Chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear weapon detection system with environmental acuity
First Claim
1. A system comprising:
- a first environmental sensor for monitoring a first environmental factor; and
a first hazardous material sensor for checking for the presence of a first hazardous material, wherein said first hazardous material sensor checks for the presence of said first hazardous material in accordance with a first schedule that is based on said first environmental factor.
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Abstract
A chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear weapon detection system is disclosed that heightens its acuity and alertness when it senses that a chemical, biological, radiological, or nuclear weapon attack is more likely. For example, it is well understood that a chemical gas attack is likely to be less effective when it is raining than when it is clear because the rain will suppress and dilute the chemical agent. Therefore, the likelihood of a chemical gas attack is higher when it is clear. In light of this and similar knowledge, the illustrative embodiment checks for evidence of an attack more frequently and with great acuity than when the ambient environmental (e.g., meteorological, etc.) characteristics (e.g., whether is it precipitating or not, whether it is sunny or not, etc) suggest that an attack is more likely. This enables the embodiment to conserve consumables that are used in detecting attacks for when the attacks are more likely.
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1. A system comprising:
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a first environmental sensor for monitoring a first environmental factor; and a first hazardous material sensor for checking for the presence of a first hazardous material, wherein said first hazardous material sensor checks for the presence of said first hazardous material in accordance with a first schedule that is based on said first environmental factor. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method comprising:
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monitoring a first environmental factor at a first location; and checking for the presence of a first hazardous material at said first location in accordance with a first schedule that is based on said first environmental factor. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A method for scheduling a rate of checking for a first hazardous material prior to the detection thereof, wherein the method comprises:
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monitoring a first environmental factor; and checking for the presence of the first hazardous material in accordance with a first schedule that is based on the first environmental factor, wherein the first schedule is only applicable before the first hazardous material is detected. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33)
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