Event-Based Sensing and Control for Remote Robot Guidance: An Experimental Case

The aim of the study was to determine the influence of authority on the susceptibility of child witnesses and the reliability of their testimonies. This study, consisting of experimental and control groups, included 20 girls and 20 boys, totalling 40 children. It took place in two phases; an initial phase (“eyewitness”, “post-event interview”) and, one week later, a final phase (“recall”). In the individual interviews held with the children, a questionnaire consisting of a free narrative question and 18 open-ended questions was used. The free narrative question asked the children to specify the details they remembered about the animated film. The open-ended questions focused on the events and characters in the film. However, 12 of the open-ended questions could be answered correctly since they were about characters and situations in the film that the children had watched, while six of the questions were trick questions that were about characters and situations that were not shown in the film. For data analysis, both quantitative and qualitative methods were used to reach the deeper level of perception and memories that children shared about the film. In conclusion, after analysis, it was found that even when the interview takes place immediately after the event, children are significantly affected by the misinformation given by an adult and their knowledge on the event in question is shaped according to this misinformation. It was observed that children create "a new event" based on the information they receive from an adult. Keywords: Child, Eyewitness testimony, Reliability, Suggestibility, Suggestive interview, Memory

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Countering Chemical Terrorism

Social Computing in Homeland Security ◽

10.4018/978-1-60566-228-2.ch008 ◽

2009 ◽

pp. 114-133

Author(s):

Amy Wenxuan Ding

Keyword(s):

The United States ◽

Petroleum Products ◽

Hazardous Substances ◽

Environmental Damage ◽

Chemical Agent ◽

Chemical Terrorism ◽

Emergency Events ◽

Event Based ◽

And Control ◽

Chemical Incidents

An industrialized society makes widespread use of toxic chemicals, transported daily in large amounts on the roads or by rail. Approximately 800,000 shipments of hazardous substances, including chemical and petroleum products, travel daily throughout the United States by ground, rail, air, water, and pipeline (DOT, 1998). Although nearly all of these materials safely reach their destinations, many are explosive, flammable, toxic, and corrosive and can be extremely dangerous if released improperly. These materials frequently are transported over, through, and under areas that are densely populated or populated by schools, hospitals, or nursing homes, where the consequences of an acute release could result in environmental damage, severe injury, or death (DOT, 1999; AAR, 2004). According to the U.S. Hazardous Substances Emergency Events Surveillance (HSEES) system, 643 incidents involving chemicals in the highest-ranked group—designated as those that are easy to obtain, travel far by air if released, are highly toxic, and could be used as weapons—occurred in 15 U.S. states between October 2006 and February 2007. These 643 chemical incidents affected 225 victims (who could be associated with more than one chemical) and resulted in 1,200 persons being evacuated. Table 8.1 displays the disposition of most affected people. For an industrial chemical incident, the type of chemical agent involved (if released) is normally known during the occurrence. On the basis of the agent’s characteristics and possible poisonous effects, an event-based, specific response and associated medical rescue procedure can be generated and implemented to handle and control the situation.

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Gait-event-based synchronization and control of a compact portable knee—ankle—foot exoskeleton robot for gait rehabilitation

Wearable Exoskeleton Systems: Design, control and applications ◽

10.1049/pbce108e_ch8 ◽

2018 ◽

pp. 165-189

Keyword(s):

Gait Rehabilitation ◽

Exoskeleton Robot ◽

Event Based ◽

And Control

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