MUMBAI, India, May 1 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202641050883 A) filed by Avala Venkata Ramana, Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, on April 21, for 'fireguard-x: an autonomous hybrid quadcopter firefighting drone system with ai-driven navigation, multi-modal fire suppression, and swarm coordination for elevated and hard-to-reach fire environments.'
Inventor(s) include Avala Venkata Ramana.
The application for the patent was published on May 1, under issue no. 18/2026.
According to the abstract released by the Intellectual Property India: "An autonomous hybrid quadcopter firefighting drone system, designated FireGuard-X, is disclosed for rapid fire suppression in elevated and hard-to-reach environments including multi-storey buildings, forested hillsides, and offshore platforms. The system comprises a vertical-takeoff-and-landing (VTOL) airframe operable up to 500 metres altitude in winds exceeding 50 km/h; a multi-modal fire suppression payload integrating a 20-litre-per-minute foam dispenser, a compressed air foam system (CAFS) for dense-smoke penetration, and a 360-degree gimballed water cannon; a navigation subsystem combining LiDAR, 5G-enabled computer vision, and infrared/thermal imaging coupled to an onboard edge-AI processor that predicts fire-spread trajectories with at least 95% accuracy; a modular interchangeable payload bay supporting drone-dropped fire-retardant spheres and environmental sensors; a swappable high-density lithium-sulfur battery affording 45 minutes of flight endurance with rapid hot-swap recharging; and a swarm coordination controller enabling cooperative operation of up to ten units. Field trials demonstrate approximately 70% reduction in response time relative to manned helicopters, 40% improvement in containment efficiency, and up to 60% reduction in operational cost, while substantially eliminating human exposure to fire hazards. Optional blockchain-secured data logging affords evidentiary and regulatory compliance, representing a paradigm shift in aerial firefighting for an era of intensifying climate-driven disasters."
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