System and method of detecting and analyzing a threat in a confined environment

Skorpik, James R.; Hughes, Michael S.; Gonzalez, Eric G.

System and method of detecting and analyzing a threat in a confined environment

Patent · 11 August 2020

OSTI ID:1735139

Skorpik, James R.; Hughes, Michael S.; Gonzalez, Eric G.

A system and method of detecting and analyzing a threat in a confined environment is disclosed. An audio board detects and analyzes audio signals which are then transmitted and analyzed to determine the location of a gunshot in a confined location and the type of firearm being shot.

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Research Organization:: Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL), Richland, WA (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE

DOE Contract Number:: AC05-76RL01830

Assignee:: Battelle Memorial Institute (Richland, WA)

Patent Number(s):: 10,741,038

Application Number:: 16/374,635

OSTI ID:: 1735139

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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