Abstract: A system and method for providing hazardous incident decision support and training includes a user interface component that receives situation definition data, a hazard assessment component and a decision aid. Decision support advice and decision prompts are presented by the system in response to the situation definition interface and hazard assessment. The hazard assessment and expert advice of the system are updated with elapsed time. In another embodiment of the present invention, graphical user interfaces are provided to display a set of menu entries wherein individual menu entries represent a hazardous incident characteristic. The user may select one or more of the menu entries to create a situation definition. Such definitions may be used, for example, to identify a hazardous agent based upon user-inputted signs and symptoms data.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
February 27, 2007
Date of Patent:
October 30, 2007
Assignee:
The United States of America as repressented by the Secretary of the Army
Abstract: A smoke grenade system for use on an armored vehicle. This system includes vehicle having a body and a turret, launching tubes mounted on the two sides of the turret, a first switch for expelling a first salvo of smoke grenades and a second switch for expelling a second salvo of smoke grenades. Each switch actuates one-half of the launching tubes on one side of the vehicle plus one-half of the launching tubes on the other side of the vehicle.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
May 17, 1991
Date of Patent:
January 7, 1992
Assignee:
The United States of America as repressented by the Secretary of the Army
Inventors:
Demetrios K. Prapas, Michael J. Burnham, Ronald E. Rhea, William G. Rouse, Mark T. Radovich