Adaptive escape routing system
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1. An adaptive escape routing system comprising:
- a plurality of sensors for sensing the occurrence of a hazardous event within a building or occupied structure, the building or occupied structure having a plurality of emergency exits and signage associated therewith; and
a controller connected to the sensors for determining a subset of the exits providing a safe exit route in the event of a hazardous event, the controller, upon receiving information from one or more sensors indicating a hazardous event, accessing a memory as a function of the sensor or sensors indicating the hazardous event and determining a probable dispersal pattern for some period of time after the hazardous event is initially sensed and identifying that subset of exits providing a safe exit route as a function of the probable dispersal pattern, the controller controlling the signage to direct occupants to the subset of exits providing a safe exit route.
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Abstract
An adaptive escape routing system for use in buildings and building complexes in which a plurality of detectors or detector suites are situated throughout the building or building complex and provide information to a central controller as to the release of toxic, injurious, and/or agents, such as nuclear, biological, or chemical agents, in any form (including gaseous, vaporous, or particulate form). The controller, upon detection of an active sensor, commands exit and, optionally, no exit signage to designate safe exit/escape routes.
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1. An adaptive escape routing system comprising:
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a plurality of sensors for sensing the occurrence of a hazardous event within a building or occupied structure, the building or occupied structure having a plurality of emergency exits and signage associated therewith; and
a controller connected to the sensors for determining a subset of the exits providing a safe exit route in the event of a hazardous event, the controller, upon receiving information from one or more sensors indicating a hazardous event, accessing a memory as a function of the sensor or sensors indicating the hazardous event and determining a probable dispersal pattern for some period of time after the hazardous event is initially sensed and identifying that subset of exits providing a safe exit route as a function of the probable dispersal pattern, the controller controlling the signage to direct occupants to the subset of exits providing a safe exit route. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. An adaptive escape routing system for a building or other occupied structure having a plurality of emergency exits, comprising:
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sensor means distributed throughout the building for detecting the occurrence of a hazardous event, signage means for providing exit routing indications to occupants; and
a controller connected to the sensor means for determining a subset of the exits providing a safe exit route in the event of a hazardous event, the controller, upon receiving information from one or more sensors indicating a hazardous event, accessing a memory as a function of the sensor or sensors indicating the hazardous event and determining a probable dispersal pattern for some period of time after the hazardous event is initially sensed and identifying that subset of exits providing a safe exit route as a function of the probable dispersal pattern and controlling the signage means to provide routing indications to the subset of exits providing a safe exit route. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method of determining and indicating escape routes in a building or other occupied structure having a plurality of exit ways and signage associated therewith, comprising:
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sensing the occurrence of a hazardous event within the building or occupied structure; and
determining a probable dispersal pattern for some period of time after the hazardous event is initially sensed and identifying that subset of exits providing a safe exit route as a function of the probable dispersal pattern and controlling the signage to direct occupants to the subset of exits providing a safe exit route. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14)
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