System and method for tracking and displaying hazardous material clouds
First Claim
1. A system for real-time tracking and display of movement of an airborne hazardous agent comprising:
- a. one or more mobile units, each of said mobile units having a wind parameter measuring apparatus that provides real-time wind parameters, a navigation system that provides a real-time heading and position of said mobile unit, and radio transmitting means;
b. a computer system having an input for receiving said real-time wind parameters and said real-time mobile unit heading and position, and configured with control logic to enable said computer system to obtain said wind parameters, mobile unit heading, mobile unit position, determine a real-time wind heading and generate an image indicating a geographic point corresponding to a position where said hazardous agent was released, and indicating predicted movement over time based upon said real-time wind parameters; and
c. a display responsive to said computer system for displaying said image.
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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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46 Claims
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1. A system for real-time tracking and display of movement of an airborne hazardous agent comprising:
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a. one or more mobile units, each of said mobile units having a wind parameter measuring apparatus that provides real-time wind parameters, a navigation system that provides a real-time heading and position of said mobile unit, and radio transmitting means; b. a computer system having an input for receiving said real-time wind parameters and said real-time mobile unit heading and position, and configured with control logic to enable said computer system to obtain said wind parameters, mobile unit heading, mobile unit position, determine a real-time wind heading and generate an image indicating a geographic point corresponding to a position where said hazardous agent was released, and indicating predicted movement over time based upon said real-time wind parameters; and c. a display responsive to said computer system for displaying said image. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A method of real-time tracking of airborne hazardous agents comprising the steps of:
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a. obtaining real-time wind parameters experienced proximate to a geographic location of release of hazardous agents, said real-time wind parameters including a wind direction and a wind velocity; b. obtaining said geographic location; c. obtaining a real-time heading of a mobile unit; d. determining real-time true wind direction heading; and e. generating an image indicating said geographic location, and indicating predicted movement of said hazardous agents over time based upon said real-time wind parameters. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33)
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34. A computer-readable storage device having computer-readable control logic embodied thereon, said control logic configured to, when executed by a computer, instruct the computer to perform a method for real-time tracking of airborne hazardous agents, said method comprising the steps of:
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a. obtaining current local wind parameters, said wind parameters including a wind direction and a wind velocity; b. obtaining geographic position of the release of hazardous agents; c. obtaining a heading of a mobile unit; d. determining true wind heading; and e. generating an image representing a geographic location of the release of hazardous agents, the possible movement of said hazardous agents, and the predicted movement of said hazardous agents in relation to a geographic area. - View Dependent Claims (35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46)
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