Study on Automation in Gas Leakage Detection

Abstract

If left undetected, because of any leakage from gases or smoke, a lot of harm can be done to humans as well as non-living objects. This can trigger explosions in factories, manufacturing and areas in the vicinity. In remote areas, such as vents, pipelines, caves, where it is difficult for humans to patrol and track any gas leakage during the day and night, there may even be instances of gas leakage. Human beings detect leakage by two ways, one is the sound caused by leakage and the other is the odor created by gas. But these two methods, all the time and for a long time, are not successful and realistic. In this paper, an automated robot was built to detect any leakage of gas or smoke in the field. It has two operating modes. One is the way to avoid any obstacles and the other is the way to follow a predefined path. It will then detect any leakage and send the data to the personnel concerned for further action.