3D Facility Security Guidance System for Emergency Interior Visibility
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing security systems for facilities like schools and hospitals lack the ability for authorities to visualize the interior during emergencies, leading to delayed intervention and significant loss of life due to the inability to see the immediate surroundings of the facility.
Innovation Solution
A 3D realtime guidance and training security system that utilizes 3D models and 2D maps to provide authorities with an interactive model of the facility, including a live orientation compass and image recognition AI to pinpoint the assailant's location, enabling immediate interior visualization and guidance.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Loss of information
If authorities are dispatched to an ongoing criminal site, then they can respond to the emergency, but they are unable to see the immediate interior surroundings of the facility, leading to delayed intervention
Solution Approach 1:
The system creates and stores 3D models of facilities in advance before emergencies occur. When an emergency happens, authorities immediately access pre-generated interior models without waiting for on-site scanning, enabling immediate visualization of interior surroundings and eliminating the information gap during critical response time
Solution Approach 2:
The system creates digital 3D copies of physical facility interiors that can be viewed remotely by authorities. These virtual models replicate walls, doors, windows, and structural features, allowing authorities to mentally prepare and plan entry strategies without physically being inside the facility
2Loss of information
If a 3D interactive model is provided to authorities, then they can see the interior of the facility before entering, but the system complexity increases due to model generation and transmission requirements
Solution Approach 1:
The 3D modeling system is designed to serve multiple functions: it creates models for emergency response, provides training scenarios for authorities, and maintains updated facility records. This multi-functionality justifies the system complexity by delivering comprehensive value across different operational contexts
Solution Approach 2:
The system introduces a centralized server as an intermediary that handles the complex tasks of model generation, storage, and transmission. This intermediary absorbs the computational complexity, allowing mobile devices used by authorities to remain simple while still accessing sophisticated 3D models
3Measurement precision
If the 3D model includes precise location markers for assailants, then authorities can quickly locate threats, but the system requires advanced AI and image recognition capabilities that increase complexity
Solution Approach 1:
The system pre-processes facility images and creates reference databases during normal operations, organizing visual data by location and feature. When an emergency occurs, the AI system quickly matches real-time images against these pre-organized references to identify assailant locations, reducing computation time and complexity during critical moments
Solution Approach 2:
The system continuously refines its image recognition capabilities by learning from each emergency response and training scenario. Feedback loops allow the AI to improve its precision in locating threats while adapting to different facility types and threat scenarios, making the system progressively more efficient
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
Facilitates rapid intervention by allowing authorities to see the facility's interior before entering, reducing response time and potential loss of life by providing real-time, accurate location information.
Implementation Method 1
utilizing a light detection and ranging (LiDAR) scanning system (also referred to as a 'laser imaging, detection, and ranging' scanning system)
Data Source
AI summary
A security system configured to use three-dimensional (3D) scanning for security of buildings, locations, properties, or any other facility is disclosed. The use of 3D scanning by the security system allows authorities the ability to immediately download a 3D interactive model of any building, structure, property, or other facility. The security system is also configured to provide a link to a precise area of the 3D model which can be texted to police so they can actually see an approximate location of an assailant or perpetrator within the 3D model representation of an interior of the facility before they even enter it.