Title:
DEVICE AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING AND DETECTING THE ONSET OF STRUCTURAL COLLAPSE
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO2003073071
Kind Code:
A3
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.
Inventors:
DURON ZIYAD H (US)
WIESMANN WILLIAM P (US)
PRANGER LOLAND ALEX (US)
WIESMANN WILLIAM P (US)
PRANGER LOLAND ALEX (US)
Application Number:
PCT/US2003/005094
Publication Date:
January 22, 2004
Filing Date:
February 20, 2003
Export Citation:
Assignee:
SEKOS INC (US)
DURON ZIYAD H (US)
WIESMANN WILLIAM P (US)
PRANGER LOLAND ALEX (US)
DURON ZIYAD H (US)
WIESMANN WILLIAM P (US)
PRANGER LOLAND ALEX (US)
International Classes:
G01M5/00; G01M99/00; G01N3/00; G01P1/02; G01P15/00; G06F11/30; G01N; (IPC1-7): G01M5/00
Foreign References:
| US6292108B1 | 2001-09-18 | |||
| US5526292A | 1996-06-11 | |||
| US4581712A | 1986-04-08 | |||
| US5507188A | 1996-04-16 |
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