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2012
Safety and Security

Kinectron: Gesture-based Search and Rescue Robot

The proposed design of the robot for Urban Search and Rescue(USAR) assists in locating survivors in the debris, left after a disaster, natural or human-inflicted, rescues them and brings them to safety. In a nutshell, the robot is remotely-controlled to traverse the affected areas, scanning for survivors,

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Anandkumar Mahadevan
Kollam, India
Votes: 0
Views: 5656
Safety and Security
Jun 28, 2012

Leakproof Damper

There are many situations that require an absolute leak-proof seal of an air duct in a building. Pharmaceutical processing, laboratory research, manufacturing explosives, medical isolation, nuclear reactors, and many more applications exist.

However, today there is no absolutely leak-proof damper. All dampers leak a small amount. Furthermore,

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Stanley Demster
Lenexa, United States
Votes: 0
Views: 9393
Safety and Security
Jun 30, 2012

LED/Optic Identity Verification in the Visible and IR Frequencies

This is a method of employing a 10+" flexible embedded light-emitting alphanumeric display in conjunction with standard night-sensitive security cameras or portable standard issue FLIR equipment to verify the identify of proper authority on individuals from a distance.

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Harry Wainwright
Easton, United States
Votes: 13
Views: 7325
Safety and Security
Jun 24, 2012

LIFE PACK – Hypothermia Prevention Floatation Device

HYPOTHERMIA PREVENTION PACK

On June, 14th 2003, 11 of 17 passengers died when they were cast overboard in Tillamook Oregon. The Taki-Tooo was a small passenger vessel that capsized just offshore. Note: in this disaster, drowning didn’t cause the deaths, but hypothermia and shock of cold Pacific Northwest ocean temperatures were the true causes of death.

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Dwight & Jane Cushman
Portland, United States
Votes: 40
Views: 21381
Safety and Security
Apr 4, 2012

Lifey

PROBLEM & IDEA:

If while travelling you are caught in the eye of a storm (Danger) & there is lack of ideas for help or you are running out of ideas, & even the most efficient mobile phone cannot get you out of this potent threat to you, your close ones or your property.

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Amlan Chatterjee
Salt Lake,kolkata, India
Votes: 12
Views: 5565
Safety and Security
Apr 4, 2012

Lifting Wings for Safe Landing of Aircraft

PURPOSE

Landing of an aircraft is a very important phase of flight. It is also a very challenging task in terms of safety. Automatic landing systems have been installed in aircraft but require aiding instrumentation on the runway.

It has been observed that numerous accidents of aircraft have taken place during landing due to fault in the functioning of landing gear.

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Khurrum Mahmood
Rawalpindi, Pakistan
Votes: 0
Views: 4949
Safety and Security
Jul 2, 2012

Mini-Snow Plow

The Mini-Snow Plow plow is designed to fit on almost any wheeled motor vehicle, regardless of it being a passenger car, full sized truck, or emergency vehicle.

The idea is to plow the road for traction as you drive, but only where your tires are going to follow. There is a small channel for snow, and other debris,

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Eric Ingamells
Hiawatha, United States
Votes: 0
Views: 6020
Safety and Security
Jun 13, 2012

Momentary Parachute

Momentary Parachute unit with extremely low opened time (about 30 ms).

Combines two in one: parachute and big air bag.

Saves life of people when jumps from low altitude, for example, skyscrapers - tall buildings, aero plans, aero balloons and other low flying crafts.

In such cases ordinary devices are not suitable because of their long time to get ready.

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Anatoly Besplemennov
Vladikavkaz, Russia
Votes: 0
Views: 3782
Safety and Security
Jun 18, 2012

New Ways to Fight Wildfires

Wildfires seem to be getting worse in recent years, and improved methods are needed to help control them. Wildfires are driven by wind, and large ones can even create their own windstorm. I will present two novel ideas here that should help control wildfires by locally disrupting their wind.

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Chuck Bagg
Fitchburg, United States
Votes: 0
Views: 4647
Safety and Security
Jul 1, 2012

NOLA Dam It All with Sand Sausages

New Orleans, Louisiana (NOLA) was flooded due to a breach in the levee.

Small gaps in such a levee can easily be filled with sandbags if enough of them are around and there are enough people to fill and place the bags. However a larger breech can be filled easier with this “NOLA Dam it All” system.

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Balint Szent Miklosy
New York, United States
Votes: 0
Views: 5495
Safety and Security
May 29, 2012

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