System and method for tracking and displaying hazardous material clouds
US7184896B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 4, 2005 |
| Grant date | Feb 27, 2007 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 4, 2025 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01V9/00
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A system for real-time tracking and display of movement of an airborne hazardous agent includes one or more mobile units each having a wind parameter measuring apparatus that provides real-time wind direction and speed, a navigation system that provides a mobile unit heading and real-time position of the mobile unit, and a radio transmitter; a computer system having an input for receiving the wind parameters and the mobile unit heading and the mobile unit position, a processor and a memory and that is configured with control logic to enable the computer system to obtain the wind parameters, mobile unit heading, mobile unit position, determine a wind heading and generate an image having a geographic point corresponding to position where the hazardous agent was released, a graphical indication of possible movement over time, and a graphical indication of predicted movement over time based upon the wind parameters; and a display for displaying the image.
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