Davis J Shull

US Patent:

20150084766, Mar 26, 2015

Filed:

Sep 26, 2013

Appl. No.:

14/037949

Inventors:

- Aiken SC, US
Steven L. Tibrea - Aiken SC, US
Davis J. Shull - Batesburg SC, US
Jerry T. Coleman - Augusta GA, US
James M. Shuler - Germantown MD, US

Assignee:

Savannah River Nuclear Solutions, LLC - Aiken SC

International Classification:

G08B 21/10
G08B 25/10

US Classification:

340521

Abstract:

A rapid deployable global sensing hazard alert system and associated methods of operation are provided. An exemplary system includes a central command, a wireless backhaul network, and a remote monitoring unit. The remote monitoring unit can include a positioning system configured to determine a position of the remote monitoring unit based on one or more signals received from one or more satellites located in Low Earth Orbit. The wireless backhaul network can provide bidirectional communication capability independent of cellular telecommunication networks and the Internet. An exemplary method includes instructing at least one of a plurality of remote monitoring units to provide an alert based at least in part on a location of a hazard and a plurality of positions respectively associated with the plurality of remote monitoring units.