SURVIVABILITY
FIRE PROTECTION
IN MILITARY VEHICLES

Control unit

The control unit is the electronic box with integrated self-monitoring for the complete system – it is fixed installed in the vehicle to be protected.
The sensor signals are evaluated and if necessary, the fire extinguishing system is activated. 
For the use as an external fire fighting system in most cases the extinguishing system is activated manually by  the manual release switch.

    The digital control unit of the electronic DTF-R point detection system offers the following features:

    • each DTF-R point sensor can be adjusted with its individual alarm temperature
    • incoming alarm signals will be stored automatically
    • the system offers an interface to the vehicles information system,
      CAN Bus Protokoll SAE J1939, CAN Open
    • system diagnostic/system check via an laptop
       
    • BUHLA 4 control unit as the combined control unit for all areas of the vehicle monitoring all different components as there area

    - DTF(-R) sensors
    - linear sensors
    - smoke detectors
    - infrared detetcors
    - manual release switches
    - fire extinguisher