Threat responsive structural elements

摘要

A responsive structural element including an elongate member having a first end and second end and defining a cross-section is provided. The structural element further includes a sensor, secured to the elongate member, for detecting at least one pre-selected indicator. Advantageously, the elongate member is responsive to the pre-selected indicator.

主权项

1. A structural element comprising:
an elongate member having a first end and a second end, said elongate member defining a cross-section, said elongate member also defining an internal surface and an external surface, said internal surface forming a cavity within said elongate member, the cavity capable of accepting a substance as a result of a detection of at least one pre-selected indicator, wherein the elongate member includes an opening between the first end and the second end and extending from the external surface into the cavity within the elongate member, the opening facilitating communication between the cavity of the elongate member and another elongate member; a sensor for detecting the at least one pre-selected indicator, said sensor secured to one of said surfaces defined by said elongate member, said sensor capable of communicating with one or more of said elongate members, wherein said elongate member is responsive to said at least one pre-selected indicator; a storage device external to said elongate member, the storage device storing the substance capable of counteracting and neutralizing a harmful substance therein in communication with said cavity of said elongate member; and a distribution device being dynamically responsive to said at least one pre-selected indicator, said distribution device has at least one of a positive and a negative reaction to the detection of at least one pre-selected indicator, wherein the distribution device fills the cavity of the elongate member with the substance capable of counteracting and neutralizing said harmful substance as a result of a detection of the at least one pre-selected indicator, wherein said elongate member and said substance in said cavity blocks said harmful substance in an external environment from entering an internal environment; wherein the substance stored in the storage device and distributed by the distribution device is at least one of chemical gases, vapors, liquids, electromagnetic energy, photonic energy, plasma, and sonic energy, and is distributed in response to a bioweapon attack in the external environment to counteract and prevent penetration of the bioweapon into the internal environment.