Title:
構造的な倒壊の開始を判断、検出する装置および方法
Document Type and Number:
Japanese Patent JP2005518538
Kind Code:
A
Abstract:
A significant number of rescue workers are killed or injured each year as they conduct searches within damaged or burning structures, unaware that the structure is in imminent danger of collapse. The present invention provides a system and method for detecting and monitoring structural damages which are irreversible and which lead to inevitable collapse of a building or structure. The system includes at least one accelerometer that is housed in a device that is mounted on an exterior surface outside the burn area, and within the reach of the rescue worker. The device communicates with a remote display that provides visual and/or audible signals to indicate imminent collapse of the structure. Additionally, the system includes collapse detecting analysis processes for determining the likelihood of collapse.
Inventors:
Duron, Ziyad H.
Weezman, William Pee.
Pranger, Roland Alex
Weezman, William Pee.
Pranger, Roland Alex
Application Number:
JP2003571710A
Publication Date:
June 23, 2005
Filing Date:
February 20, 2003
Export Citation:
Assignee:
SEKOS, INC.
International Classes:
G01M5/00; G01M99/00; G01N3/00; G01P1/02; G01P15/00; G06F11/30; G01N; (IPC1-7): G01M19/00
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Akio Miyazaki
Katsuhiro Ito
Ishibashi Masayuki
Katsuhiro Ito
Ishibashi Masayuki