Perimeter Security Wall with Embedded Proximity Sensors
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current security systems fail to effectively prevent intrusion and accurately locate attempted breaches, as they often rely on deterrents that can be overcome by burglars, making it difficult and time-consuming to track intruders, especially in larger areas.
Innovation Solution
A security system comprising a wall with elongated coupling members, a partially transparent partitioning member, and a proximity sensor system with associated lights, which detects and alerts the location of intrusions, enhancing the security and visibility of the perimeter.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If traditional security measures like razor wire or motion detection are used, then deterrence and detection capabilities are provided, but the system becomes time-consuming to track intruders and may be overcome by determined burglars
Solution Approach 1:
The security system is divided into multiple independent sensor segments distributed along the perimeter wall. Each sensor independently monitors a specific section, allowing the system to identify the exact location of intrusion attempts without requiring comprehensive search or tracking across the entire perimeter.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces an intermediary communication system that transmits sensor data to a central monitoring location. This intermediary layer enables real-time intruder location identification without requiring physical tracking personnel, thus reducing the time loss while maintaining reliable detection.
2Reliability
If security walls are made taller to prevent intrusion, then deterrence improves, but the system becomes more complex and may obstruct visibility
Solution Approach 1:
Instead of increasing wall height in the vertical dimension, the patent embeds sensors within the wall structure itself, utilizing the internal dimension of the wall. This approach provides enhanced security functionality without adding external complexity or obstructing visibility from either side of the wall.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent employs thin film or flexible sensor elements that can be integrated into the wall structure. These thin components provide effective intrusion detection without adding significant bulk or complexity to the wall design, maintaining aesthetic appearance and visibility.
3Reliability
If opaque security barriers are used to prevent intrusion, then security is enhanced, but the ability to monitor and locate intruders visually is reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces electronic sensors as intermediaries that detect intrusions and transmit location information to monitoring stations. This intermediary system compensates for the loss of direct visual monitoring by providing precise electronic location data, allowing operators to identify intruder positions without needing visual line-of-sight through the barrier.
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
The system effectively prevents intrusion by adding a visible deterrent and accurately pinpoints attempted breaches, providing both security and visual appeal, while being adaptable to various environments and existing structures without significant height additions.
Implementation Method 1
The at least one proximity sensor system is a motion detection system
Implementation Method 2
The at least one proximity sensor system is a pressure detection system
Implementation Method 3
The at least one proximity sensor system is a shock detection system
Implementation Method 4
The at least one proximity sensor system is an infrared detection system
Implementation Method 5
The at least one light is a light emitting diode
Data Source
AI summary
Described herein are security systems for both preventing intrusion by an unwanted party and detecting or locating where the attempted intrusion has occurred. The security systems in a broad aspect comprise a wall, at least one elongated coupling member attachable to the wall, at least one partitioning member that is at least partially transparent, at least one proximity sensor system associated with at least one of the elongated coupling member or at least one partitioning member; and at least one light associated with the proximity sensor system that is activatable by the proximity sensor system.