least one fire protection component;
• an unmanned vehicle comprising a testing device for performing a test of the at least one fire protection component, and a navigation control unit, which is embodied and/or configured for navigating the unmanned vehicle to the at least one fire protection component at which the test is to be performed, wherein the vehicle is embodied and/or configured for performing the test of the at least one fire protection component by the testing device after the unmanned vehicle reaches the at least one fire protection component of the fire protection structure, and
• a control center and/or a remote control device;
• wherein the fire protection component is embodied as a fire detector and the unmanned vehicle has a testing device comprising a checking device,
• wherein the checking device is embodied and/or configured for generating a test parameter,
• wherein the fire detector is further embodied and/or configured for generating a fire detector signal and/or a light signal of an optical display device of the fire detector after a detection of the test parameter,
• wherein the fire detector signal is transmitted to the control center having a fire detector and/or extinguishing control center, and the control center is embodied and/or configured for capturing this fire detector signal as a test acknowledgement signal, and
• wherein the control center is further embodied and/or configured for being switched into a test mode prior to testing the at least one fire protection component, and the testing device of the unmanned vehicle has an image capturing device, which captures the light signal of the optical display device at the fire detector.