Distributed Disaster Detection Using Personal Device Data
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current disaster and crime detection systems are not interactive with the public, failing to provide timely and relevant information or assistance to individuals affected by natural disasters or criminal activities.
Innovation Solution
A system that collects data from geographically distributed personal electronic devices to detect natural disasters or criminal acts, sending information and commands to affected devices and third parties, including instructions for escape routes, shelter, resources, and control system operations.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If stationary seismic monitoring systems are used to detect natural disasters, then detection capability is provided, but interactivity with individuals and provision of tailored information and assistance is lacking
Solution Approach 1:
The system enables affected individuals to receive automated, personalized disaster information and guidance through their personal devices without requiring interaction with stationary monitoring systems. The system serves itself by automatically detecting disasters through distributed sensors and delivering tailored responses directly to individuals based on their location and device data.
Solution Approach 2:
Personal electronic devices act as intermediaries between the disaster detection system and affected individuals. These devices collect sensor data, receive processed information, and deliver personalized guidance, bridging the gap between stationary detection capabilities and individual user needs.
2Reliability
If sensors are deployed on official vehicles to detect criminal activity, then detection capability is provided, but real-time information delivery to the public is limited
Solution Approach 1:
The system pre-establishes a network of sensors in personal devices throughout the population before criminal activity occurs. This preliminary deployment eliminates the need to physically deploy sensors to crime scenes, enabling immediate detection and real-time information delivery when criminal activity is detected.
Solution Approach 2:
Personal electronic devices serve as intermediaries that immediately receive and display criminal activity alerts directly to individuals in affected areas, dramatically speeding up information delivery compared to traditional official vehicle-based systems that must physically locate and communicate with the public.
3Ease of operation
If distributed personal electronic devices are used to collect data, then public accessibility and interactivity are improved, but system complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system leverages the existing multi-functionality of personal electronic devices, which already contain sensors, processors, and communication capabilities for various purposes. By repurposing these existing devices for disaster detection, the system avoids adding dedicated detection hardware, thereby limiting complexity increases while maximizing public accessibility.
Solution Approach 2:
The system merges the disaster detection function with existing personal electronic devices and their native sensor suites. Rather than creating a separate complex detection infrastructure, the system combines detection capabilities with devices individuals already carry and use daily, simplifying deployment while enhancing accessibility.
Data Source
AI summary
A disaster detection system includes a device processor; and a non-transitory computer readable medium including instructions executable by the device processor to perform the following steps: receiving data from a plurality of geographically distributed personal electronic devices; determining, based on the data received from the personal electronic devices, that a disaster has occurred; and sending one or more commands pertaining to the disaster to one or more third parties. The one or more commands pertaining to the disaster may include one or more alerts to one or more organizations that provide support for disasters.