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smoke
vr.tr.smoke · thing-q130768
Let an agent handle smoke as an aerosol with sources, composition and serious health and safety effects, including fire smoke, tobacco smoke and deliberate smoke uses.
Thing Registry Physical world and living systems PHY.FLW
Bundle → Layer → Finding → QuestionsClassifiersWhat it isWhy it existsDistinguishing featuresWhat robots and AI may and may not doMoral aspectsOwnersLinks to other meta-modelsIdentity and identifiersDirect propertiesRecognitionCapabilities and actionsHazards and failure modesStandards and interfacesContext of useSources
Bundle → Layer → Finding → Questions Filled
4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions
Source and composition Where it comes from and what it contains.
Source
What is burning.
Source
The source of smoke.
- What is producing the smoke? definition
- Is it a fire that needs emergency response? action
Composition
Particles and gases.
Composition
Main components.
- What does this smoke contain? measurement
- Which components are most toxic? boundary
Fire safety Smoke in buildings.
Detection
Alarms.
Detection
Alarm provision.
- Are working smoke alarms fitted? boundary
- When were they last tested? provenance
Escape
Getting out.
Escape advice
What to do.
- What should people do if they see smoke: get out, stay out, call emergency services? action
- How does smoke control protect escape routes? definition
Health Exposure.
Exposure
Levels and duration.
Exposure
Exposure level.
- How much smoke are people exposed to? measurement
- Which groups are most vulnerable? boundary
Protection
Masks, filters, staying indoors.
Protection
Protective measures.
- Which protective measures help against this smoke? action
- When should medical help be sought? action
Deliberate use Smoke on purpose.
Uses
Screens, security, cooking.
Use
The deliberate use.
- For what purpose is smoke being produced? definition
- Is it permitted here? boundary
Tobacco smoke
Smoke-free rules.
Smoke-free law
Rules on smoking.
- Where is smoking prohibited here? boundary
- What support exists to stop smoking? action
Classifiers Filled
- Family
- Thing Registry
- Category
- Physical world and living systems
- Entry kind
- thing
- Plane
- PHY
- Domain
- PHY.FLW
- Other names and narrower kinds
- magic smoke, tobacco smoke, Surgical smoke, smoke composition, Security smoke, smoke screen, pipe tobacco smoke
What it is Filled
A suspension of fine solid and liquid particles and gases produced by combustion or heating, such as from fires, tobacco, engines or smoke generators.
Why it exists Filled
Let an agent handle smoke as an aerosol with sources, composition and serious health and safety effects, including fire smoke, tobacco smoke and deliberate smoke uses.
Distinguishing features Filled
- Produced by combustion or pyrolysis
- Contains toxic gases such as carbon monoxide and hydrogen cyanide
- The main killer in building fires
- Magic smoke is electronics slang for component failure
What robots and AI may and may not do Filled
Must not
- Disable or silence smoke detectors or alarms.
- Direct people through smoke-filled escape routes when another route exists.
- Release smoke in occupied spaces where it can cause panic or harm.
- Encourage smoking around children or others who have not agreed.
Only with a human decision
- Calling an evacuation or deciding that people may return after a fire.
May
- Detect and report smoke with sensors it is authorized to read, and raise the alarm.
- Report wildfire smoke and air quality from official sources.
Moral aspects Filled
- Smoke kills more people in fires than flames do.
- Tobacco and wildfire smoke harm people who did not choose to breathe it.
Who is affected
- Building occupants
- Firefighters
- People exposed to second-hand smoke
Owners Filled
Steward
The person responsible for the source of the fire; fire and environmental authorities regulate it.
Links to other meta-models Filled
parent
- Q104541 - registry parent class
- Q10861378 - registry parent class
- Q1779287 - registry parent class
- Q498957 - registry parent class
related
- aerosol - particles in gas
- fire - combustion
- smoke alarm - safety device
- air quality and health - pollutant
What else AI and robots need to interact with it Filled
Identity and identifiers required Filled
- Vercy registry: vr.tr.smoke
- Wikidata: Q130768 (https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q130768)
Direct properties required Filled
- particle size: 0.01-1 micrometres - mostly fine particles
- carbon monoxide in fire smoke: up to several percent volume - lethal concentrations possible
Recognition required Filled
- Visible plumes and haze
- Smell of burning
- Colour hints at what is burning but does not identify it
- Grey, white, black or coloured plumes that reduce visibility and carry an odour.
Capabilities and actions required Filled
- detect it, with smoke alarms
- avoid and escape it, in fires
- measure it, as particulate matter
- use it deliberately, in smoke screens, security fog or cooking
Hazards and failure modes required Filled
- Smoke inhalation, the main cause of fire deaths
- Loss of visibility during escape
- Chronic harm from tobacco and wildfire smoke
Standards and interfaces required Filled
- EN 14604 smoke alarms
- Smoke control in building codes
- Tobacco control law such as smoke-free legislation
- Air quality standards for PM2.5
Context of use required Filled
- Smoke is mostly an unwanted product; it is also used for signalling, screening, flavour and testing.
- fire smoke
- tobacco and pipe smoke
- wildfire smoke
- surgical smoke
- smoke screens and security smoke
Sources Filled
- Wikidata item Q130768: smoke - identity and sense of the item
- Wikipedia: Smoke - general description of the item
Open questions
- Should tobacco smoke and fire smoke be separate entries?
- How should wildfire smoke advisories be linked?
- What must an agent say first when someone reports smoke in a building?
Machine files
Provenance
thing registry research (pass 2) · unreviewed
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