US 2019/0318613 A1 · AUTONOMOUS COMMISSIONING AND INSPECTION OF ALARM SYSTEMS

Abstract

A method and system for testing a device in a fire control system is disclosed. A method includes a method and system for testing a device in a fire control system is disclosed. A method includes placing the device in a testing mode; isolating the device from other devices in the fire alarm system; testing the device; and removing the device from testing mode; wherein testing the device comprises using an unmanned inspection vehicle to remotely perform tests or other tasks on the device.

Claims21

Dependent claims

A method for testing a device in a control system comprising:

placing the device in a testing mode;
isolating the device from other devices in the control system;
testing the device, wherein testing the device comprises using a unmanned inspection vehicle (UIV) to perform one or more tests on the device;
and
removing the device from testing mode.

2 more elements

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application

16/373,814Filed 3 Apr 2019

Priority

12 Apr 2018

Published

17 Oct 2019

Term ends

Not estimatedThe source records don’t support an estimate.

Classification10 codes

G08B 29/20
Prevention or correction of operating errors: calibration, including self-calibrating arrangements
G08B 17/06
Fire alarms; Alarms responsive to explosion: electric actuation of the alarm, e.g. using a thermally-operated switch
G08B 29/126
Checking intermittently signalling or alarm systems: of annunciator circuits
G08B 29/145
Checking the detection circuits: of fire detection circuits

Autonomous commissioning and inspection of alarm systems

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Autonomous commissioning and inspection of alarm systems

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Abstract

Claims21