ALL-TERRAIN, DRIVE-BY-WIRE, HIGH-PRESSURE, FIRE FIGHTING APPARATUS

摘要

An all-terrain fire fighting apparatus has a high power-to-weight ratio, ahydraulic skidsteer drive system, a drive-by-wire control system, a proportionally joystickcontrollednozzle turret, and a 1500 psi foam injecting water supply system whichsupplies thenozzle turret and a high-pressure hose mounted on a reel. To dissipate heatload fromthe fire fighting apparatus systems, the fire fighting apparatus coolingsystem employs acooling shroud in the form of a box with multiple system radiators stacked onone faceof the box and the remaining faces containing exhaust fans mounted to draw airout ofthe box and through the stacked heat exchangers. The fire fighting apparatusis capableof being operated remotely by means of onboard GPS, real-time imaging, andinputs tothe joystick controller and fire fighting apparatus drive-by-wire system.