Patent ID: 6873256
Filing Date: 2005-03-29
Classification: G08B

Abstract:
1. A system for intelligently monitoring, detecting, and evaluating hazardous situations comprising: a. a portable sensor unit, said portable sensor unit for receiving inputs and transmitting outputs; b. a radio signal positioning system inputting data to said portable sensor unit whereby location information of said portable sensor unit, based on radio signal positioning information received by said portable sensor unit from said radio signal positioning system, is stored in said portable sensor unit; and c. a base station information processor in communication with said portable sensor unit, said base station information processor for processing information received from said portable sensor unit transmission output, said information received by said base station information processor from said portable sensor unit including radio signal positioning information stored in said portable sensor unit; d. said base station having an expert system, said expert system processing information related to output received from said portable sensor unit, wherein the expert system comprises a computer having a memory containing a plurality of fuzzy inference rules, each rule defining a danger index depending on the combined states of a plurality of variables defining structure status contained in the outputs received from said portable sensor unit, and wherein the computer is structured: