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US 8,133,735 B2Granted
Method for warning of radiological and chemical substances using detection paints on a vehicle surface
AssigneeLawrence Livermore National Security, LLC
InventorJoseph C. Farmer
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Abstract
A system for warning of corrosion, chemical, or radiological substances. The system comprises painting a surface with a paint or coating that includes an indicator material and monitoring the surface for indications of the corrosion, chemical, or radiological substances.
Claims6
A method of warning of chemical warfare substances and warning of radiological substances using an aerial vehicle, comprising the steps of:
- providing a viewing surface on the aerial vehicle, said viewing surface having a first strip location and a second strip location,
- providing a paint containing a chemical warfare substances indicator material,
- providing a paint containing a radiological substances indicator material,
- painting said first strip location on said viewing surface on said aerial vehicle with said paint containing said chemical warfare substances indicator material,
- painting said second strip location on said viewing surface on said aerial vehicle with said radiological substances indicator material, and monitoring said first strip location on said viewing surface on said aerial vehicle for indications of the chemical warfare substances encountered by the aerial vehicle and monitoring said second strip location on said viewing surface on said aerial vehicle for indications of the radiological substances encountered by the aerial vehicle.
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A method of warning of chemical warfare substances and warning of radiological substances using a robot vehicle, comprising the steps of:
- providing a viewing surface on the robot vehicle, said viewing surface having a first strip location and a second strip location,
- providing a paint containing a chemical warfare substances indicator material,
- providing a paint containing a radiological substances indicator material,
- painting said first strip location on said viewing surface on said robot vehicle with said paint containing said chemical warfare substances indicator material,
- painting said second strip location on said viewing surface on said robot vehicle with said radiological substances indicator material, and
- monitoring said first strip location on said viewing surface on said robot vehicle for indications of the chemical warfare substances encountered by the aerial vehicle and monitoring said second strip location on said viewing surface on said aerial vehicle for indications of the radiological substances encountered by the robot vehicle.
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